Arif Zakaria
Arif Zakaria | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse |
Namrata Sharma
(m. 2002; div. 2010) |
Relatives | Asif Zakaria (brother) Rafiq Zakaria (uncle) Fatima Zakaria (aunt) Fareed Zakaria (cousin) |
Arif Zakaria (born 11 November 1966) is an Indian actor. He has had roles in many films, beginning with his debut film
Early life
Arif Zakaria's uncle Rafiq Zakaria was a veteran politician from the Indian National Congress. His brother Asif Zakaria is also an INC politician and cousin Fareed Zakaria is an American journalist. Zakaria completed his graduation from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics.
Personal life
Zakaria married Namrata Sharma, a Fashion Writer, in 2002. The couple divorced in 2010.
Career
Zakaria began acting in theatre while in college and later moved on to work in television and films. He acted in numerous television serials like Chunauti, Karambhoomi, Mrityudand, Dhund, Aarzoo, Campus,
The actor portrayed Rustom Sethna in
In 2011, Arif played the ghost that haunts the female protagonist in
Other releases of the actor are
In 2017, Arif was seen in Vikram Bhatt's web series Spotlight - Web series as famous actor/director/producer Dev Bannerjee. Featured in the short film Aamad - written and directed by Neeraj Udhwani for the Terribly Tiny Tales web portal.
Arif Zakaria also worked in Raazi, directed by
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role |
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1987 | Chunauti | |
1988 | Mujrim Hazir | |
1989 | Bhootnath | |
1996 | Campus | |
1997 | Gaatha | |
Darmiyaan: In Between | Immi, Mahzuddin Khan, Sitara | |
1998 | Dawn | |
Amanat | Azhar | |
1999 | Dhudh | |
2010 | Adaalat | Cannibal |
Film
Year | Film | Role |
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1998 | 1947: Earth
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Rustam Sethna |
1999 | Sangharsh | |
2001 | Shirdi Sai Baba | Young Sai Baba |
Mitti | Pahelwaan | |
2002 | Pyaasa | Roshan Oberoi |
Refugee | ||
2003 | The Hero: Love Story of a Spy | Karimuddin |
Footpath | Shyam | |
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi | Daryll | |
Dance Like a Man | Jairaj Parekh | |
2004 | Deewaar
|
Rajan |
Asambhav | Music Manager | |
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo
|
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Silence Please...The Dressing Room | Inspector Victor Anthony | |
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero | Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon | |
2005 | Gilli Gilli Atta | |
Home Delivery | Page 3 Psycho | |
2006 | Banaras | Inspector Satpal Shukla |
2007 | Highway 203 | Police Officer |
2009 | Aladin | Professor Abu Nazir |
2010 | My Name Is Khan | Dr. Faisal Rehman |
Rokk | Vishwatma | |
2011 | Haunted - 3D | Professor Iyer |
2012 | Agent Vinod | |
Jannat 2 | Police Chief | |
Jism 2 | Guru Saldanah | |
2013 | Shootout at Wadala | Sadiq |
Lootera | Bajpai | |
Krrish 3 | Dr. Varun Shetty | |
2014 | Darr @ the Mall | Alok Manchanda |
2015 | Blue Mountains | Mr. Mathews |
2016 | Ishq Forever | |
Anna, Kisan Baburao Hazare | Master | |
Pinti Ka Sabun | ||
2017 | Poorna: Courage Has No Limit | Colonel Khan |
2018 | Raazi | Abdul |
Nanak Shah Fakir | ||
2019 | The Warrior Queen of Jhansi | Ghaus Khan |
War | Dr. Utpal Biswas | |
The Body | Mohammed Shekhawat | |
2020 | Gul Makai | Sufi Mohammed |
2021 | 420 IPC | Neeraj Sinha |
2023 | Mastaney | Wazir |
Mission Raniganj | DG Om Chakravarti |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Platform |
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2017 | Spotlight | Devv Benerjee | Viu
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2019 | Leila | Guru Ma | Netflix |
2020 | Avrodh: The Siege Within | Ali Raza Khan | SonyLiv |
2021 | Qubool Hai 2.0 | Gen. Bakhtiyar | ZEE5 |
1962: The War in the Hills | Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru | Disney+Hotstar
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2022 | Shoorveer | Disney+Hotstar
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References
- ^ Srirekha, N. C. (26 June 1997) A eunuch opportunity Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 26 October 2013.
- ^ Arif Raises A Toast Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Financialexpress.com (2 February 2003). Retrieved on 26 October 2013.
- ^ Poetic perspectives Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Hindu.com (26 April 2008). Retrieved on 26 October 2013.
- ^ I like films more: Arif Zakaria Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Indiatimes.com (22 April 2008). Retrieved on 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Broken link". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K. (25 April 2009) KJo denied permission to shoot in LA mosque Archived 30 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Mid-day.com. Retrieved on 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Living in scary times for performance artistes': Arif Zakaria expresses concerns over audience's shrinking attention span". 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Karan Singh Grover and Surbhi Jyoti-starrer Qubool Hai 2.0 to stream on ZEE5". 26 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020.
- ^ "'Qubool Hai 2.0' Review: Romantic Thriller Sizzles With Chemistry". Archived from the original on 1 April 2021.
External links
- Arif Zakaria at IMDb
- Arif Zakaria at Bollywood Hungama