Meezaan Jafri
Biography
Meezaan Jafri (born 9 March 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He is the son of actor Jaaved Jaffrey and the grandson of yesteryear actor Jagdeep, He is best known for his role in the Bollywood film Malaal, which earned him critical praise for his performance.
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.
Jafri assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali and was the body double for Ranveer Singh in Padmavati. He was also an assistant director on Bajirao Mastani and Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Jafri made his debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's romantic drama Malaal. He played an unemployed Marathi youth opposite Sharmin Segal. 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.”
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV stated, "Meezaan has considerable screen presence." He received a Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut nomination for the film.
In 2021, Jafri played the lead in the comedy-drama Hungama 2 which was released on Disney+ Hotstar. 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.”
Jafri will next appear in T-Series's Yaariyan 2. He also has Sanjay Gupta's Miranda Boys in the pipeline.
