The film received negative response from the critics and was a box office failure. Appearing opposite Giselli Monteiro, Fazal plays the role of Sameer Khanna and had to lose 15 kilos for the role. In 2011, Fazal was picked up by Shahrukh Khan's production house, Red Chillies Entertainment for the Roshan Abbas–directed romance film Always Kabhi Kabhi. The film received critical acclaim and emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time up until then, grossing ₹3,920 million (US$52 million) worldwide. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi, Fazal played the role of an engineering student, Joy Lobo. Co-starring alongside Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. He was doing a theatre play at Prithvi Theatre in Juhu, when a person from the film's production unit noticed him and referred him to Hirani.
The same year, Fazal made his Bollywood film debut with Rajkumar Hirani's National Film Award-winning 3 Idiots, a film loosely based on the novel Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat. įazal at a promotional event for Always Kabhi Kabhi, 2011 The film premiered at 14th International Film Festival of Kerala. The film focused on the realities and comedies inherent in life in Mumbai. During his second year of college, Saeed Akhtar Mirza saw him in a play and picked him for the lead of erotic thriller Ek Tho Chance (2009), alongside Amrita Arora and Saurabh Shukla. He next appeared in the American television miniseries Bollywood Hero (2009) where he portrayed the role of Monty Kapoor. The film was a critical and commercial failure. Career 2008–11: early work įazal appeared in a small role in the James Dodson-directed romantic comedy film The Other End of the Line (2008). Ali Fazal's grandfather died on Saturday 24 April 2021.
On 17 June 2020, Fazal's mother died due to health complications in Lucknow. In 2019 Power Brands honored Fazal with “Power Brand: Industry Trendsetter” at BFJA (Bollywood Film Journalist's Awards). Fazal has been in a relationship with Richa Chadha, though their marriage plans had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2014, Fazal made an entry on The Times of India's listing of the "Most Desirable Man". Along with Tochi Raina, Fazal participated in a musical concert to raise funds for victims of the earthquake in Nepal. In February 2015, Fazal joined a Cancerthon organised by NDTV and Fortis to create awareness about cancer and raising funds for children battling the disease. He will also be seen in Fukrey 3.įazal walking the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week, 2015 In 2020 he continued his role of Guddu Pandit in Mirzapur season 2, he will also be in Mirzapur season 3. In 2018, he played Guddu Pandit in Mirzapur. The costumes worn by the lead actors in the film have been added as part of the official display at Osborne House. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2017. Fazal starred in the British-American film Victoria & Abdul, which depicts the relationship of Queen Victoria ( Judi Dench) and her confidant, Indian servant Abdul Karim (Fazal). He also played a role in Happy Bhag Jayegi opposite Diana Penty in 2016. He played the leading role in the horror film Khamoshiyan (2015) followed by his first American film Furious 7 (2015). His first success came in Fukrey (2013), and he was seen in supporting roles in films like Baat Ban Gayi (2013), Bobby Jasoos (2014) and Sonali Cable (2014). Fazal made his Bollywood debut with a cameo appearance in 3 Idiots (2009) and he next appeared in Always Kabhi Kabhi (2011). He made his screen debut with a small role in the English language film The Other End of the Line before appearing in the American television miniseries Bollywood Hero.
Ali Fazal (born 15 October 1986 ) is an Indian actor and model who primarily appears in Hindi films and television.