[custom_adv] Elnaaz Norouzi was born in Tehran. In 2000, she moved to Germany with her family. She started modelling when she was about 14 years old, going to school and managing shoots on the weekends became her everyday life. Till the age of 19, she traveled in Asia and Europe. Once she finished school she decided to move to India. [custom_adv] Before joining the case of “Sacred Games” as Zoya, the star with a past, she had already done a Pakistani film “Maan Jao Naa”, a Punjabi sports flick “Khido Khundi” and also appeared with Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in commercials. Proud of her German upbringing and her native country culture, she tells us how difficult it was learning Hindi for her and adapting to Mumbai’s lifestyle. [custom_adv] She has endorsed in India brands such as Thums Up, Titan Raga, Myntra, Canon, Samsung, Being Human, Fiama Di Wills, Le Coq Sportif and Dior. She made her debut in Pakistan and the Punjabi film industry through Maan Jao Naa and Khido Khundi respectively. She has featured in the Netflix show Sacred Games. [custom_adv] With the increase in demand for actors from different cultural backgrounds in the entertainment industry, more and more actors are finding work in Indian films. Elnaaz Norouzi is one of them. [custom_adv] For Elnaaz Norouzi, there’s nothing more important than keeping herself busy during the pandemic when she has quarantined herself at her home in Germany. [custom_adv] As for her, she has enrolled for an online acting class at the New York Film Academy which she attends five days a week. An excited Norouzi says, “My class is going very well. It’s very time consuming. We get a lot of homework. I’m super busy with that. The only thing that is making me happy during the pandemic is that I’m getting the time to study, otherwise everything else seems sad at the moment with no work.” [custom_adv] She adds that though it has always been her dream to learn the art of acting, her busy schedule in Mumbai was holding her back. “Online course are very extensive and I would have to give it a lot of time. [custom_adv] She flew home on March 18 just before the lockdown started in India. Talking about the situation in the Germany, Norouzi says, “Many establishments have opened up in Germany, including gyms. Things are back to normal again. There’s no lockdown anymore but you aren’t allowed anywhere without a mask.” [custom_adv] Elnaaz Norouzi was born in Tehran. In 2000, she moved to Germany with her family. She started modelling when she was about 14 years old, going to school and managing shoots on the weekends became her everyday life. Till the age of 19, she traveled in Asia and Europe. Once she finished school she decided to move to India. [custom_adv] Before joining the case of “Sacred Games” as Zoya, the star with a past, she had already done a Pakistani film “Maan Jao Naa”, a Punjabi sports flick “Khido Khundi” and also appeared with Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan in commercials. Proud of her German upbringing and her native country culture, she tells us how difficult it was learning Hindi for her and adapting to Mumbai’s lifestyle. [custom_adv] The Sacred Games actor’s happy that to be making use of her time honing her craft. She shares, “I always wanted to go to study there. I love studying and I believe that as an actor, you’ve to study a lot. One cannot just wake up one morning and say that they want to act and excel.” [custom_adv] Urging everyone to keep themselves occupied with something that interests them during this time, she says, “It is very important to stay productive now. In these times where you aren’t doing anything for months altogether, it’s important to look for that one thing you always wanted to do and didn’t get the time for.”
