Rise of ali fazal from 3 idiots to mirzapur in the latest episode of no small parts

Jyothi Venkatesh

Beginning his acting journey with a cameo to portraying several remarkable roles on screen, the immensely talented Ali Fazal continues to enjoy a phenomenal rise in the world of cinema.

Ali Fazal is known to have broken the mold in finding success as a supporting and leading man in both Hindi cinema as well as Hollywood through his stellar performances in Furious 7, Victoria & Abdul and his striking performance as a hot headed gangster Guddu in Amazon Prime Video series Mirzapur.

The latest episode of IMDb Originals 'No Small Parts' traces the extraordinary journey of Ali Fazal’s rise to fame in the world of entertainment.

Ali’s entered the world of entertainment with a 2008 Hollywood movie The Other End of The Line; appearing in one scene as a call center worker. The following year he made his debut as Joy Lobo in one of the highest grossing Hindi films of all time, 3 Idiots (2009) and followed it with some gripping performances, including Zafar, a struggling musician in Fukrey and Fukrey Returns, Vikram Bhatt’s horror title Khamoshiyan (2015), Bobby Jasoos alongside Vidya Balan, and also worked alongside Sanjay Dutt in 2019’s Prassthanam. In 2018, he won the hearts of viewers with his phenomenal performance as Guddu Pandit in Amazon Original Series Mirzapur.

Ali set foot in the West in 2015 with Furious 7 where he played a crucial role as a street wise mechanic in Abu Dhabi and only 2 years later Ali landed, what he describes as his favorite role till date, Abdul Karim, in the Oscar nominated film Victoria & Abdul (2017). Ali credits his friendship he developed with his co-star Judi Dench which made his performance more real especially while shooting her character’s tragic death scene.

Ali Fazal is set to play one of many suspects in Kenneth Branagh 2020 release Death on the Nile. It will be exciting to watch how this humble actor continues to climb the glorious ladder of success.