Meezaan Jaffrey, son of Javed Jaffrey, is an actor whose first stint with cinema was when he was asked to be a body double for Ranveer Singh in Padmavat. Prior to that he had no interest in acting, and in fact, was looking at sports or music as a career. It was only when Meezan met the director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who offered to launch him as an actor, that he considered the profession. This is how Meezaan came to star in the leading role of Bhansali's Malaal (2019). He shares the screen with Sharmin Segal.