Perizaad Zorabian

Perizaad Zorabian is an Indian actress. Her film debut was with Nagesh Kukunoor's Bollywood Calling and she gained international recognition for her role as Jenny in Subhash Ghai's Joggers' Park (2003).

Perizaad Zorabian
Born	Perizaad Zorabian India
Years active	2001–2015
Spouse(s)	Boman Rustom Irani (2006–present)
Children	2[1]

Early life

Zorabian obtained Master's in Business Administration at Baruch College and also attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She returned to India, and subsequently assisted her father in his poultry farm business.[2]

Personal life

She married construction tycoon Boman Rustom Irani in 2006.[3] She owns a restaurant "Gondola" in Mumbai.[4] She has become the brand ambassador of the first Indian luxury fan brand Fanzart.[5] She was the emcee of the grand opening event of HIL's third edition.[6] She was part of the 2013 TOIFA panel discussion, that discussed about the issues that women face across the globe.[7]

Career

Zorabian's first screen appearance was in a Clearasil television advertisement, which she had made before she moved to New York. She continued with advertisements for health care products after her return to Mumbai, and, in 1997, acted in a music video for Lucky Ali's Nahi Rakhta Dil Mein Kuch.[8] She subsequently played "Maya" in the TV serial Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye.[9]

Zorabian did a minor role in Mumbai Matinee (2003). In 2004, she played a supporting role in Morning Raga and made a cameo appearance in Dhoom. In 2005 she appeared in Ek Ajnabee opposite Kelly Dorjee,[10] and a year later with Malcolm McDowell in Exitz. Her more recent films include Highway 203 (2006), Moonlight (2006), Just Married (2007) and Kabhi Up Kabhi Down. She has also acted in a Chinese film, Bandung Sonata, in which she played Indira Gandhi.[11] From Bollywood she moved on to becoming a entrepreneur handling her family poultry business by the name "Zorabian Chicken" since 2008. Zorabian Chicken was awarded with "The Best Brands of India" award by Economic Times in the year 2019.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Language
2001	Bollywood Calling	Kajal	English
2002	Namaste : Say Hello to... Love	Ria
2002	Bandung Sonata	Indira Gandhi	Chinese
2003	Mumbai Matinee	Sonali Verma	Hindi
2003	Joggers Park	Jenny Suratwala	Hindi English
2004	Satya Bol
2004	Dhoom
2004	Morning Raga	Pinky	English
2005	Devaki	Nandini	Hindi
2005	Ek Ajnabee	Nikasha R. Rathore	Hindi English
2006	Moonlight
2007	Salaam-e-Ishq
2007	Highway 203	Madhu Kalpade
2007	Just Married	Anu	Hindi
2007	Exitz	Ravina
2009	Y.M.I. - Yeh Mera India	Jennifer Ali
2015	Kabhi Up Kabhi Down

Television Shows

Year( of premier)	Show Name	Role	Reference
1998	Captain Vyom	"Shakti"
2001	Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye	"Maya"	[9]
2002	shhh koi hai	"Aparna"

Webseries

Year( of premier)	Web Series Name	Role	Reference
2018	Supermoms With Manasi (Episode 1)	Guest on chat show	[12]

References

1. "Perizaad has a baby boy - Times of India". indiatimes.com.
2. "Hungry and toothsome". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
3. Hungama, Bollywood (12 November 2006). "Perizaad Zorabian gets married to Boman Irani - Bollywood Hungama". bollywoodhungama.com.
4. "Check Out: Bollywood stars & the famous restaurants they own - Bollywood Bubble". bollywoodbubble.com. 23 February 2016.
5. "Fanzart launches first campaign with Perizaad Zorabian". www.indiantelevision.com. 4 May 2018.
6. "Fireworks, laser show dazzle at HIL opening ceremony". Yahoo News. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
7. "Indian beauties shine in Vancouver". India Times. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
8. BollywoodLife. "Perizaad Zorabian". bollywoodlife.com.
9. "Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye". TVGuide.com.
10. "Ek Ajnabee Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos - eTimes". indiatimes.com.
11. "Perizaad Zorabian plays Indira Gandhi in Chinese period film Bandung Sonata". India Today.
12. https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/perizaad-zorabian-is-the-first-guest-on-manasi-parekh-s/article_4d051372-fd3c-11e7-b060-9f1a36c12beb.html

External links

• Perizaad Zorabian at IMDb
• "New auraizons - Perizaad Zorabian (Interview)". Bombay: bollywood4you.com. 2003. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2006.