Ali Haji (born 30 October 1999) is an Indian actor and director who appears in
Bollywood films. Before his breakthrough, he had smaller roles in ''
Fanaa'' portraying Rehan Qadri Jr. as
Aamir Khan
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and
Kajol's son., Ranveer Singh "Champ" in the 2007 film ''
Ta Ra Rum Pum
''Ta Ra Rum Pum'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Siddharth Anand from a screenplay penned by Habib Faisal. It stars Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Angelina Idnani, Ali Haji and Javed Jaffrey in lead roles. In t ...
'' as
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Part of the Pataudi family, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
Khan ma ...
and
Rani Mukerji
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's son, and Suraj Sinha in ''
Line of Descent'' alongside
Brendan Fraser
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. He also starred in ''
Super 30
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'' (2019) directed by
Vikas Bahl
Vikas Bahl is an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing and scripting the comedy drama film ''Queen'' (2013).
Early life and education
Bahl was born and brought up in Lajpat Nagar in Delhi, and his father worked with the Indian Oil Corpor ...
as a supporting role. Haji made his main film debut in
Yoodlee films's ''
Noblemen
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'' (2018) directed by
Vandana Kataria
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as Shay. He won Best Child Actor at the
New York Indian Film Festival
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for ''
Noblemen
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'' for his starring role. Ali Haji, currently, has written and directed his first feature film called #JusticeForGoodContent. The film is currently in post-production.
Career
Ali has been a part of over 100 TV commercials and his first film was ''
Family
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'' as
Amitabh Bachchan
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's grandson but was uncredited. He has also been a crucial part of the Bollywood feature titled ''
Line of Descent'' previously known as ''The Field'' with
Brendan Fraser
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,
Ronit Roy
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,
Neeraj Kabi
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Neeraj Kabi was born on 12 March 1968 in Jamshedp ...
, and Ali Haji as brothers trying to take over their father's,
Prem Chopra
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business with Haji playing Suraj Sinha, the youngest of the brothers.
Ali starred in his first main role in the film ''
Noblemen
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'' for which he won ‘Best Child Actor’ award at the
New York Indian Film Festival
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.
The film, also featuring Kunal Kapoor was directed by Vandana Kataria and produced by Saregama and Yoodlee Films, in which the film deals with boarding school and bullying issues. In 2019, he had a supporting role in the film, ''
Super 30
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'' starring
Hrithik Roshan
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. Finally, in 2020, amidst the pandemic, Ali Haji rose like a true underdog as he wrote and filmed his first feature film titled
#JusticeforGoodContent. It is currently in post-production. The story is a satire on the Indian film industry's long standing insider-outsider debate with the protagonist named Good Content. It maps the journey of a young filmmaker through the rigamarole of various processes, like producers, casting directors and talent agents to mount a film. The film, by design, has an ensemble cast filled with stellar names from the supporting actor prototype such as
Suresh Menon
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Career
Menon has appeared in movies including Grand Masti, ''Phir Hera Pheri'', '' Partner'', ''Fool N Final'', '' Krazzy 4'', '' Deewane Huye Pagal' ...
,
Anu Menon
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,
Vijay Patkar
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,
Rajkumar Kanojia
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Rajkumar is known for his comedic roles in numerous regional and international ...
,
Max Fernandes
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,
Jaimini Pathak
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,
Delnaaz Irani
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,
Raj Zutshi
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Zutshi was born on 4 February 1961 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India into a Kashmiri Pandit family. Raj Zut ...
, Pradeep Kabra, Kritika Avasthi,
Dilnaz Irani
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, Krishna Bisht, Rati Shankar Tripathi,
Rajendra Chawla
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,
Prabhjyot Singh,
Vanita Kharat
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and many many more. The film is slated for a digital release in 2022 later this year.
Ali additionally owns a theatre production studio known as Clean Slate Studios, under which he has written and directed two plays, ''Kaaya'' and in July 2016, a satire on the Indian parenting system, ''The Mad World of Rustom Irani''.
Filmography
Films
Director
References
External links
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Indian male child actors
1999 births
Living people