Aaliyah Qureishi

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Jhalli for her song 'Don't Come Back'
Born (1996-10-19) October 19, 1996 (age 27)
Mumbai, India
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
TitleAaliyah Qureishi

Aaliyah Qureishi, also known by her stage name Jhalli (born 19 October 1996), is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter, and music producer who works in Indian films and web series.[1] She is best known for playing Janvi in the 2023 film Jawan and Jia in the 2022 Netflix series Eternally Confused and Eager for Love.

Early life

Aaliyah was born and raised in Mumbai, India.[2] She graduated from University of Southern California in 2018 after studying Psychology and Music.[3][4]

Career

Qureishi, under her stage name Jhalli, has put out an entire discography of songs independently, including her EP "Why Should I?" which was featured by Rolling Stone India, and two self-produced Hindi singles, "Mukaddar" and "Paraye".[5][6] She also released a self-produced dance pop single called "Don't Come Back".[5]

Jhalli appeared in several Indian commercials before landing a large acting role.[3] Her first television role was on the Tiger Baby/ Excel Netflix web series Eternally Confused and Eager for Love, where she played the character of Jiah, appearing in episodes 1 and 6. She then went on to play Janvi, one of the six girls in Shah Rukh Khan's girl squad in Jawan.

Filmography

Film and Web Series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2022 Eternally Confused and Eager For Love Jia
2023 Jawan Janvi
2024 Bandish Bandits TBA Filming [7]

Discography

Songs
Year Track EP Language Genre Reference
2018 Pretty English Indie Rock [8]
2020 Marceline English Indie Rock [9]
I Want to Be Free English Indie Rock [10]
2022 Dream Girl Why Should I? English Pop [6]
stupid games English Pop
let me be ur girl English Pop
Why Should I (Interlude) English Pop
HURRICANE English Pop
insecurity English Pop
Mukaddar Hindi Pop/ Folk [11]
2023 Paraye Hindi Pop / Ballad [12]
Don't Come Back English Dance Pop [13]

References

  1. Kaur, Gurpreet (11 August 2023). "Aaliyah Qureishi On Working With Shah Rukh Khan In 'Jawan': He Taught Me About Power Of Belief". Outlook. Outlook. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. "Aaliyah Qureishi wiki". Bollywood Biography. Bollywood Biography.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Tusing, David (2023-08-30). "How Aaliyah Qureishi bagged role in Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan". The National. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  4. "Aaliyah Qureishi wiki". Bollywood Biography. Bollywood Biography.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Sen, Debarati S. (6 September 2023). "'Shah Rukh Khan in Jawan taught me how discipline and pure love for your craft can take you far': Aaliyah Qureishi". Money Control. Money Control. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Britto, David (27 April 2022). "How Jhalli's Grandmother Inspired Her to Write Her Debut EP 'Why Should I?'". Rolling Stone India. Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. Mazumdar, Ratnalekha (26 September 2023). "Jawan girl Aaliyah Qureishi: 'Shah Rukh Khan sir said keep working, it will get better'". Telegraph. Telegraph. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. "Pretty - song and lyrics by Jhalli". Spotify. Spotify. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. "Marceline - song and lyrics by Jhalli". Spotify. Spotify. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  10. "I Want to Be Free - song and lyrics by Jhalli". Spotify. Spotify. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  11. "Mukaddar - song and lyrics by Jhalli". Spotify. Spotify. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  12. "Jhalli - Paraye (Official Lyric Video) - YouTube". YouTube. YouTube.
  13. Britto, David. "Fresh Indie Fridays #100 Featuring Jhalli..." Rolling Stone India. Rolling Stone India.

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