Faezeh Jalali (born 1980) is an Indian–Iranian actress, director, writer, producer and activist. She is known for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Shaitan (2011) and the play Jaal (2012).Jaal, TimeOut (March 2012)
Personal life and education She is a fourth generation Iranian born in 1980 to an Iranian Muslim family residing in India and grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. After schooling at J.B. Petit High School for Girls, she attended Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States, where she studied theatre arts and also took pre-medical background classes for dental school. Jalali joined the theatre and went on to obtain a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Tennessee and Clarence Brown Theatre at Knoxville, Tennessee.
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.
She also played roles in movies such as Slumdog Millionaire and Kurbaan and was part of the Indian action-thriller television series 24.
Sports Jalali is a trained acrobatic aerialist. She represented Iran at the 1st Mallakhamb World Championships which was held at Mumbai in 2019. She participated in the rope category.
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 2013 24 Jia 2017 Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat Romila Chhetri 2019 Kaafir Mastani 2019–20 Hostages Sarah George 2020 A Suitable Boy Mrs. Sahgal English 2022 Eternally Confused and Eager for Love Pushpa
Theatre Director Jaal (2012) Shikhandi (2016) 07/07/07 (2016)
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