Faezeh Jalali

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]

Faezeh Jalali
Born1980
India
NationalityIranian
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
  • writer
  • producer
  • activist
  • aerialist
Years active2005–present

Personal life and education

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]

Career

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]

Sports

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]

Filmography

Films

Her work as an actress includes films such as:

YearFilmRoleLanguage
2005Mr Ya MissSuzyHindi
2008Slumdog MillionaireNewsreaderEnglish
2009KurbaanAnjumHindi
2009The President Is ComingNunEnglish
2013QissaBaaliPunjabi
2016PhobiaPsychiatristHindi

Television
YearWeb seriesRoleLanguage
2010Mahi WaySonaHindi
2011Best of Luck NikkiTinaHindi
201324JiaHindi
2017Karrle Tu Bhi MohabbatRomila ChhetriHindi
2019KaafirMastaniHindi
2019–20HostagesSarah GeorgeHindi
2020A Suitable BoyMrs. SahgalEnglish
2022Eternally Confused and Eager for LovePushpaEnglish

Theatre

Director:

  • Jaal (2012)
  • Shikandi[15] (2016)
  • ‘07/07/07[16] (2016)

References
  1. Ravi, S (28 February 2018). "Faezeh Jalali: Stuffed with metaphors". The Hindu.
  2. "Faezeh Jalali on creative freedom: 'I strongly believe that artists create to express and not to offend". Firstpost. 10 August 2022.
  3. "Faezeh Jalali". climatechangetheatreaction.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. Jaal, TimeOut (March 2012) Archived 12 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Faezeh Jalali: Stuffed with metaphors". The Hindu. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. "Faces of the Future". India Today. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  7. Bhadani, Priyanka (29 July 2018). "Humour in disguise". The Week.
  8. D'Mello, Yolande (1 December 2013). "Imagination 101". Mumbai Mirror.
  9. "Faezeh Jalali". Beloit College. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. FAT Productions - About Us
  11. "Faezeh Jalali's socially relevant plays". The Hindu. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  12. "'Slumdog Millionaire' actress Faezeh Jalali bags a role in '24'". Midday. 28 March 2013.
  13. D'Cunha, Zenia (18 February 2019). "Mallakhamb: Diversity, passion and recognition as a sport at inaugural World Championship in Mumbai". Scroll.in.
  14. "India hosts first 'yoga on a pole' world championships". France24. 17 February 2019.
  15. "Rhythmic fusion of Yakshagana and Western art". Deccan Herald. 1 October 2016.
  16. Gahlot, Deepa (31 May 2018). "Faezeh Jalali's socially relevant plays". The Hindu.
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