GRAZIA Cool LIST 2022

Bringing about meaningful change through fashion, film, and social media isn't easy in the best of times, never mind in the second year of a global pandemic. Still, our 2022 class of headliners, changemakers, and risk-takers have gone against the odds, making positive change and spreading joy while they do it. In what has become an annual tradition, we're, once again, honouring some outstanding people shaping the future whether by influencing mindsets, breaking barriers, or simply daring to imagine a bolder future for themselves and those around them

- BARRY RODGERS

SHE FALI SHAÐ

ACTOR

Shah, whose career in cinema and television spans almost two decades, is currently enjoying the spotlight with leads and parallel leads written for her. Her career revived with filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan's short film Juice in 2017, followed by the 2018 film Once Again. But it is her role as DCP Vartika Chaturvedi in International Emmy Award-winning series Delhi Crime (2019) that turned the tables for the acclaimed actor completely. Further, the actress also drew applause for the web show and medical thriller Human, which is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. In the scenes where she is not delivering lethal lines in her hush-hush voice, she sends shivers down the spine with her stare. She owns the scenes she is in, and the audiences are anxious about what the mastermind is up to in her absence. In Jalsa, her portrayal of a house help who seeks justice after her daughter's death is nuanced and powerful. In an infamously ageist industry, Shah has blazed a trail for women over 40. She may not have a very long résumé, but she does have a strong one.

What’s the worst relationship advice you’ve ever gotten?

It'll get better after marriage.

KABIR KHAN

FILMMAKER