Perizaad Zorabian (born 23 October 1973) 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's life
Perizaad Zorabian was educated in
New York City, where, in addition to her studies for a
Master's degree in
Business Administration at
Baruch College, 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. She married construction tycoon Boman Rustom Irani in 2006.
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. 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......
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