{{Short description|Indian actor and director}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2014}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Ali Haji | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age| 1999|10|30|df=y}} | birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | occupation = Actor, writer, director | years_active = 2000 {{endash}} present | spouse = | awards = Best Child Actor for ''Noblemen'' at the New York Indian Film Festival | parents = {{ubl|Murtuza Haji|Fazilat Haji}} | relatives = | office = Founder of Pastiche Pictures }}
'''Master Ali Haji''' (born 30 October 1999) is an Indian actor and writer who rose to fame in Yoodlee films's ''Noblemen'' (2018) directed by Vandana Kataria. He portrayed a character named Shay Sharma, a struggling adolescent who goes through a life of loss and innocence at his new school. He won the Best Child Actor at the New York Indian Film Festival because of his performance in the movie ''Noblemen''.<ref name="award">{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/~/accolades-for-yoodlee-films-noblemen-at-new-york-indian-film-festival/Entertainment/news/1234318.html|title=Accolades for Yoodlee Films' 'Noblemen' at New York Indian Film Festival|website=United News of India |date=18 May 2018|access-date=23 June 2019}}</ref>
Before his breakthrough, he assumed smaller roles in several films. In ''Fanaa,'' he portrayed ''Rehan Qadri Jr.'' who was Aamir Khan and Kajol's son.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/bollywoods-cutest-child-actors/Aamir-Kajols-kid-in-Fanaa-is-all-grown-up-now/photostory/53108735.cms|title=Aamir-Kajol's kid in 'Fanaa' is all grown up now|website=Times of India |date=8 July 2016|access-date=23 June 2019}}</ref> He was ''Ranveer Singh "Champ"'' in the 2007 film ''Ta Ra Rum Pum,'' where he also played as Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji's son.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/apr/25kids.htm |title='Saif uncle and Rani didi encouraged us'|work=Rediff.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-31}}</ref>
He also had subsequent supporting roles in ''Partner'' (2007), ''Drona'' (2008), ''Right Yaaa Wrong'' (2010), ''Paathshaala'' (2010), and ''Super 30'' (2019). He also portrayed Suraj Sinha in ''Line of Descent'' alongside Brendan Fraser.
==Career==
Ali has been a part of over 100 TV commercials and his first film was ''Family'' as Amitabh Bachchan's grandson but was uncredited. He has also been a crucial part of the Bollywood feature titled ''Line of Descent'' previously known as ''The Field'' with Brendan Fraser, Ronit Roy, Neeraj Kabi, and Ali Haji as brothers trying to take over their father's, Prem Chopra business with Haji playing Suraj Sinha, the youngest of the brothers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/the-dark-side-of-ali-haji/17371179|title=The dark side of Ali Haji|first=Aastha |last=Atray Banan|publisher=Mid Day|date=5 July 2016|accessdate=23 June 2019}}</ref>
Ali starred in his first main role in the film ''Noblemen'' for which he won ‘Best Child Actor’ award at the New York Indian Film Festival.<ref name="award"/> The film, also featuring Kunal Kapoor was directed by Vandana Kataria and produced by Saregama and Yoodlee Films, in which the film deals with boarding school and bullying issues. In 2019, he had a supporting role in the film, ''Super 30'' starring Hrithik Roshan. Finally, in 2020, amidst the pandemic, Ali Haji rose like a true underdog as he wrote and filmed his first feature film titled ''Justice For Good Content'' .The story is a satire on the Indian film industry's long standing insider-outsider debate with the protagonist named Good Content. It maps the journey of a young filmmaker through the rigamarole of various processes, like producers, casting directors and talent agents to mount a film. The film, by design, has an ensemble cast filled with stellar names from the supporting actor prototype such as Suresh Menon, Anu Menon, Vijay Patkar, Rajkumar Kanojia, Max Fernandes, Jaimini Pathak, Delnaaz Irani, Raj Zutshi, Pradeep Kabra, Kritika Avasthi, Dilnaz Irani, Krishna Bisht, Rati Shankar Tripathi, Rajendra Chawla, Prabhjyot Singh, Vanita Kharat and many many more.
Ali additionally owns a theatre production studio known as Clean Slate Studios, under which he has written and directed two plays, ''Kaaya'' and in July 2016, a satire on the Indian parenting system, ''The Mad World of Rustom Irani''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=nIxuj2ca_8M|title=The Mad World of Rustom Irani - Trailer - A Stage Play - 26th August, 2016|publisher=Clean Slate Studios|website=YouTube|date=10 July 2016}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2006 |''Family - Ties of Blood'' |Viren's grandson |Uncredited |- |2006 |''Fanaa'' |Rehan Qadri Jr. | |- |2007 |''Partner'' |Rohan Sahani | |- |2007 |''Ta Ra Rum Pum'' |Ranveer Singh "Champ" | |- |2008 |''Drona'' |Young Drona | |- |2008 |''My Friend Ganesha 2'' |Vashu Mehta |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/13look.htm|title=Up next: My Friend Ganesha 2|website=Rediff.com|access-date=18 December 2023|archive-date=20 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620080023/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/13look.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |2010 |''Paathshaala'' |Rohan Ahuja | |- |2010 |''Right Yaaa Wrong'' |Yash A. Sridhar | |- |2019 |''Noblemen'' |Shay |Won 'Best Child Actor at the New York Indian Film Festival.<ref name="award"/> |- |2019 |''Line of Descent'' |Suraj Sinha | |- |2019 |''Super 30'' |Prithvi | |}
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