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Meezaan Jafri is an Indian Actor.
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Meezaan Jafri was born on Thursday, 9 March 1995 (age 26 years; as of 2021) in Mumbai. He went to Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai. After completing his schooling, he did his graduation in business. It was after he graduated in business that he went to the School of Visual Arts, New York to pursue a course in filmmaking. Jafri began his career as an Assistant Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film “Bajirao Mastani.”
In 2019, he made his Bollywood Debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film “Malaal.”
Meezan Jafri in “Malaal”
Physical Appearance
- Body Measurements: Chest: 40”, Waist 31”, Biceps 12”
Family
Meezaan Jafri was born to Javed Jaaferi, actor, and Habiba Jaffery.
Meezaan with his parents
He has two siblings, a younger brother- Abbas Jaffery and a sister Alaviaa Jaffery.
Meezaan with his family
Jagdeep, veteran actor and comedian, is his grandfather and Naved Jaffery, actor, director & choreographer, is his paternal uncle.
Meezaan Jafri is rumoured to be dating Navya Naveli Nanda, Amitabh Bachchan‘s maternal granddaughter.
Meezaan Jaffrey with Navya Naveli Nanda
Controversy
Booked for Hurting Religious Sentiments
On 30 August 2023, an FIR was lodged against Meezaan Jafri, along with directors Vinay Sapru and Radhika Rao, and producer Bhushan Kumar. The allegations were in relation to a scene from the film ‘Yaariyan 2,’ where Meezaan Jafri was shown wearing a kirpan, which was perceived as offensive to Sikh sentiments. The FIR was filed in Jalandhar, Punjab, under Section 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code. On 1 September 2023, another case was registered against Meezaan Jafri, along with the directors and producer of the film, based on a complaint by members of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) under the same charges. In response to the controversy, the film’s directors, in an interview, claimed that Meezaan was wearing a khukri, not a kirpan; however, the SGPC members expressed their dissatisfaction, asserting that Sikhs are well-versed in differentiating between a ‘kirpan’ and a ‘khukri.’ Later, the filmmakers edited the scenes to blur the kirpan, but the gatra, a cloth belt used to carry the kirpan, remained visible.
Facts
- Meezaan Jafri was born into a family of actors.
- Jafri was a body-double for Ranveer Singh in the film”Padmaavat.”
- He had no intentions of entering Bollywood and pursuing acting as a career. He was quoted saying,
I never intended to get into the industry or try filmmaking. I was actually inclined towards sports and music. My co-star Sharmin (Segal) is my classmate, and she was assisting for Mary Kom. After we were done with school, I was studying business, but then I joined film school because I thought business did not suit me and I wanted to try editing and direction.”
- Jafri is very close to his mother and considers his father strict.
- Meezaan learned dancing from his father, Javed Jaaferi.
- He is trained in theatre and martial arts.
- When he was in school, he was more inclined towards music and sports. He has represented the state of Maharashtra in many inter-and state-level Basketball competitions. Moreover, Meezan also played football and did swimming.