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{{Infobox person
| name = Faezeh Jalali
| image =
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| birth_date = 1980
| birth_place = India
| nationality = Iranian
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|director|writer|producer|activist|aerialist}}
| years_active = 2005–present
}}
'''Faezeh Jalali''' (born 1980) is an Indian–Iranian actress, director, writer, producer and activist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/stuffed-with-metaphors/article22876641.ece |title=Faezeh Jalali: Stuffed with metaphors |website=The Hindu |last=Ravi |first=S |date=28 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="firstpost"/><ref name="fj">{{cite web |url=http://www.climatechangetheatreaction.com/faezeh-jalali/ |title=Faezeh Jalali |website=climatechangetheatreaction.com |access-date=5 June 2022}}</ref> She is known for ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' (2008), ''[[Shaitan (film)|Shaitan]]'' (2011) and the play ''Jaal'' (2012).<ref>[http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/theatre/reviews/jaal Jaal, TimeOut (March 2012)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112071703/http://www.timeoutmumbai.net/theatre/reviews/jaal |date=12 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/stuffed-with-metaphors/article22876641.ece |title=Faezeh Jalali: Stuffed with metaphors |newspaper=The Hindu |date=28 February 2018 |access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life and education==
She is a fourth generation Iranian born in 1980<ref name="indiatoday"/> to an Iranian Muslim family residing in India and grew up in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theweek.in/theweek/leisure/2018/07/21/humour-in-disguise.html |title=Humour in disguise |website=The Week |last=Bhadani |first=Priyanka |date=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/imagination-101/articleshow/26656061.cms |title=Imagination 101 |website=Mumbai Mirror |last=D'Mello |first=Yolande |date=1 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="fj"/> After schooling at [[J.B. Petit High School for Girls|JB Petit High School]], she attended [[Beloit College]]<ref name="beloit">{{cite web |url=https://www.beloit.edu/live/profiles/66-faezeh-jalali |title=Faezeh Jalali |website=Beloit College |access-date=22 October 2022}}</ref> in [[Wisconsin]], USA, where she studied theatre arts and also took pre-medical background classes for dental school.<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/supplement/story/20090126-faces-of-the-future-738759-2009-01-14 |title=Faces of the Future |work=India Today |date=14 January 2009 |accessdate=5 June 2022}}</ref> Jalali joined theatre and went on to obtain a Master of Fine Arts at the [[University of Tennessee]] and Clarence Brown Theatre at Knoxville.<ref>[http://www.fattheatreproductions.com/about/ FAT Productions - About Us]</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/faezeh-jalalis-socially-relevant-plays/article24047081.ece |title=Faezeh Jalali's socially relevant plays |newspaper=The Hindu |date=13 May 2018 |access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="firstpost">{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/faezeh-jalali-on-creative-freedom-i-strongly-believe-that-artists-create-to-express-and-not-to-offend-11035051.html |title=Faezeh Jalali on creative freedom: 'I strongly believe that artists create to express and not to offend |website=Firstpost |date=10 August 2022}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="beloit"/>

She also played roles in movies such as [[Slumdog Millionaire]] and [[Kurbaan (2009 film)|kurbaan]] and was part of the Indian action-thriller television series [[24 (Indian TV series)|24]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/-slumdog-millionaire--actress-faezeh-jalali-bags-a-role-in--24--206181 |title='Slumdog Millionaire' actress Faezeh Jalali bags a role in '24' |website=Midday |date=28 March 2013}}</ref>

==Sports==
Jalali is a trained acrobatic aerialist.<ref name="firstpost"/> She represented Iran at the 1st Mallakhamb World Championships which was held at Mumbai in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://scroll.in/field/913701/mallakhamb-diversity-passion-and-recognition-as-a-sport-at-inaugural-world-championship-in-mumbai |title=Mallakhamb: Diversity, passion and recognition as a sport at inaugural World Championship in Mumbai |website=Scroll.in |last=D'Cunha |first=Zenia |date=18 February 2019}}</ref> She participated in the rope category.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190217-india-hosts-first-yoga-pole-world-championships |title=India hosts first 'yoga on a pole' world championships |website=France24 |date=17 February 2019}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
Her work as an actress includes films such as:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Language
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Mr Ya Miss]]'' || Suzy || Hindi
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' || Newsreader || English
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Kurbaan (2009 film)|Kurbaan]]'' || Anjum || Hindi
|-
| 2009 || ''[[The President Is Coming]]'' || Nun || English
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Qissa (film)|Qissa]]'' || Baali || Punjabi
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Phobia (2016 film)|Phobia]]'' || Psychiatrist || Hindi
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Year !! Web series !! Role !! Language
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Mahi Way]]'' || Sona || Hindi
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Best of Luck Nikki]]'' || Tina || Hindi
|-
| 2013 || ''[[24 (Indian TV series)|24]]'' || Jia || Hindi
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat]]'' || Romila Chhetri || Hindi
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Kaafir (Indian TV series)|Kaafir]]'' || Mastani || Hindi
|-
| 2019–20 || ''[[Hostages (Indian TV series)|Hostages]]'' || Sarah George || Hindi
|-
| 2020 || ''[[A Suitable Boy (TV series)|A Suitable Boy]]'' || Mrs. Sahgal || English
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Eternally Confused and Eager for Love]]'' || Pushpa || English
|}

===Theatre===
Director:
*''Jaal'' (2012)
*''Shikandi''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/573397/rhythmic-fusion-yakshagana-western-art.html |title=Rhythmic fusion of Yakshagana and Western art |website=Deccan Herald |date=1 October 2016}}</ref> (2016)
*''‘07/07/07''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/faezeh-jalalis-socially-relevant-plays/article24047081.ece |title=Faezeh Jalali's socially relevant plays |website=The Hindu |last=Gahlot |first=Deepa |date=31 May 2018}}</ref> (2016)

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1840531}}

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Ajay Kumar at 09:45, 20 August 2023