Zoya Afroz

Zoya Afroz, (born 10 January 1995) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi films. She was the winner of Pond's Femina Miss India Indore 2013 Crown.[1] She was later crowned as Pond's Femina Miss India International 2013 at the 50th edition of Pond's Femina Miss India 2013 that was held in Yash Raj Studio, Mumbai on 24 March 2013.[2][3] She has also worked in numerous films, serials and commercials as a child artist.

Zoya Afroz
Afroz at Pride Gallantry Awards
Born (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMithibai College, Mumbai
OccupationModel, Actress
Years active1999–present
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Early life and education

Zoya Afroz [4] was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India. She has done her schooling from R N Shah High School, and attended Mithibai College in Vile parle Mumbai, for her graduation.

Pond's Femina Miss India 2013

Zoya was one of the top 5 finalist of Femina Miss India 2013.[5] She was crowned Miss India International 2013 in this contest by previous year winner Rochelle Maria Rao.

Career

Zoya Afroz started her career when she was 3 years old. She got her break from Rasna Mahasearch Contest at the age of 3 after which she did the TV commercial for the same. She has also been seen on other TV commercials like Whirlpool, Shoppers Stop, Jatt Airways, PSPO fan and New York Life Insurance, as a child artist. She has worked with many celebrities like Karishma Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Salman Khan and Sonali Bendre in the film Hum Saath Saath Hain and also with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bacchan in the film Kuch Naa Kaho. At the age of 18 she was crowned as the winner of Pond's Femina Miss India Indore 2013. In addition to acting, Zoya is an active celebrity endorser for several brands and products, including Pond's Face wash [6][7]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1999Hum Saath Saath Hain [8]RadhikaHindi
2001Sant GyaneshwarMuktaHindiDirector - Dharmesh Tiwari
2003Kuch Naa Kaho [9]AaryaHindi
2005From Tia With LoveTiaEnglish
2012Sadi Gali Aaya Karo [10]ChannoPunjabi
2014The Xposé [11]ChandniHindi
2017Sweetiee Weds NRI [12]SweetieHindi
2019PaambanTamil Vasundra
2021Kabaad The Coin RomaHindi

Television
YearSerialRoleNotes
1998Kora KagazChild Artist Child Artist
2000Jai Mata Ki [13]Nanhi Mata / Child Parvati
2001Hum Saath Aath HaiLovely
2004Son Pari [14]Dimples

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2013Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Beauty Queen of the Year Award [15]Beauty Queen of the YearN/AWon
2014Life Ok Now Awards [16]Best Actress"The Xposé"Won

References
  1. "Pond's Femina Miss India Indore 2013 Crown".
  2. "Pond's Femina Miss India International 2013".
  3. "Pond's Femina Miss India International 2013".
  4. "Zoya Afroz - Profile". indiatimes.com.
  5. "Femina Miss India 2013 Grand Finale". Times of India Portal.
  6. "Pond's Face Wash Commercial".
  7. "Pond's Face Wash".
  8. "Hum Saath Saath Hain".
  9. "Kuch Naa Kaho".
  10. "Sadi Gali Aaya Karo".
  11. "The Xposé".
  12. "Sweetiee Weds NRI".
  13. "Jai Mata Ki".
  14. "Son Pari".
  15. "Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Beauty Queen of the Year Award".
  16. "Big life ok Now Awards".
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