Perizaad Zorabian is an Indian

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. Her film debut was with Nagesh Kukunoor's '' Bollywood Calling'' and she gained international recognition for her role as Jenny in

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's '' Joggers' Park'' (2003).

Early life

Zorabian was born to an Irani

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family in

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. She obtained a

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and also attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She returned to India, and subsequently assisted her father in his poultry farm business, Zorabian Chicken.

Personal life

She married construction tycoon Boman Rustom Irani in 2006 and has 2 children. She owns a restaurant "Gondola" in Mumbai. She has become the brand ambassador of the first Indian luxury fan brand Fanzart. She was the emcee of the grand opening event of HIL's third edition. She was part of the 2013 TOIFA panel discussion, that discussed the issues that women face across the globe.

Career

Zorabian's first screen appearance was in a Clearasil television advertisement, which she had made before she moved to New York. She continued with advertisements for healthcare products after her return to

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, and, in 1997, acted in a music video for

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's ''Nahi Rakhta Dil Mein Kuch''. She subsequently played "Maya" in the TV serial Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye. Zorabian did a minor role in '' Mumbai Matinee'' (2003). In 2004, she played a supporting role in ''

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'' and made a cameo appearance in ''

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''. In 2005 she appeared in ''

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'' opposite

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, and a year later with

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in ''Exitz''. Her more recent films include ''Highway 203'' (2006), ''Moonlight'' (2006), ''Just Married'' (2007), and ''Kabhi Up Kabhi Down''. She has also acted in a

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, ''Bandung Sonata'', in which she played

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. From Bollywood, she moved on to becoming an entrepreneur handling her family poultry business by the name "Zorabian Chicken" since 2008.

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