6 Non-Parsi actors who brought Parsi characters to life
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Akshay Kumar (Rustom)
Akshay Kumar played Parsi naval officer Rustom Pavri in the 2016 thriller Rustom, inspired by the K. M. Nanavati case and tumultuous personal life
Saif Ali Khan (Being Cyrus)
Saif Ali Khan played the titular Cyrus Mistry in Being Cyrus, a dark comedy set around the eccentric Sethna family and their complicated Parsi household
Anant Joshi (Chumbak)
Anant Joshi plays Freddy Taraporewala in Chumbak, bringing a young Parsi character to life amid the relationships and everyday chaos of his family
Vicky Kaushal (Sam Bahadur)
Vicky Kaushal portrayed Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, India’s first Field Marshal and a prominent Parsi figure, in Meghna Gulzar’s Sam Bahadur
Naseeruddin Shah (Made in India)
Naseeruddin Shah portrays industrialist J.R.D. Tata in Made in India - A Titan Story, the series chronicling Titan’s journey through its iconic pioneers
Sharman Joshi (Ferrari Ki Sawaari)
Sharman Joshi played Rusy Deboo, a widowed Parsi father whose bond with his son forms the emotional core of Ferrari Ki Sawaari
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