Nusrat F. Jafri Height, Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Nusrat Fatima Jafri
Profession(s)	• Cinematographer • Writer
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 4" (163 cm)
Weight (approx.)	55 Kg (121 lbs)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• IPTDA Award for the Best Cinematographer 2022 for short film Pilibhit • South Asia Speaks x Reportagen Fellowship 2025
Personal Life
Date of Birth	19 April
Birthplace	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Lucknow
School	La Martiniere College, Lucknow
College/University	• Delhi University (2000-2002) • Jamia Millia Islamia (JMU, 2002-2005)
Educational Qualification	• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mass Communication (Delhi) • Masters of Arts (MA) in Mass Communication (JMU)
Religion	Shia Islam
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Sumit Roy (Screenwriter)
Marriage Date	Year, 2011
Family
Husband/Spouse	Sumit Roy
Children	Son- Dylan Jafri Roy
Parents	Father- Abid Jafri Mother- Meera Jafri

Some Lesser Known Facts About Nusrat F. Jafri

• Nusrat F Jafri grew up and was born in Lucknow.

• Ever since she was a child, she had a passion towards photography because of the Art classes in the La Martiniere Girls College where she studied.

• Later on, she transferred to higher studies in Delhi graduating through Delhi University and joining MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, to take a Masters in Mass Communication.

• It is on this programme that she encountered Sumit Roy, a screenwriter, a Bengali Bengal and based in Delhi.

• During most of their three-year degree, the two lived together in a flat in Hauz Khas.
  

  Nusrat F. Jafri with Sumit Roy

• Nusrat became a journalist at the Pioneer and CNBC Awaaz after she graduated with her Masters.

• Her next step was to become fully involved in filmmaking, having spent the following years as a cinematographer.

• Nusrat and Sumit were married in three ceremonies in 2011 which they did in order to respect the traditions of both cultures.

• The couple adopted the name of the American musician, Bob Dylan, to be the name of its son, Dylan Jafri Roy.

• Throughout her career, Nusrat participated in a number of productions as a Director of Photography.

• Her credits increased gradually and included Amazon Prime web show Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare, written by Zakir Khan, and a feature film, Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz, directed by Onir.

• She also contributed cinematography to Hansal Mehta award winning feature Shahid including Anita Dongre fashion collection Bridal Collection fashion commercial directed by Onir.

• She gained additional recognition leading to her work as DoP on the short film Sujata by Shlok Sharma.

• She was a mentee on the inaugural team of South Asia Speaks, in 2021.

• In 2022 she was awarded the IPTDA Award in the category of Best cinematographer and nomination in the Critics Choice Award in the same film (Pilibhit).

• Around this time, she found her place in the second version of Rising Beyond The Ceiling, an anthology of 100 stories of Uttar Pradesh based Muslim women.

• Nusrat released her first book, This Land We Call Home, a memoir of four generations of her family since the British Raj up to modern India in April 2024.

• This book explores caste, conversion, and modern Indian-making through the perspective of family history.

• It is one of the few non-fiction books on India which records the lives of the individuals who used to be known as criminal tribes, currently known as denotified tribes on Indian soil.

• Her maternal grandparents were one of the Bhantus, who were a tribe of Rajasthan.

• When they were persecuted they migrated to Uttar Pradesh where they converted to Christianity.

• Nusrat’s mother is a strict Christian, Meera, who was later married to a Shia Muslim, Abid Ali Jafri against her father’s wishes.

• She is a cat lover and owns a cat named Jamia.