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{{short description|British actress}}
{{EngvarB|date=December 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{infobox person
| name = Feryna Wazheir
| image = [[File:Feryna Wazheir.jpg|Feryna Wazheir|200px]]
| caption = Feryna Wazheir in special screening of [[Kill Dil]]
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]
| nationality = British
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2008–present
}}
'''Feryna Wazheir''' is a British [[actress]]. She began her acting career in amateur [[theatre]] and made her break in the industry after she was discovered by Indian photographer Farrokh Chothia.

Feryna has been a part of [[Bollywood]] films; [[Ketan Mehta]]'s ''[[Rang Rasiya]]'' with [[Randeep Hooda]], [[Raj Kanwar]]'s ''Sadiyaan'' opposite Shatrugan Sinha's son Luv Sinha and [[Rekha]], [[Rishi Kapoor]] and [[Hema Malini]]. Wazheir was also the brand ambassador of [[Kolkata]] jewellery brand, P.C. Chandra Jewellers, for two years.
She also played the character of "Tasneem" in the 2016 film ''[[Airlift (film)|Airlift]]'' alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Nimrat Kaur]].<ref name="indiatimes.com/">{{cite web |url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/apart-from-akshay-nimrat-airlift-also-stars-vaginal-monologues-actress-in-a-pivotal-role-249691.html |title=Apart From Akshay & Nimrat, Airlift Also Stars 'Vagina Monologues' Actress In A Pivotal Role! |date=21 January 2016 |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=26 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226215927/http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/apart-from-akshay-nimrat-airlift-also-stars-vaginal-monologues-actress-in-a-pivotal-role-249691.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/akshay-kumar-lesser-known-facts/Akshay-Kumar-turns-mentor-for-Airlift-actress-Feryna-Wazheir/photostory/53059233.cms |title=Akshay Kumar turns mentor for 'Airlift' actress Feryna Wazheir - Akshay Kumar: Lesser known facts - The Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=19 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419230410/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/akshay-kumar-lesser-known-facts/Akshay-Kumar-turns-mentor-for-Airlift-actress-Feryna-Wazheir/photostory/53059233.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-these-pictures-of-airlift-feryna-wazheir-are-a-proof-that-the-actress-is-here-to-5235432-PHO.html |title=These pictures of Airlift actress Feryna Wazheir are a proof that she is here to stay! |date=29 January 2016 |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=27 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227062508/http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-BOW-these-pictures-of-airlift-feryna-wazheir-are-a-proof-that-the-actress-is-here-to-5235432-PHO.html?seq=8 |url-status=live}}</ref> She recently acted in a short British film titled as ''A Secret Heart'' by director Cary Sawhney. In this film, she is essaying the role of a British Jewish girl from World War 2.<ref name="mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/">{{cite web |url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Airlifted-from-London-to-Mumbai/articleshow/50647298.cms |title=Airlifted from London to Mumbai - Mumbai Mirror |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=26 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226221220/http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/Airlifted-from-London-to-Mumbai/articleshow/50647298.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/feryna-wazheir-to-play-nargis-in-manto/articleshow/57855625.cms |title=Feryna Wazheir to play Nargis in 'tonight' - Times of India |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=29 April 2017 |archive-date=30 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330213932/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/feryna-wazheir-to-play-nargis-in-manto/articleshow/57855625.cms |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Early life==
Feryna was born into an Indian Muslim family in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]].

She took part in amateur theatre and [[voice-overs]] and also performed in the play ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.verveonline.com/39/people/ferena.shtml |title=People - Fresh Stock: Ferena Ahmed |website=verveonline.com |access-date=3 August 2010 |archive-date=29 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129172637/http://verveonline.com/39/people/ferena.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> by playwright Eve Ensler. At university, Feryna studied film communication and cultural studies. During a vacation to India, Feryna was spotted by photographer Farookh Chotia who used her in shoots for Elle India, Seventeen and L'Officiel.

Feryna has since trained and worked under [[Satyadev Dubey]] and Alyque Padamsee, as well as at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts [RADA] in London.

==Career==
Feryna started her career in lead roles in music videos by<ref>{{YouTube|c-DeFVBwBXQ}}</ref> [[A. R. Rahman]] and [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]. Soon after, in 2010, she made her Bollywood debut in ''[[Sadiyaan]]''. The late [[Yash Chopra]], once said that she is<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asianimage.co.uk/leisure/movies/bollywood/10527913.Feryna_signs_new_studio_deal/?ref=rss |title=Feryna signs new studio deal |website=Asian Image |access-date=2 March 2014 |archive-date=2 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302233155/http://www.asianimage.co.uk/leisure/movies/bollywood/10527913.Feryna_signs_new_studio_deal/?ref=rss |url-status=live}}</ref> "beauty, innocence and vulnerability personified".

