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{{short description|Indian film actress}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2020}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Alaya Furniturewalla
| image = Alaya Furniturewalla snapped in Juhu-1.jpg
| caption = Alaya in 2020
| parents = [[Pooja Bedi]]<br />Farhan Ebrahim Furniturewalla
| birth_date = Aalia Furniturewala<br>{{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|11|28}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| years_active = 2020–present
| occupation = Actress
| relatives = [[Kabir Bedi]] (maternal grandfather)<br>[[Protima Bedi]] (maternal grandmother)
}}

'''Aalia Furniturewalla'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/alaya-furniturewallas-first-look-from-jawaani-jaaneman-revealed-2445399.html|title=Alaya Furniturewalla's First Look from Jawaani Jaaneman Revealed|date=4 January 2020}}</ref> (born 28 November 1997), known by her [[stage name]] '''Alaya F''', is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/alaya-furniturewala-all-you-need-to-know|title=Alaia Furniturewala {{!}} All you need to know about the 'Jawaani Jaaneman' star|website=Republic World|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref> She is the daughter of actress [[Pooja Bedi]], as well as maternal granddaughter of veteran actor [[Kabir Bedi]] and late dancer [[Protima Bedi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/alaya-f-opens-up-on-her-parents-divorce-and-her-mothers-second-marriage-16425|title=Alaya F Opens Up On Her Parents, Pooja Bedi And Farhan Furniturewala's Divorce When She Was 5|website=BollywoodShaadis|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> She made her film debut in 2020 through a leading role in the comedy ''[[Jawaani Jaaneman]]'', which won her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/saif-ali-khan-begins-shooting-for-aalia-furniturewala-s-debut-film-jawani-janeman-1495021-2019-04-05|title=Saif Ali Khan begins shooting for Aalia Furniturewala's debut film Jawani Janeman|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>

== Early life ==
[[File:Pooja Bedi and Alaia Furniturewalla grace the launch of Farah Khan Ali’s book 'A Bejewelled Life'.jpg|right|thumb|Pooja Bedi and Alaia Furniturewalla at the launch of 'A Bejewelled Life'.]]
Alaya F was born on 28 November 1997 to actress [[Pooja Bedi]] and businessman Farhan Ebrahim Furniturewalla.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Jun 1|first1=Anubha Sawhney {{!}} TNN {{!}}|last2=2003|last3=Ist|first3=00:28|title=Pooja Bedi: The siege within {{!}} undefined News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Pooja-Bedi-The-siege-within/articleshow/479019467.cms|access-date=2020-12-16|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> She has one younger brother, Omar Furniturewala, and one [[Sibling#half|half-sibling]] Zaan Furniturewala. She is the granddaughter of actor [[Kabir Bedi]] and former model and classical dancer [[Protima Bedi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/what-kabir-bedi-said-about-granddaughter-alaya-working-with-seasoned-actors-in-jawaani-jaaneman-2175554|title=What Kabir Bedi Said About Granddaughter Alaya Working With 'Seasoned Actors' In Jawaani Jaaneman|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref> She studied at [[Jamnabai Narsee School]] in Mumbai. Before making her film debut, she earned a diploma in acting at the [[New York Film Academy]] and later changed her name to Alaya F.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-breakout-star-of-jawaani-jaaneman-why-aalia-became-alaya-f/article30941948.ece|title=The breakout star of 'Jawaani Jaaneman': Why Aalia became Alaya F|date=28 Feb 2020}}</ref> She is presently training to be a [[Contemporary Dance|contemporary]] and [[kathak]] dancer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyfa.edu/film-school-blog/alum-alaia-f-vogue-india/|title=NYFA Acting for Film Alum Alaia F Featured in Vogue India|website=New York Film Academy Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref>

== Career ==
She made her Hindi film debut with Nitin Kakkar's ''[[Jawaani Jaaneman]]'' (2020), a family comedy-drama, in which she played a 21-year-old girl claiming a 40-year-old person who has a hatred for marriages (played by [[Saif Ali Khan]]) to be her father. The film was produced under the banner [[Pooja Entertainment]] and received mixed reviews from critics but Alaya received praise for her debut.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/star-kids/story/pooja-bedi-s-daughter-alaia-to-make-her-debut-with-jawani-janeman-meet-the-new-star-kid-1392653-2018-11-20|title=Pooja Bedi's daughter Alaya to make her debut with Jawani Janeman|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2 February 2020|agency=Ist}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Ref
!Notes
|-
|2020
|''[[Jawaani Jaaneman]]''
|Tia Singh
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/saif-ali-khan-says-we-are-lucky-to-have-found-pooja-bedi-s-daughter-alaia-furniturewala-for-jawani-jaaneman/story-OrGRTR4J2s25w8PoDYew7H.html|title=Saif Ali Khan says 'we are lucky to have found' Pooja Bedi's daughter Alaya Furniturewala for Jawani Jaaneman|date=13 April 2019|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/alaya-f-does-a-happy-dance-as-she-wins-best-debut-award-pooja-bedi-says-proud-of-you-my-baby-girl-101616939860776.html|title=Alaya F does a happy dance as she wins best debut award, Pooja Bedi says 'proud of you my baby girl'|date=28 March 2021|work=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref>
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut]]
|}
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Award
!Category
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|2021
| ''[[Jawaani Jaaneman]]''
|[[66th Filmfare Awards]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/alaya-f-does-a-happy-dance-as-she-wins-best-debut-award-pooja-bedi-says-proud-of-you-my-baby-girl-101616939860776.html|title=Alaya F does a happy dance as she wins best debut award, Pooja Bedi says 'proud of you my baby girl'|date=28 Mar 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|7775934}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|aalia-furniturewalla}}
{{Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut}}
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[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian film actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian actresses]]
[[Category:People of Parsi descent]]
[[Category:Indian people of English descent]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]

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