Faezeh Jalali

• Name — Faezeh Jalali • Born — 1980 • Birthplace — Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • Education — Beloit College (B.A., 2001) University of Tennessee (M.F.A., 2004) • Occupation — * Actress • director • writer • producer • activist • Years Active — 2005–present

She is a fourth generation Iranian born in 1980 to an Iranian Muslim family residing in India and grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra. After schooling at J.B. Petit High School for Girls, she attended Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States, where she studied theatre arts and also took pre-medical background classes for dental school. Jalali joined the theatre and went on to obtain a Master of Fine Arts at the University of Tennessee and Clarence Brown Theatre at Knoxville, Tennessee.

Jalali's theatre acting performances include, Mira Nair's stage musical Monsoon Wedding, I Don’t Like It, As You Like It and other productions such as Jatinga, The Djinns of Eidgah, Thook, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Arms and the Man, The Trestle at Popelick Creek. She also directed her own plays such as 07/07/07 and Shikhandi - The Story of the In-betweens, which won the Best Ensemble Cast at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) 2016 and 2018 for which Jalali was also nominated for the Best Director. She also played roles in movies such as Slumdog Millionaire and Kurbaan and was part of the Indian action-thriller television series 24.

Jalali is a trained acrobatic aerialist. She represented Iran at the 1st Mallakhamb World Championships which was held at Mumbai in 2019. She participated in the rope category.

List of television credits • Year — Title — Role — Language • 2010 — Mahi Way — Sona — Hindi • 2011 — Best of Luck Nikki — Tina • 2013 — 24 — Jia • 2017 — Karrle Tu Bhi Mohabbat — Romila Chhetri • 2019 — Kaafir — Mastani • 2019–20 — Hostages — Sarah George • 2020 — A Suitable Boy — Mrs. Sahgal — English • 2022 — Eternally Confused and Eager for Love — Pushpa

Director • Jaal (2012) • Shikhandi (2016) • 07/07/07 (2016)