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'''Perizaad Zorabian''' (born ] ]) is an ] ]. Her film debut was with ]'s movie, ''Bollywood Calling''. '''Perizaad Zorabian''' is an Indian ]. Her film debut was with ]'s '']'' and she gained international recognition for her role as Jenny in ]'s '']'' (2003).


==Biography== ==Early life==
Perizaad Zorabian was educated in ], where, in addition to her studies for a ] in ], she also attended the ]. She returned to India after receiving her ] degree, and subsequently assisted her father in his poultry farm business. Now she is married to a restaurant owner Boman Irani. Zorabian was born to an ] ] family in ]. She obtained a ] in ] at ] and also attended the ]. She returned to India, and subsequently assisted her father in his poultry farm business, Zorabian Chicken.<ref name="th">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/02/04/stories/2006020401620400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609052521/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/02/04/stories/2006020401620400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 June 2011 |title=Hungry and toothsome |accessdate=15 May 2009 |location=Chennai, India |work=] |date=4 February 2006}}</ref>


==Personal life==
Zorabian's first screen appearance was in a ] advertisement for television, and which she made before she moved to New York. She continued with advertisements for health care products after her return to Bombay (now ]), and, in 1997, acted in a music video for ]'s ''Nahi Rakhta Dil Mein Kuch''. She subsequently received a role as "Maya" in a TV ] titled '']''.
She married construction tycoon Boman Rustom Irani in 2006 and has 2 children.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/perizaad-zorabian-gets-married-to-boman-irani/ |title=Perizaad Zorabian gets married to Boman Irani - Bollywood Hungama |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama |date=12 November 2006 |website=]}}</ref>
She owns a restaurant "Gondola" in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodbubble.com/photos/check-out-bollywood-stars-the-famous-restaurants-they-own/ |title=Check Out: Bollywood stars & the famous restaurants they own - Bollywood Bubble |date=23 February 2016 |website=bollywoodbubble.com}}</ref> She has become the brand ambassador of the first Indian luxury fan brand Fanzart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/media-and-advertising/ad-campaigns/fanzart-launches-first-campaign-with-perizaad-zorabian-180504 |title=Fanzart launches first campaign with Perizaad Zorabian |date=4 May 2018 |website=indiantelevision.com}}</ref> She was the ] of the grand opening event of HIL's third edition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/fireworks-laser-show-dazzle-hil-opening-ceremony-134405309.html |title=Fireworks, laser show dazzle at HIL opening ceremony |publisher=] |accessdate=24 November 2018 |date=22 January 2015}}</ref> She was part of the 2013 TOIFA panel discussion, that discussed the issues that women face across the globe.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/Indian-beauties-shine-in-Vancouver/articleshow/18849289.cms |title=Indian beauties shine in Vancouver |work=] |accessdate=28 November 2018 |date=8 March 2013}}</ref>


==Career==
Zorabian received her first film role in 2001 for ]'s ''Bollywood Calling''. She was the lead actress in '']'' (2003), and also did a minor role in ''Mumbai Matinee'' (2003). In 2004, she played a supporting role in '']'' and made a cameo appearance in '']''. In 2005 she appeared in '']'' opposite ], and a year later with ] in ''Exitz''. 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 ].
Zorabian's first screen appearance was in a ] television advertisement, which she had made before she moved to New York. She continued with advertisements for healthcare products after her return to ], and, in 1997, acted in a music video for ]'s ''Nahi Rakhta Dil Mein Kuch''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} She subsequently played "Maya" in the TV ] ].<ref name="tvguide.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/hum-pardesi-ho-gaye/953598/ |title=Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye |website=TV Guide}}</ref>


Zorabian did a minor role in '']'' (2003). In 2004, she played a supporting role in '']'' and made a cameo appearance in '']''. In 2005 she appeared in '']'' opposite ],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/ek-ajnabee/movieshow/61321716.cms |title=Ek Ajnabee Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos - eTimes |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> and a year later with ] 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 ], ''Bandung Sonata'', in which she played ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/perizaad-zorabian-plays-indira-gandhi-in-chinese-period-film-bandung-sonata/1/219295.html |title=Perizaad Zorabian plays Indira Gandhi in Chinese period film Bandung Sonata |website=India Today}}</ref> From Bollywood, she moved on to becoming an entrepreneur handling her family poultry business by the name "Zorabian Chicken" since 2008.{{cn|date=March 2020}} Zorabian Chicken was awarded "The Best Brands of India" award by Economic Times in the year 2019.{{cn|date=March 2020}}


