Faezeh Jalali | |
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فائزه جلالی | |
Born | 1980 India |
Nationality | Iranian |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Faezeh Jalali (born 1980) is an Indian–Iranian actress, director, writer, producer and activist.[1][2][3] She is known for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Shaitan (2011) and the play Jaal (2012).[4][5]
She is a fourth generation Iranian born in 1980[6] to an Iranian Muslim family residing in India and grew up in Mumbai.[7][8][3] After schooling at JB Petit High School, she attended Beloit College[9] in Wisconsin, USA, where she studied theatre arts and also took pre-medical background classes for dental school.[6] Jalali joined theatre and went on to obtain a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Tennessee and Clarence Brown Theatre at Knoxville.[10][11][2]
Jalali's theatre acting performances include, Mira Nair's stage musical Monsoon Wedding, I Don’t Like It, As You Like It and other productions such as Jatinga, The Djinns of Eidgah, Thook, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Arms and the Man, The Trestle at Popelick Creek. She also directed her own plays such as 07/07/07 and Shikhandi- The Story of the In-betweens, which won the Best Ensemble Cast at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) 2016 and 2018 for which Jalali was also nominated for the Best Director.[9]
She also played roles in movies such as Slumdog Millionaire and kurbaan and was part of the Indian action-thriller television series 24.[12]
Jalali is a trained acrobatic aerialist.[2] She represented Iran at the 1st Mallakhamb World Championships which was held at Mumbai in 2019.[13] She participated in the rope category.[14]
Her work as an actress includes films such as:
Year | Title | Role | Language |
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2005 | Mr Ya Miss | Suzy | Hindi |
2008 | Slumdog Millionaire | Newsreader | English |
2009 | Kurbaan | Anjum | Hindi |
2009 | The President Is Coming | Nun | English |
2013 | Qissa | Baali | Punjabi |
2016 | Phobia | Psychiatrist | Hindi |
Year | Title | Role | Language |
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2010 | Mahi Way | Sona | Hindi |
2011 | Best of Luck Nikki | Tina | Hindi |
2013 | 24 | Jia | Hindi |
2017 | Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat | Romila Chhetri | Hindi |
2019 | Kaafir | Mastani | Hindi |
2019–20 | Hostages | Sarah George | Hindi |
2020 | A Suitable Boy | Mrs. Sahgal | English |
2022 | Eternally Confused and Eager for Love | Pushpa | English |
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