Zoa Morani

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Zoa Morani
Zoa Morani and others grace Zaheer Iqbal’s birthday bash at Arth Bandra (cropped).jpg
Morani in 2018
Born (1988-03-29) 29 March 1988 (age 35)
India
NationalityIndian
Occupationactress, model
Years active2011–present
Parent(s)Karim Morani

Zoa Morani (born 29 March 1988) is an Indian model and actress who appears in Bollywood films.[1][2][3]

Career[edit]

Morani started off as an assistant director for the 2007 film Om Shanti Om and was assistant director for Halla Bol (2008) as well.[4] Apparently, though Morani had no interest in directing films, she took up these roles to familiarise herself with acting.[5] She made her acting debut in Shahrukh Khan's production Always Kabhi Kabhi in 2011 and has thereafter been signed by film director Shyam Benegal for his next film.[1] In 2011, she took up a modelling assignment during the Lakme Fashion Week.[4] She has since appeared in the 2012 edition of the Lakme Fashion Week as well.[6]

Morani was signed by Vikram Bhatt for his film Bhaag Johnny opposite Kunal Khemu and Mandana Karimi.[7][8][9] The film was co-produced by Bhushan Kumar and Vikram Bhatt and was released in 2015.

Personal life[edit]

Morani is the daughter of Karim Morani,[10] a Bollywood film producer and director of Cineyug Entertainment, one of Bollywood's biggest event management companies. She is an Nizari Muslim by birth, but respects all religions.[11] She was diagnosed with COVID-19 from which she has recovered.[12]

Filmography[edit]

As actress[edit]

Year Film Role Film/Web series Platform Ref.
2011 Always Kabhi Kabhi Nandini Oberoi Film
2012 Mastaan Film
2015 Bhaag Johnny Tanya Film
2018 Akoori Jehan Irani Web series ZEE5 [13][14][15]
2019 Bhoot Purva Angelina Web series ZEE5
2020 Taish Mahi Film ZEE5
2021 Tuesdays And Fridays Kajal Film Netflix

As assistant director[edit]

Year Film
2007 Om Shanti Om
2008 Halla Bol

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Zoa Morani bags Benegal's next". The Times of India. 5 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  2. "I am quite a drama queen!" – Zoa Morani".
  3. "Deepika Padukone a hard worker: Zoa Morani".
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Zoa Morani to make first appearance at LFW show". Sify.com. 12 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  5. Udasi, Harshikaa (21 May 2011). "New kids on the block". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  6. "Let your feet go wild!". Daily News and Analysis. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  7. "Zoa ropes in Katrina's diction trainer for herself". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013.
  8. "Director Vikram Bhatt to launch Iranian model Mandana Karimi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013.
  9. "Zoa Morani missed her family". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013.
  10. "Who is Karim Morani? - Firstpost". Firstpost.
  11. "SRK's discovery Zoa Morani turns 22". Mid-Day. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  12. Suri, Rishabh (16 April 2020). "Zoa Morani on battling Covid-19: My body has taken a blow, I am still coughing". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  13. Raman, Sruthi Ganapathy. "ZEE5 comedy 'Akoori' shows what a dysfunctional family is really like, says director Harsh Dedhia". Scroll.in. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  14. "Zoa Morani, Shadab Kamal, Adi Irani, Darshan Jariwala, Lillete Dubey and Tirthankar Poddar in ZEE5's Akoori". IWMBuzz. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  15. Baddhan, Raj (10 August 2018). "In Video: ZEE5 unveils trailer of new web-series 'Akoori'". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. Retrieved 22 July 2019.

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