Meezaan Jafri
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Jafri in 2019
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| Born | Syed Meezaan Ahmed Jaffrey (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 29)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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| Years active | 2019–present |
| Known for | Hungama 2 Yaariyan 2 |
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| Relatives | Jagdeep (grandfather) |
Meezaan Jafri (born Syed Meezaan Ahmed Jaffrey; 9 March 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The son of actor Jaaved Jaaferi and grandson of comedian Jagdeep,[1] he made his acting debut in Malaal (2019), which earned him critical praise for his performance.[2] Jafri has since starred in Hungama 2 (2021) and Yaariyan 2 (2023).[3]
Jafri was born on 9 March 1995 to actor Jaaved Jaaferi and his wife Habiba Jaafery. He is the grandson of veteran actor Jagdeep. He studied business at the Franklin & Marshall CollegeinPennsylvania, but then decided to study film direction and editing at the School of Visual Arts in New York.[4]
Jafri assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali and was the body double for Ranveer SinghinPadmavat.[5][6][7] He was also an assistant director on Bajirao Mastani and Gangubai Kathiawadi.[8][9]
Jafri made his debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's romantic drama Malaal. He played a unemployed Marathi youth opposite Sharmin Segal.[10] Priyanka Sinha Jha of News18 noted, "Jaaferi seems to be the complete package - he dances like a dream, can be intense and also has a bit of goofy in him."[11] Saibal ChatterjeeofNDTV stated, "Meezaan has considerable screen presence." He received Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut nomination for the film.[12]
In 2021, Jafri played the lead in the comedy-drama Hungama 2 which released on Disney+ Hotstar.[13][14] Bollywood Hungama noted, "Meezaan Jafri is strictly okay. The actor tries his best but in some scenes, his comic timing is not up to the mark."[15]
In 2023, Jafari played a motorcross racer opposite Anaswara RajaninT-Series's Yaariyan 2.[16] It emerged a commercial failure.[17]
Jafri will has Sanjay Gupta's Miranda Boys in the pipeline.[18]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2015 | Bajirao Mastani | — | Assistant director | [19] |
| 2018 | Padmaavat | — | [20] | |
| 2019 | Malaal | Shiva Morey | [21] | |
| 2021 | Hungama 2 | Akash Kapoor | [22] | |
| 2022 | Gangubai Kathiawadi | — | Assistant director | [23] |
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | Shikhar Randhawa | [24] | |
| TBA | Miranda Boys † | TBA | Post-production | [18] |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | 65th Filmfare Awards | Best Male Debut | Malaal | Nominated | [25] |
| 20th Zee Cine Awards | Best Male Debut | Nominated | [26] |
