Andleeb Zaidi
Andleeb Zaidi wiki, age, husband, religion, family, education & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Andleeb Zaidi |
| Full Name | Andleeb Aeliya Zaidi |
| Profession | Indian model |
| Famous for | Being Ali Merchant’s wife |
| Years Active | 2015-Present |
| Date of Birth | June 18, 1997 |
| Age (In 2023) | 26 Years |
| Birth Place | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Current City | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Islam |
| Caste | Shia |
| Mother Tongue | Urdu |
| Zodiac | Gemini |
| Height | in centimeters- 173 cm in meters- 1.73 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 8in |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Husband/Spouse | Ali Merchant (actor) |
| Marriage Date | November 2, 2023 |
| Parents | |
| Father | Not Known |
| Mother | Not Known |
| Sibling(s) | |
| Sister(s) | Aynab Zaidi (model) |
| Other Relative(s) | |
| Mother-in-law | Salma Merchant |
| Father-in-law | Abbas Merchant |
| Education Details | |
| School | Delhi Public School, Lucknow |
| College | NIFT, Hyderabad |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate |
| Award(s)/Title(s) | |
| Campus Princess 2016 finalist Femina Miss India 2018 finalist Femina Miss India 2016 South finalist Max Elite Model Look Hunt 2016 Hyderabad finalist 1 | |
| twitter.com/zaidiandleeb | |
| facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000721396477 | |
| instagram.com/andleeb_zaidi/ (25k followers) | |
| Other Details | |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
Andleeb Zaidi is an Indian model based in Hyderabad, best known as the wife of television actor Ali Merchant. She was born on 18 June 1996 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. 2 | |
| Her younger sister, Aynab Zaidi is also a model. 3 | |
| She studied at Delhi Public School, Lucknow, and then did a fashion designing course at the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Hyderabad. 4 | |
| Andleeb was in the second year of college when she modeled for some of her seniors for a college project. One of her seniors suggested that she pursue modeling professionally. She was just 19 years old when she auditioned for the Femina Miss India beauty pageant in 2016. Zaidi was shortlisted and made it to the south zone. During the pageant, she wore a bikini for a photoshoot. One of her relatives took a screenshot of her bikini picture from the internet, printed it, and distributed the pictures within the family. This type of character assassination from her own relatives made her so upset that she ended up writing an open letter on Facebook titled, “Life of a Muslim Girl Turned Model.” The letter went viral, and she started receiving interview requests from all the leading news channels. Initially, her mother was a little apprehensive, but her father was always very supportive. She considers her father the most influential person in her life. 4 5 | |
Zaidi was featured on the cover page of Wow magazine’s September 2019 edition. | |
| Zaidi is an animal lover and owns 14 pets: 12 cats and 2 dogs. In addition to that, she also feeds street dogs. 6 | |
Andleeb Zaidi got married to Ali Merchant on 2 November 2023 in an intimate ceremony, that was held in Lucknow. Andleeb chose an ivory-hued garara, while Ali wore a white sherwani for the wedding. This is Ali’s third marriage as he was previously married to Sara Khan and Anam. 7 | |
References
- https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1905640636143656&id=713178602056538[↩]
- https://www.instagram.com/p/Ctnvk0kJOVI/[↩]
- https://www.instagram.com/aynab_zaidi/[↩]
- https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/campus-princess/2016/2016-season-1/andleeb-zaidi/contestantprofile/51143673.cms[↩][↩]
- https://www.thenewsminute.com/blog/modelling-when-muslim-how-bikini-shoot-angered-my-relatives-made-me-confident-57626[↩]
- https://youtu.be/KiWMuzZWA8U?si=I_FuhuHnQuroEybN&t=980[↩]
- https://telanganatoday.com/watch-hyderabad-model-andleeb-zaidi-bwood-actor-ali-merchant-make-first-public-appearance-after-wedding[↩]
