Faezeh Jalali

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

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]

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:

List of film credits
Year Title Role Language
2005 Mr Ya Miss Suzy Hindi
2008 Slumdog Millionaire Newsreader English
2009 Kurbaan Anjum Hindi
2009 The President Is Coming Nun English
2013 Qissa Baali Punjabi
2016 Phobia Psychiatrist Hindi

Television

List of television credits
Year Title Role Language
2010 Mahi Way Sona Hindi
2011 Best of Luck Nikki Tina Hindi
2013 24 Jia Hindi
2017 Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat Romila Chhetri Hindi
2019 Kaafir Mastani Hindi
2019–20 Hostages Sarah George Hindi
2020 A Suitable Boy Mrs. Sahgal English
2022 Eternally Confused and Eager for Love Pushpa English

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. ^ a b c "Faezeh Jalali on creative freedom: 'I strongly believe that artists create to express and not to offend". Firstpost. 10 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Faces of the Future". India Today. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  7. ^ Bhadani, Priyanka (29 July 2018). "Humour in disguise". The Week. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  8. ^ D'Mello, Yolande (1 December 2013). "Imagination 101". Mumbai Mirror.
  9. ^ a b "Faezeh Jalali". Beloit College. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. ^ "FAT Productions - About Us". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  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.