Alizeh, the niece of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who made a striking entrance into the film industry with her debut in the 2023 heist thriller Farrey, has bagged the prestigious IIFA Best Debutant Award (Female) 2024, marking a significant milestone in her budding career. IIFA Awards 2024 Winners List: Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji Named Best Actors; Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Animal’ Wins Best Film.
Talking about the same, Alizeh said: “This feels like a dream come true. I’ve been attending IIFA since I was a kid, and to now be standing on this stage, accepting an award for my own film, is absolutely surreal.”
Alizeh Khan Shines as She Wins Best Debutant Award for ‘Farrey’
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“Being part of Farrey as my debut project has been such a rewarding and incredible journey as an actor, and I couldn’t have asked for a better start. I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to Soumendra Padhi, K Kohl, Nikhil, my family, and the entire team for giving me this amazing opportunity. I’m so grateful for all of it, thank you so much,” she added.
Directed by Soumendra, the movie stars Alizeh in the lead role with Ronit Roy, Sahil Mehta, Zeyn Shaw, Prasanna Bisht, Juhi Babbar and Shilpa Shukla. It is an official remake of the 2017 Thai film Bad Genius.
Farrey premiered at 54th International Film Festival of India and it was released theatrically on November 24, 2023.
On the personal front, Alizeh is the daughter of actor, and filmmaker Atul Agnihotri and Alvira Khan (sister of Salman Khan). She has an elder brother named Ayaan Agnihotri. IIFA Utsavam Awards 2024 Winners List: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Triumphs As Best Actress for ‘Ponniyin Selvan 2’; Nani and Mani Ratnam Win Big.
Alizeh made her acting debut as a child in her father Atul Agnihotri’s directorial film Hello. The 2008 thriller film starred Sharman Joshi, Sohail Khan, Gul Panag, Isha Koppikar, Amrita Arora, and Sharat Saxena in the lead roles.
The film was based on Chetan Bhagat’s novel, One Night @ the Call Center. It also had cameo roles by Salman and Katrina Kaif.
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