Just Who Is Elnaaz Norouzi?

Karan
Johar
is
all
set
to
host
a
new
reality
show
featuring
20
contestants
—
some
are
‘innocents’
while
the
others
are
‘traitors’.

The
game
is
simple:
To
win
the
big
cash
prize,
a
traitor
must
be
eliminated
at
the
end
of
each
episode.

The
Traitors
premieres
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
on
June
12.

Before
we
watch
the
show,

Namrata
Thakker
profiles
some
of
the
contestants
like

Elnaaz
Norouzi.

 

Born
in
Tehran,
Iran,
Elnaaz
grew
up
in
Germany
after
her
family
shifted
base
when
she
was
eight.

At
14,
she
started
modelling
and
soon
found
her
calling
in
acting
for
which
she
moved
to
India
in
2015.

She
made
her
acting
debut
in
2018
in
the
Pakistani
rom-com,

Maan
Jao
Na.

The
same
year,
she
also
did
a
Punjabi
movie
in
India,

Khido
Khundi.

In
2021,
Elnaaz
acted
in
Farhan
Akhtar’s
production
venture

Hello
Charlie
and
later
played
a
cameo
in
the
Dharma
film,

JugJugg
Jeeyo.

Elnaaz
made
her
OTT
debut
in
the
acclaimed
Netflix
series

Sacred
Games
and
has
since
acted
in
popular
OTT
shows
like

Abhay,
Made
In
Heaven
and

Ranneeti:
Balakot
&
Beyond.

The
model-turned-actress,
who
can
speak
English,
German,
French,
Persian,
Hindi,
Punjabi
and
Urdu,
has
done
several
dance
videos.
She
is
also
a
talented
singer.

In
2023,
she
landed
her
first
Hollywood
movie,

Kandahar,
which
starred
Gerard
Butler
and
Ali
Fazal.

She
made
her
Telugu
debut
the
same
year
with
the
movie,

Devil:
The
British
Secret
Agent.

A
BTS
picture
of
Elnaaz
from
the
sets
of
her
dance
shoot
for
Tony
Kakkar’s
song

Naagin
Jaisi
Kamar
Hila.

Chilling
with
Zoya
Akhtar
and
Sobhita
Dhulipala
after
shooting
for

Made
In
Heaven
2
in
France.

Casually
dishing
out
fashion
goals
while
enjoying
her
day
out
in
California.

This
year
is
going
to
be
extra
special
for
Elnaaz
as
she
will
be
seen
in
the
reality
show

The
Traitors
and
also
in
another
Hollywood
movie,

Hotel
Tehran,
playing
the
lead
opposite
Zachary
Levi
and
Liam
Neeson.