Perizaad was born in Mumbai in a Parsi family and after graduating from Mumbai University she headed to USA for MBA in Marketing and Finance from Baruch College and also studied for a year and half at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City. On returning to India, Perizaad worked in her dad’s poultry and made it into a brand ‘Zorabarian Chicks’. Perizaad pursued her career in theater. Perizaad’s big break in television was in a soap called ‘Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye’ that made her a household name. She also did a couple of music videos for Lucky Ali, Asha Bhonsle and Aryans. ‘Bollywood Calling’ was her debut movie which was directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. Subash Ghai’s ‘Jogger’s Park’ was her first movie in mainstream cinema.

Perizaad is an actress who has both beauty and brains which certainly gets reflected in her movies ‘Mumbai Matinee’ and ‘Morning Raga’. Perizaad, who is known for her bright smile, has also modeled for some big brands like Fair & Lovely, Titan, Ponds, Tanishq, BPL, Close Up, Clearsil and Asmi Diamonds.  Perizaad, who is a trained ballet dancer for 12 years, did a stint with Shiamak Davar to learn the Bollywood moves. Perizaad has also; worked in an International movie called ‘Bandung Sonata’ in which she played Indira Gandhi. Perizaad is dating Industrialist Boman Irani and is seriously considering marriage.