==Filmography==
She also runs a restaurant in Mumbai
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2001 || '']'' || Kajal ||
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| 2002 || ''Namaste : Say Hello to... Love'' || Ria ||
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| 2002 || ''Bandung Sonata'' || Indira Gandhi ||Chinese film
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| 2003 || '']'' || Sonali Verma ||
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| 2003 || '']'' || Jenny Suratwala ||
|-
| 2004 || ''Satya Bol'' || ||
|-
| 2004 || '']'' || || Special appearance
|-
| 2004 || '']'' || Pinky ||
|-
| 2005 || '']'' || Nandini ||
|-
| 2005 || '']'' || Nikasha R. Rathore ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Moonlight'' || ||
|-
| 2007 || '']'' || ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Highway 203'' || Madhu Kalpade ||
|-
| 2007 || '']'' || Anu ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Exitz'' || Ravina ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Y.M.I. - Yeh Mera India'' || Jennifer Ali ||
|-
| 2015 || ''Kabhi Up Kabhi Down'' || ||
|-
|}

===Television Shows===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Show Name !! Role !! Ref
|-
| 1998 || '']'' || Shakti ||
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| 2001 || '']'' || Maya || <ref name="tvguide.com"/>
|-
| 2002 || '']''
|| Aparna ||
|-
|}

===Webseries===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Web Series Name !! Role !! Ref
|-
| 2018 || ''Supermoms With Manasi'' (Episode 1) || Guest on chat show || <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/perizaad-zorabian-is-the-first-guest-on-manasi-parekh-s/article_4d051372-fd3c-11e7-b060-9f1a36c12beb.html |title=Perizaad Zorabian is the First Guest on Manasi Parekh's Chat Show |access-date=26 August 2019 |archive-date=26 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826040629/https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/perizaad-zorabian-is-the-first-guest-on-manasi-parekh-s/article_4d051372-fd3c-11e7-b060-9f1a36c12beb.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|}


==References== ==References==
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* {{citation|year=2003|title=New auraizons - Perizaad Zorabian (Interview)|location=Bombay|publisher=bollywood4you.com|url=http://www.bollywood4u.com/bytes/200405010.htm}}

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* {{Cite web |year=2003 |title=New auraizons - Perizaad Zorabian (Interview) |location=Bombay |publisher=bollywood4you.com |url=http://www.bollywood4u.com/bytes/200405010.htm |access-date=26 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012023127/http://www.bollywood4u.com/bytes/200405010.htm |archive-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}

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Indian actress

Perizaad Zorabian
BornPerizaad Zorabian
India
Years active1997–2019
Spouse Boman Rustom Irani ​(m. 2006)​
Children2

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).

Early life

Zorabian was born to an Irani Zoroastrian family in Maharashtra, India. She obtained a 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, Zorabian Chicken.

Personal life

She married construction tycoon Boman Rustom Irani in 2006 and has 2 children. She owns a restaurant "Gondola" in Mumbai. She has become the brand ambassador of the first Indian luxury fan brand Fanzart. She was the emcee of the grand opening event of HIL's third edition. She was part of the 2013 TOIFA panel discussion, that discussed the issues that women face across the globe.

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 healthcare products after her return to Mumbai, and, in 1997, acted in a music video for Lucky Ali's Nahi Rakhta Dil Mein Kuch. She subsequently played "Maya" in the TV serial Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye.

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, 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. From Bollywood, she moved on to becoming an entrepreneur handling her family poultry business by the name "Zorabian Chicken" since 2008. Zorabian Chicken was awarded "The Best Brands of India" award by Economic Times in the year 2019.

Filmography

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

Television Shows

Year Show Name Role Ref
1998 Captain Vyom Shakti
2001 Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye Maya
2002 Ssshhhh...Koi Hai Aparna

Webseries

Year Web Series Name Role Ref
2018 Supermoms With Manasi (Episode 1) Guest on chat show

References

  1. "Perizaad has a baby boy - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 October 2009.
  2. "Hungry and toothsome". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 4 February 2006. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. Hungama, Bollywood (12 November 2006). "Perizaad Zorabian gets married to Boman Irani - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama.
  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". 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". The Times of India. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye". TV Guide.
  9. "Ek Ajnabee Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos - eTimes". The Times of India.
  10. "Perizaad Zorabian plays Indira Gandhi in Chinese period film Bandung Sonata". India Today.
  11. "Perizaad Zorabian is the First Guest on Manasi Parekh's Chat Show". Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.

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