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Meezaan Jafri (born 9 March 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films.[1] He is the son of actor Jaaved Jaffrey and the grandson of yesteryear actor Jagdeep,[2] He is best known for role in Bollywood film Malaal, which earned him critical praise for his performance.[3]

Meezaan Jafri
Jafri in 2019
Born (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 27)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Other namesSyed Meezaan Ahmed Jaffrey
Occupation
  • Actor
  • assistant director
Years active2019–present
Known forHungama 2, Yaariyan 2
ParentJaaved Jaaferi (father)
RelativesJagdeep (grandfather)

Early life


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 College in Pennsylvania but then decided to study film direction and editing at the School of Visual Arts in New York.[4]


Career



As assistant director


Meezaan assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali and was the body double for Ranveer Singh in Padmavat.[5][6][7] He was also an assistant director on Bajirao Mastani and Gangubai Kathiawadi.[8][9]


As actor


Meezaan with his Malaal co-star Sharmin
Meezaan with his Malaal co-star Sharmin

In 2019, Jafri made his debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Malaal, for which he won the Best Debutant Performer recognition at the Times Men of the Year awards 2020. He was next seen playing the lead role in the comedy-drama Hungama 2 which released on Disney+ Hotstar in 2021.[10][11]

He will next appear in Sanjay Gupta's Miranda Boys along with Harshvardhan Rane.[12]


Filmography



Films


Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Bajirao Mastani N/A Assistant director [13]
2018 Padmaavat N/A Assistant director [14]
2019 Malaal Shiva Morey [15]
2021 Hungama 2 Akash Kapoor [16]
2022 Gangubai Kathiawadi N/A Assistant director [17]
2023 Yaariyan 2 TBA Completed

Remake of Malayalam film Banglore Days

References


  1. "Meezaan Jafri has arrived in style". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. Chaubey, Pranita (10 July 2020). "Meezaan Jaffrey Recalls The Last Thing His Grandfather Jagdeep Said To Him". NDTV.
  3. Shekhar, Mimansa (21 July 2021). "Meezaan Jafri on 'hungama' caused by link-up rumours with Navya Nanda: 'Can't involve those who want to lead private lives'". Indian Express.
  4. Upadhyay, Karishma (26 June 2019). "Jaaved Jaaferi's son Meezaan Jafri makes his debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Malaal". Telegraph India.
  5. "Meezaan Jaaferi says he filled in for Ranveer Singh during Padmaavat, 'I was asked to memorise all his gestures and lines'". Hindustan Times. 20 June 2019.
  6. Singh, Raghuvendra (20 June 2019). "Did you know Meezaan Jaffery was the stand-in Khilji in Padmaavat?". Filmfare.
  7. Srivastava, Soumya (3 July 2019). "Malaal's Meezaan Jaffery on comparisons with Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor: 'It's weird but a big compliment". Hindustan Times.
  8. "Meezaan Jafri on his Bollywood aspirations, working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and more". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. "Malaal actors Meezaan Jafri and Sharmin Segal turn assistant directors for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi". Bollywood Hungama. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  10. "Find his funny bone". Daily Pioneer. 22 July 2021.
  11. "Hungama 2 Trailer: Meezaan & Shilpa Amuse in a Comedy of Errors". Quint. 1 July 2021.
  12. "Harshvardhan Rane and Meezaan Jaaferi kickstart shooting Miranda Boys in Goa". Pinkvilla. 8 March 2022.
  13. "Did you know Meezaan Jaffery was the stand-in Khilji in Padmaavat?". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  14. "Meezan Jaaferi: Padmaavat gave me confidence to be an actor". The Indian Express. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  15. "Malaal actor Meezaan Jafri: 'I never wanted to pursue acting'". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  16. "Meezaan Jaffrey: Akshay Kumar advised me to blindly follow Priyadarshan in Hungama 2". India Today. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  17. "Actor Meezaan Jafri turns assistant director for Gangubai Kathiawadi". News18. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.


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