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

Meezaan Jafri (born 9 March 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The son of actor Jaaved Jaffrey and grandson of actor 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]

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

Jafri 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]

Jafri during Malaal's promotion

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 Chatterjee of NDTV 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 Rajan in T-Series's Yaariyan 2.[16] It emerged a commercial failure.[17]

Jafri will has Sanjay Gupta's Miranda Boys in the pipeline.[18]

Filmography

Films

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 65th Filmfare Awards Best Male Debut Malaal Nominated [25]
20th Zee Cine Awards Best Male Debut Nominated [26]

References

  1. ↑ Chaubey, Pranita (10 July 2020). "Meezaan Jaffrey Recalls The Last Thing His Grandfather Jagdeep Said To Him". NDTV.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Meezaan Jafri has arrived in style". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  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. ↑ "Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Malaal featuring debutants Meezaan Jaffrey and Sharmin Segal to release on THIS DATE!". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  11. ↑ Sinha Jha, Priyanka (5 July 2019). "Malaal Movie Review: Meezaan and Sharmin's film lacks the pathos it needed". News18. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  12. ↑ Chatterjee, Saibal (5 July 2019). "Malaal Movie Review: Meezaan Jaaferi, Sharmin Segal grow on you in this romantic drama". NDTV. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Find his funny bone". Daily Pioneer. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "Hungama 2 Trailer: Meezaan & Shilpa Amuse in a Comedy of Errors". The Quint. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Hungama 2 Movie Review: HUNGAMA 2 is not as funny as one expects it to be". Bollywood Hungama. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "T-Series announces Divya Khosla Kumar, Meezan Jafri and Pearl V Puri's 'Yaariyan 2', locks release date". Indian Express. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "Yaariyan 2 Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  18. 1 2 "Harshvardhan Rane and Meezaan Jaaferi kickstart shooting Miranda Boys in Goa". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  19. ↑ "Did you know Meezaan Jaffery was the stand-in Khilji in Padmaavat?". filmfare.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  20. ↑ "Meezan Jaaferi: Padmaavat gave me confidence to be an actor". The Indian Express. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  21. ↑ "Malaal actor Meezaan Jafri: 'I never wanted to pursue acting'". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  22. ↑ "Meezaan Jaffrey: Akshay Kumar advised me to blindly follow Priyadarshan in Hungama 2". India Today. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  23. ↑ "Actor Meezaan Jafri turns assistant director for Gangubai Kathiawadi". News18. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  24. ↑ "Yaariyan 2 Teaser OUT: Divya Khosla Kumar, Pearl V Puri, Meezaan Jafri starrer depict crazy cousin chemistry". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  25. ↑ "Presenting the winners of the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020". Filmfare. 6 November 2021. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020.
  26. ↑ "The 20th Zee Cine Awards 2020 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners". Zee Cine Awards. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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