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Perizaad Zorabian (born October 23 1973) is an persiann actress- Her family roots trace back to Iran- who made her film debut with Nagesh Kukunoor's movie, Bollywood Calling.
Biography
Perizaad Zorabian was educated in New York City, where, in addition to her studies for a Master's degree in Business Administration, she also attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She returned to India after receiving her MBA degree, and subsequently assisted her father in his poultry farm business. Now she is married to a restaurant owner Boman Irani.
Zorabian's first screen appearance was in a Clearasil 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 Mumbai), and, in 1997, acted in a music video for Lucky Ali's Nahi Rakhta Dil Mein Kuch. She subsequently received a role as "Maya" in a TV sitcom titled Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye.
Zorabian received her first film role in 2001 for Nagesh Kukunoor's Bollywood Calling. She was the lead actress in Joggers' Park (2003), and also 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. 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.
She also runs a restaurant in Mumbai
References
- New auraizons - Perizaad Zorabian (Interview), Bombay: bollywood4you.com, 2003
- Perizaad Zorabian at IMDb