Thursday, March 6, 2008
Biography
Name: Perizaad Zorabian
Date of Birth: 23 October 1973, Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
True to the meaning of her name, Perizaad Zorabian does look like born of a beautiful, ethereal, effervescent fairy. She has the effervescence and energy of a teenager and a million-dollar smile that captivates.
Having studied in Auxilium Convent High School (Mumbai), Perizaad took the B.Com course in Bombay University. After her post-graduation, she secured admission in one of the Top 20 colleges in New York for her MBA studies.
Then there was no looking back for Perizaad who supported herself in the US by taking up a job at Hotel Lexington. At the same time she also enrolled into an acting school. When she came back to India she did not harbor any dreams of stepping under Bollywood’s arc lamps. So she began helping her father in his poultry farm business.
It was during this time, she met a model coordinator Mona Irani who offered her modeling assignments.
Her debut film Bollywood Calling has already won accolades and next in line is Viral Lakhia’s Namaste, though the role she might cherish most is that of Indira Gandhi that Perizaad plays in an international Chinese production called Bandung Sonata made by the Chinese Film Group Corporation.
Prior to her movie appearances, this Mumbai gal ruled the hearts of the television audience through brilliant performances in serials like ‘Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye’ as Maya. Besides, she also starred in exciting music videos with such greats like Asha Bhonsle, Lucky Ali, Aryans and others.
A rare combination of beauty and brains, Perizaad did MBA in marketing and Finance from New York before completing an acting course with the renowned Lee Strasberg School of Acting. To equip herself for the Bollywood Jhatkas, she did a stint with dancer Shiamak Davar too.
A trained ballet dancer for 12 years, she has done theatre too and is ever ready to try out new things in life, which explains her interest in dad’s poultry business before getting bitten by the acting bug.
Her first ad was for Clearsil, shot by Shekhar Kapoor after which she was off to New York to pursue her further studies. On her return, she did a series of ads for well-known brands like Fair & Lovely, Titan, Ponds, Tanishq, BPL, Closeup, etc.
A true homebody by nature, she loves spending time at home with family and close friends. Although she misses her ballet a lot due to her schedule, she does manage to do the annual show at the academy from where she has graduated.
Filmography
1. Exitz (2007) .... Ravina
2. Just Married (2007)
3. Breaking News (2007)
4. Highway 203 (2007) .... Madhu Kalpade
5. Ek Ajnabee (2005) .... Nikasha R. Rathore
6. Devaki (2005)
7. Morning Raga (2004) .... Pinkie
8. Dhoom (2004) .... Friendly appearance
9. Mumbai Matinee (2003) .... Sonali Verma
10. Joggers' Park (2003) .... Jenny
11. Namaste: Say Hello to ... Love (2002) .... Ria
12. Bollywood Calling (2001) .... Kajal