Meezaan Jafri Explained

Meezaan Jafri
Birth Name:Syed Meezaan Ahmed Jaffrey
Birth Date:1995 3, df=y
Birth Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Known For:Hungama 2
Yaariyan 2
Yearsactive:2019–present
Father:Jaaved Jaaferi
Relatives:Jagdeep (grandfather)

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

Filmography

Films

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YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015Bajirao MastaniAssistant director[18]
2018Padmaavat[19]
2019MalaalShiva Morey[20]
2021Hungama 2Akash Kapoor[21]
2022Gangubai Kathiawadi Assistant director[22]
2023Yaariyan 2Shikhar Randhawa[23]
TBAMiranda Boys Post-production[24]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
202065th Filmfare AwardsBest Male DebutMalaal[25]
20th Zee Cine AwardsBest Male Debut[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meezaan Jaffrey Recalls The Last Thing His Grandfather Jagdeep Said To Him. 10 July 2020. Pranita. Chaubey. NDTV.
  2. Web site: Meezaan Jafri on 'hungama' caused by link-up rumours with Navya Nanda: 'Can't involve those who want to lead private lives'. 21 July 2021. Mimansa. Shekhar. Indian Express.
  3. Web site: Meezaan Jafri has arrived in style . 2022-06-02 . filmfare.com . en.
  4. Web site: Jaaved Jaaferi's son Meezaan Jafri makes his debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Malaal. 26 June 2019. Karishma. Upadhyay. Telegraph India.
  5. Web site: Meezaan Jaaferi says he filled in for Ranveer Singh during Padmaavat, 'I was asked to memorise all his gestures and lines'. 20 Jun 2019. Hindustan Times.
  6. Web site: Did you know Meezaan Jaffery was the stand-in Khilji in Padmaavat?. 20 Jun 2019. Raghuvendra. Singh. Filmfare.
  7. Web site: Malaal's Meezaan Jaffery on comparisons with Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor: 'It's weird but a big compliment. Hindustan Times. 3 July 2019. Soumya. Srivastava.
  8. Web site: Meezaan Jafri on his Bollywood aspirations, working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and more . 2022-06-02 . filmfare.com . en.
  9. Web site: 2021-03-09 . Malaal actors Meezaan Jafri and Sharmin Segal turn assistant directors for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Gangubai Kathiawadi . 2022-06-02 . Bollywood Hungama . en.
  10. Web site: Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Malaal featuring debutants Meezaan Jaffrey and Sharmin Segal to release on THIS DATE!. 18 May 2019. Bollywood Hungama.
  11. News: Malaal Movie Review: Meezaan and Sharmin's film lacks the pathos it needed. Sinha Jha. Priyanka. 5 July 2019. News18. 25 July 2019.
  12. Web site: Malaal Movie Review: Meezaan Jaaferi, Sharmin Segal grow on you in this romantic drama. Chatterjee. Saibal. 5 July 2019. NDTV. 28 July 2019.
  13. Web site: Find his funny bone. 22 July 2021. Daily Pioneer. 23 November 2021.
  14. Web site: Hungama 2 Trailer: Meezaan & Shilpa Amuse in a Comedy of Errors. 1 July 2021. The Quint. 19 December 2021.
  15. Web site: Hungama 2 Movie Review: HUNGAMA 2 is not as funny as one expects it to be . 24 July 2021. Bollywood Hungama. 22 December 2022.
  16. Web site: T-Series announces Divya Khosla Kumar, Meezan Jafri and Pearl V Puri's 'Yaariyan 2', locks release date. 17 October 2022. Indian Express. en.
  17. Web site: Yaariyan 2 Box Office. 25 November 2023. Bollywood Hungama. 20 October 2023. 25 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231125215001/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/yaariyan-2-2/box-office/#bh-movie-box-office. live.
  18. Web site: Did you know Meezaan Jaffery was the stand-in Khilji in Padmaavat? . 2022-06-02 . filmfare.com . en.
  19. Web site: 2019-07-02 . Meezan Jaaferi: Padmaavat gave me confidence to be an actor . 2022-06-02 . The Indian Express . en.
  20. Web site: Malaal actor Meezaan Jafri: 'I never wanted to pursue acting' . 2022-06-02 . www.indulgexpress.com . en.
  21. Web site: Meezaan Jaffrey: Akshay Kumar advised me to blindly follow Priyadarshan in Hungama 2 . 2022-06-02 . India Today . en.
  22. Web site: 2021-03-08 . Actor Meezaan Jafri turns assistant director for Gangubai Kathiawadi . 2022-06-02 . News18 . en.
  23. Web site: Yaariyan 2 Teaser OUT: Divya Khosla Kumar, Pearl V Puri, Meezaan Jafri starrer depict crazy cousin chemistry. 10 August 2023. Pinkvilla. en. 26 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230926181825/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/yaariyan-2-teaser-out-divya-khosla-kumar-pearl-v-puri-meezaan-jafri-starrer-depict-crazy-cousin-chemistry-1235135?amp. dead.
  24. Web site: Harshvardhan Rane and Meezaan Jaaferi kickstart shooting Miranda Boys in Goa. 28 September 2022. Pinkvilla. 10 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220410003633/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/exclusive-harshvardhan-rane-meezaan-jaaferi-kickstart-shooting-miranda-boys-goa-1040487?amp. dead.
  25. Web site: 6 November 2021. Presenting the winners of the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020. live. Filmfare. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200216133526/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/presenting-the-winners-of-the-65th-amazon-filmfare-awards-2020_-39101.html . 16 February 2020 .
  26. News: The 20th Zee Cine Awards 2020 Viewers Choice Awards Nominees & Winners . . 21 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201121220825/https://www.zeecineawards.com/timeline/2020/winners/ . 21 November 2020.