Ali Fazal

Ali Fazal
Ali Fazal looking away from camera
Fazal in 2017
Born (1986-10-15) 15 October 1986 (age 37)
Alma materSt. Xavier's College (Economics)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
(m. 2022)
[1]
Children1

Ali Fazal (born 15 October 1986[2]) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Hindi and English films and series. He made his screen debut with a small role in the English film The Other End of the Line (2008) before appearing in the American television miniseries Bollywood Hero (2009).[3] He had his first Hindi film release with a supporting role in 3 Idiots (2009), and went on to star in Always Kabhi Kabhi (2011), Baat Ban Gayi (2013), and Bobby Jasoos (2014).

Greater success came for his roles in the comedies Fukrey (2013), Happy Bhag Jayegi (2016), Fukrey Returns (2017), as he expanded to international cinema with a small role in Furious 7 (2015) and a starring role as Abdul Karim in Victoria & Abdul (2017).[4][5] He has since starred in the Amazon Prime Video crime thriller series Mirzapur (2018–present), and in the Hollywood films Death on the Nile (2022) and Kandahar (2023).

  1. ^ "Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal's Lucknow celebration was a blast, Awadhi décor and Sabri Brothers' performance were the highlights". Bollywood Hungama. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ Srivastava, Pranati (15 October 2018). "Ali Fazal birthday: Some unknown facts about the Fukrey actor". Times Now News. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Actor Ali Fazal On Sharing Screen Space With Judi Dench in Victoria And Abdul". Verve Magazine. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ "'Victoria And Abdul': A 130-year-old story for our times". The Daily Star Newspaper – Lebanon. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Ali Fazal's provocative British drama Victoria and Abdul goes to Venice Film Festival". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.