Feryna then acted in [[Ketan Mehta]]'s ''[[Rang Rasiya]]'', which won the Audience Award at [[London Indian Film Festival (LIFF)|London Indian Film Festival]] in 2011 before it was released in 2014. In the film, which is based on 19th century Indian painter, Raja Ravi Varma's life, Feryna plays a journalist and the third woman in his life. Following her festival accolade, Feryna was appointed official<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/cinema/Feryna-Wazheir-sizzles-at-London-Indian-Film-Festival/articleshow/21269199.cms |title=Feryna Wazheir sizzles at London Indian Film Festival - Times of India |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2 March 2014 |archive-date=26 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926213945/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/cinema/Feryna-Wazheir-sizzles-at-London-Indian-Film-Festival/articleshow/21269199.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> Brand Ambassador for the London Indian Film Festival (LIFF) 2012. She reprised her role as the face of LIFF in 2013.

In 2012, Feryna also did a short British film ''Khaana'' directed by LIFF's creative director Cary Sawhney. The film explores the boundaries between home and the outside world and Feryna plays a young orthodox Muslim woman who loves the [[British cuisine|British]] dish of fish and chips. The film, which has toured the festival circuit in the US, won the "Future Filmmaker Award 2012" at the Palm Springs Short Film Festival 2012 and "Best Short Film" at the [[New York City|New York]] film festival 2013.

In 2016 Feryna appeared in film ''[[Airlift]]'' as Tasneem alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Nimrat Kaur]], set in Kuwait 1990 when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/airlift-movie-review-by-audience-live-update-664104 |title=Airlift movie review: Audiences say Akshay Kumar makes every Indian feel proud |website=[[International Business Times]] |date=21 January 2016 |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=7 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207060822/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/airlift-movie-review-by-audience-live-update-664104 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-akshay-kumar-is-impressive-in-airlift/20160122.htm |title=Airlift Review: Akshay is impressive |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=12 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312092432/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-akshay-kumar-is-impressive-in-airlift/20160122.htm |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merinews.com/article/how-feryna-wazheir-turned-out-as-the-surprise-package-of-akshay-kumars-airlift/15913207.shtml |title=How Feryna Wazheir turned out as the surprise package of Akshay Kumar's Airlift |website=merinews.com |access-date=18 September 2018 |archive-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724062829/http://www.merinews.com/article/how-feryna-wazheir-turned-out-as-the-surprise-package-of-akshay-kumars-airlift/15913207.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rajasen.com/2016/01/22/review-raja-krishna-menons-airlift/# |title=Review: Raja Krishna Menon's Airlift | sen city |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028142214/https://rajasen.com/2016/01/22/review-raja-krishna-menons-airlift/# |archive-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She also acted in a short British film titled as ''A Secret Heart'' by director Cary Shawney.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} In this film, she is seen in the role of a British Jewish girl from World War 2. The story is inspired by the British film ''A Matter of Life & Death'', by Powell and Pressburger.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chennaipatrikatv.com/post/2015/11/25/Feryna-Wazheir-relives-the-Ingrid-Bergman-look-in-A-Secret-Heart.aspx |title=Feryna Wazheir relives the Ingrid Bergman look in A Secret Heart |last=edkarthick |website=chennaipatrikatv.com |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=26 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226214357/http://www.chennaipatrikatv.com/post/2015/11/25/Feryna-Wazheir-relives-the-Ingrid-Bergman-look-in-A-Secret-Heart.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"|Language
|-
|2008
|''[[Rang Rasiya]]''
|Frenny
| Hindi
|-
|2012
| ''Khaana''
|
|Hindi
|-
|2010
|''[[Sadiyaan]]''
|Chandni
|Hindi
|-
| 2016
|''[[Airlift (film)|Airlift]]''
|Tasneem
|Hindi
|-
| 2018
|''[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]''
|Nargis
|Hindi
|-
|2019
|''[[Commando 3 (film)|Commando 3]]''
|Zaheera
|Hindi
|}

==References==
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==External links==

*{{IMDb name|3092039}}
*{{Official website|http://www.ferynawazheir.com}}

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[[Category:Alumni of RADA]]
[[Category:British Muslims]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Scottish expatriates in India]]
[[Category:British expatriate actresses in India]]
[[Category:European actresses in India]]
[[Category:21st-century British actresses]]
[[Category:British actresses of Asian descent]]

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