1998–2005: (Beginnings) Afroz started her career when she was 3 years old. She got her break from the
Rasna-sponsored Mahasearch Contest at the age of 3, after which she was featured in a commercial for the same. She appeared in the television series
Kora Kagaz in 1998. She was spotted by
Rajshri Productions and was offered a role in
Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999). She played the role of
Neelam Kothari's daughter in the film, which was a commercial and box-office success. She later appeared in films like
Mann (1999) and
Kuch Naa Kaho (2003). She then acted in the children's
fantasy adventure television series
Son Pari. She played the role of young
Goddess Parvati in
DD National's series
Jai Mata Ki which aired in the year 2000. As a child, she has appeared in television commercials for several brands like
Whirlpool,
Shoppers Stop,
Jatt Airways and
New York Life Insurance.
2012–present At the age of 17, she worked in a
Punjabi movie titled
Sadi Gali Aaya Karo (2012). As an adult, she made her Bollywood debut in 2014 film,
The Xposé.
Taran Adarsh described her role by stating: “The leading lady, Zoya Afroz [as Chandni], looks glamorous and had enacted her parts in the film with confidence”. She was later signed up in a
Tamil movie titled
Thamizhan Endru Sol, but the film was unreleased. programme at the
Welingkar School in Mumbai. In 2017, Afroz appeared as a lead alongside
Himansh Kohli in the film
Sweetiee Weds NRI. She expressed - “I was waiting for such a film. So when it came, I grabbed it with both my hands. Earlier, the film I did has quite a serious role. This one is quite fun and I wanted to do something that could connect with the youth and I could play my age onscreen.” She worked in a Tamil film
Paamban in 2019. She modelled for the 2020 edition of the annual
Kingfisher Calendar in
Western Cape,
South Africa, and was featured in the March and June pages for the same. She was cast as a lead in the Hindi film
Kabaad - The Coin, along with
Vivaan Shah. The film was released digitally on 13 February 2021, on
Voot. Afroz was signed up in a
MX Player's thriller web show titled 'Matsya Kaand', and she will co-star alongside
Ravi Dubey and
Madhur Mittal.
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