Elnaaz Norouzi
Elnaaz Norouzi is an Iranian-German actress who mainly works in Bollywood. She is known for playing the role of Zoya Mirza in Indian crime thriller Sacred Games. She made her Hollywood debut with Gerard Butler in Kandahar, a movie by Ric Roman Waugh.
Early life and education
Elnaaz Norouzi was born in Tehran, Iran. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Hanover, Germany. Norouzi has German citizenship. She started working as an actress when she was fourteen. She went to school, while weekend photoshoots became a daily occurrence for her. She travelled around Asia and Europe until she was 19. After graduating from the Goetheschule in Hanover, she decided to move to India.Career
She started her career as a model at the age of 14 in Germany. In 2017, she made her debut in Pakistani film Maan Jao Na, playing the role of a young girl Raania. She entered the Indian film industry by playing the role of Zoya in Netflix Bollywood web series Sacred Games. Later, Norouzi worked in many movies and series, including Hello Charlie, Chutzpah, Tehran, Abhay, Khido Khundi and Made in Heaven.She performed a dance number in Rashtra Kavach Om and JugJugg Jeeyo, produced by Karan Johar. In July 2022, she made her singing debut with 'La La Love'. She marks special appearance in the Marathi song "Hridayi Vasant Phultana", an item number from the Malind Kavde's directorial 2022 film Takatak 2.
In June 2025, she entered as contestant in the Prime Video's The Traitors and she was eliminated on Day 7 and placed 11th.
Personal life
Elnaaz Norouzi was born in Iran. Her family shifted to Germany, where she grew up and spent her teenage years. In 2015, she found a new home in India. Norouzi can speak English, German, French, Persian, ''Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu'', which has helped her to act in various film industries.In 2018, she accused director Vipul Shah of sexual harassment.
During the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022, Norouzi voiced support for the protests against the forced head covering. To support the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, which denounced the Government of Iran and the morality police, Norouzi posted a video of herself stripping down to being topless.