Alaya F

Alaya Furniturewalla[1] (born 28 November 1997), known by her stage name Alaya F, is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films.[2] She is the daughter of Farhan Ebrahim Furniturewala and actress Pooja Bedi. Her maternal grandparents are veteran actor Kabir Bedi and late dancer Protima Bedi.[3] She made her film debut in 2020 through a leading role in the comedy Jawaani Jaaneman.[4]

Alaya Furniturewalla
Alaya F
BornAalia Furniturewala
(1997-11-28) 28 November 1997
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActress
Years active2020–present
Parent(s)Pooja Bedi
Farhan Ebrahim Furniturewalla
RelativesKabir Bedi (maternal grandfather)
Protima Bedi (maternal grandmother)
Adam Bedi (maternal uncle)
Siddharth Bedi (maternal uncle)

Early life

Alaya F was born on 28 November 1997 to actress Pooja Bedi and businessman Farhan Ebrahim Furniturewalla.[5][6] She has one younger brother, Omar Furniturewala, and one half-sibling Zaan Furniturewala. She is the granddaughter of actor Kabir Bedi and former model and classical dancer Protima Bedi.[7] 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.[8] She is also a trained contemporary and kathak dancer.[9]

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 positive reviews from critics; Alaya received praise for her debut.[10]

Filmography
Year Film Role Ref
2020 Jawaani Jaaneman Tia Singh [11]
2022 Ek Aur Ghazab Kahani Sonia Bhardwaj 18 Feb 2022
with Amrita Puri, Arjun Kapoor and Aditya Seal

References
  1. "Alaya Furniturewalla's First Look from Jawaani Jaaneman Revealed". 4 January 2020.
  2. "Alaia Furniturewala | All you need to know about the 'Jawaani Jaaneman' star". Republic World. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. "Alaya F Opens Up On Her Parents, Pooja Bedi And Farhan Furniturewala's Divorce When She Was 5". BollywoodShaadis. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "Saif Ali Khan begins shooting for Aalia Furniturewala's debut film Jawani Janeman". India Today. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. "Fell In Love With 5 Different Men, Yet Pooja Bedi Is Single And Rocking At The Age Of 47". BollywoodShaadis. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. Jun 1, Anubha Sawhney | TNN |; 2003; Ist, 00:28. "Pooja Bedi: The siege within | undefined News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 December 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. "What Kabir Bedi Said About Granddaughter Alaya Working With 'Seasoned Actors' In Jawaani Jaaneman". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. "The breakout star of 'Jawaani Jaaneman': Why Aalia became Alaya F". 28 February 2020.
  9. "NYFA Acting for Film Alum Alaia F Featured in Vogue India". New York Film Academy Blog. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  10. "Pooja Bedi's daughter Alaya to make her debut with Jawani Janeman". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  11. "Saif Ali Khan says 'we are lucky to have found' Pooja Bedi's daughter Alaia Furniturewala for Jawani Jaaneman". Hindustan Times. 13 April 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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