Meet the famous child actor, Ali Haji, who won everyone's hearts with his work in 'Fanaa', 'Partner', 'Ta Ra Rum Pum', and other movies. Here's how he looks, and this is what he does now.
Indian cinema has witnessed a series of exceptionally talented child actors. While some went on to replicate his success as an adult actor, some faded away with time. Some of the most famous child actors are the likes of Parzan Dastur, Darsheel Safary, Shahinda Baig, Vishal Desai, Alankar Joshi, Juanna Sanghvi, Angelina Idnani, Harsh Mayar, Harshaali Malhotra, and many more. All these child actors became famous across the nation with their respective films. However, there was a teenager who not only gained fame but was also tipped to be the next big thing in Bollywood.
The actor we are talking about is none other than Ali Haji, who is often considered as one of the finest child actors in the history of Hindi cinema. Ali Haji was born on October 30, 1999, in Mumbai to his parents, Murtuza Haji and Fazilat Haji. He also has a sister named Naqiyah Haji, who is an actor by profession. Today, we are going to take a look at Ali Haji's professional career as an actor and will also reveal what he does now.
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Ali Haji made his acting debut at the age of seven in the film, Family, in which he had played the role of Amitabh Bachchan's grandson. However, the teenager wasn't credited for his work in the film, but in the same year, he was seen in Aamir Khan's Fanaa, which brought him immense fame.
Ali Haji's cuteness melted everyone's hearts, which helped him catch the attention of Bollywood's big producers. In 2007, Ali Haji was cast by critically acclaimed filmmaker, David Dhawan for his film, Partner. The youngster's hilarious scenes with Salman Khan left an everlasting mark on the audience.
With his exceptional acting in Family, Fanaa, and Partner, Ali Haji signed Saif Ali Khan's Ta Ra Rum Pum, and it played a crucial part in his acting carer. Ali Haji and Angelina Idnani played the children of Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in the film. Even after so many years, Ali Haji's heartbreaking scene in which he eats a burger from a dustbin is a core memory for many Bollywood fanatics. In the coming years, Ali Haji worked in a series of recognised films like Drona, My Friend Ganesha 2, Paathshaala, Right Ya Wrong, and many more.
In the year 2019, Ali Haji was cast by Vandana Kataria in her film, Nobleman, which also featured renowned actors like Kunal Kapoor, Ivan Rodrigues, Soni Razdan, and many more. The film received critical acclaim at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), and Ali Haji even won the 'Best Child Actor' award at the film festival. After this, Ali Haji was seen in Rohit Karn Batra's Line of Descant and Vikas Bahl's Super 30. As per multiple reports, Ali Haji's last film as an actor was Super 30, and after this, he never worked as an actor.
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The child actor, Ali Haji, who once used to melt everyone's hearts with his cuteness, has grown on to become a hunk. The 25-year-old youngster has 19.3K followers on his Instagram handle and never skips a chance to make his followers swoon over his style statement. He loves cafe hopping and often shares stunning glimpses of the same on his IG handle. Not only this, Ali Haji also drops a lot of snippets from the sets of his projects.
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Despite being one of the most famous child actors in Hindi cinema, Ali Haji is no longer an actor. The youngster is a renowned writer in the film industry and has also worked as a director on some projects. For the uninitiated, Ali Haji made his debut as a writer and director in the short film, Bombay Blitz, which was produced by Mukesh Chhabra. In the following years, he worked as a writer-director in two short films, Naina Da Kya Kasoor and Goals.
Ali Haji also directed two music videos, Reva De and Chhori. However, it was in 2022 when Ali Haji made his debut as a feature writer and director with the film, Justice For Good Content. We hope Ali Haji continues to pick big projects in the coming future and achieve a lot of success as a writer and director in the film industry.
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