Meezaan Jafri

Meezaan Jafri (born Syed Meezaan Ahmed Jaffrey; 9 March 1995) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. The son of actor Jaaved Jaaferi and grandson of comedian Jagdeep,^[1] he made his acting debut in Malaal (2019), which earned him critical praise for his performance.^[2] Jafri has since starred in Hungama 2 (2021) and Yaariyan 2 (2023).^[3]

Meezaan Jafri
Jafri in 2019
Born	Syed Meezaan Ahmed Jaffrey (1995-03-09) 9 March 1995 (age 30) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupations	Actor assistant director
Years active	2019–present
Known for	Hungama 2 Yaariyan 2
Father	Jaaved Jaaferi
Relatives	Jagdeep (grandfather)

Early life

Jafri was born on 9 March 1995 to actor Jaaved Jaaferi and his wife Habiba Jaafery. He is the grandson of veteran actor Jagdeep. He studied business at the Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania, but then decided to study film direction and editing at the School of Visual Arts in New York.^[4]

Career

Jafri assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali and was the body double for Ranveer Singh in Padmavat.^[5][6][7] He was also an assistant director on Bajirao Mastani and Gangubai Kathiawadi.^[8][9]

Jafri during Malaal's promotion

Jafri made his debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's romantic drama Malaal. He played a unemployed Marathi youth opposite Sharmin Segal.^[10] Priyanka Sinha Jha of News18 noted, "Jaaferi seems to be the complete package - he dances like a dream, can be intense and also has a bit of goofy in him."^[11] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV stated, "Meezaan has considerable screen presence." He received Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut nomination for the film.^[12]

In 2021, Jafri played the lead in the comedy-drama Hungama 2 which released on Disney+ Hotstar.^[13][14] Bollywood Hungama noted, "Meezaan Jafri is strictly okay. The actor tries his best but in some scenes, his comic timing is not up to the mark."^[15]

In 2023, Jafari played a motocross racer opposite Anaswara Rajan in T-Series's Yaariyan 2.^[16] It emerged a commercial failure.^[17]

Jafri played a local Football player in the 2024 film, The Miranda Brothers, alongside Harshvardhan Rane.^[18] Dhaval Roy found his character a "nuanced" one, shining in key scenes.^[19]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Bajirao Mastani	—	Assistant director	[20]
2018	Padmaavat	—		[21]
2019	Malaal	Shiva Morey		[22]
2021	Hungama 2	Akash Kapoor	Disney Plus Hotstar film	[23]
2022	Gangubai Kathiawadi	—	Assistant director	[24]
2023	Yaariyan 2	Shikhar Randhawa		[25]
2024	The Miranda Brothers	Regalo Miranda	JioCinema film	[26]
2025	Nadaaniyan	Kunwar Rudra Pratap Singh	Netflix film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2024	The Tribe	Himself	Guest appearance	[27]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2020	65th Filmfare Awards	Best Male Debut	Malaal	Nominated	[28]
	20th Zee Cine Awards	Best Male Debut		Nominated	[29]