
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
November 11, 1966 (age 59)
Place of Birth
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Arif Zakaria
Biography
Arif Zakaria (born 11 November 1966) is an Indian actor. He has had roles in many films, beginning with his debut film Darmiyaan (1997), 1947 Earth (1998), Dance like a man (2004), and biographical projects such as Mardana and the controversial Nanak Shah Fakir.
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.
Zakaria married Namrata Sharma, a Fashion Writer, in 2002. The couple divorced in 2010.
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, Kaali - Ek Agnipariksha, etc. Arif acted in diverse roles in films like Darmiyaan, Hero, Asambhav and Dance Like a Man (English). Zakaria travelled the globe since 2005 with the Australian musical show Merchants of Bollywood, performing major roles in the production across Europe, China, France, Poland, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia (the last season in Sydney in 2010).
The actor portrayed Rustom Sethna in Deepa Mehta's Earth/1947 and Major Dhillon in Shyam Benegal's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero. He also appeared in Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Deewaar and the Shah Rukh Khan film My Name is Khan.
In 2011, Arif played the ghost that haunts the female protagonist in Vikram Bhatt's Haunted and was appreciated for the ghastly portrayal of a piano teacher falling in love with his young student who gets murdered while making advances towards her and rapes her as a ghost, which forces her to commit suicide in the movie. He played the role of a police officer in Jism 2, starring Sunny Leone, appeared in Lootera and in Krrish 3 as Dr. Varun Shetty.
Other releases of the actor are Dee Saturday Night, Darr At The Mall, Blue Mountain (all 2014) and Nanak Shah Fakir and Ishq Forever (both 2015). He is also acting in the play Gardish Mein Taare, directed by Saif Hyder Hasan, which is based on the life of Guru Dutt. In 2015, Zakaria produced a children's film "Pinti Ka Sabun" for the Children's Film Society of India; (CFSI) this film is directed by Pramod Pathak.
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 Meghna Gulzar, along with Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal and the film Ahaan, directed by first-time director Nikhil Pherwani; a tender story of a young man suffering from down syndrome. He is slated to shoot for an English film Swords and Sceptres, a re-telling of the story of the Rani of Jhansi. Plays the role of Gaus Khan. Shooting commenced from October 2017 in Jaipur. At present the actor is playing the role of Gen. Bakhtiyar in a romance-thriller series Qubool Hai 2.0 that will be streamed on all ZEE5 platform.
Source: Article "Arif Zakaria" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For

TV
Special Ops
Dr. Piyush Bhargav
2020

Film
Raazi
Abdul
2018

Film
War
Utpal Bisbas
2019

TV
Leila
Dr. Iyer
2019

TV
Qubool Hai 2.0
General Bakhtiyar Farouqi
2021

Film
Gul Makai
Sufi Mohammed
2020

Film
Agent Vinod
Suicide bomber
2012

Film
My Name Is Khan
Faisal Rahman
2010

TV
Spotlight
Devv Benerjee
2017

TV
Avrodh: The Siege Within
Ali Raza Khan
2020

Film
Mission Raniganj
DG Om Chakravarti
2023

Film
Jannat 2
Police Chief
2012

Film
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Daryll
2003

Film
Krrish 3
Dr. Varun Shetty
2013

TV
Freedom at Midnight
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2024

Film
Footpath
Shyam
2003

Film
Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home
Rajan
2004

Film
Haunted-3D
Professor Iyer
2011

Film
Mastaney
Wazir
2023

Film
Lootera
Bajpai
2013
Filmography
2024TVFreedom at Midnightas Muhammad Ali Jinnah2023FilmMission Raniganjas DG Om Chakravarti2023FilmMastaneyas Wazir2022FilmKaun Pravin Tambe?as Jamil Jalali2021Film420 IPCas Sinha2021FilmAhaanas Ozzy2021TVQubool Hai 2.0as General Bakhtiyar Farouqi2020TVAvrodh: The Siege Withinas Ali Raza Khan2020TVSpecial Opsas Dr. Piyush Bhargav2020FilmGul Makaias Sufi Mohammed2019FilmThe Warrior Queen of Jhansias Gaus Khan2019FilmWaras Utpal Bisbas2019TVCutting Pyaar2019TVLeilaas Dr. Iyer2018FilmRaazias Abdul2018FilmThe Extraordinary Journey of the Fakiras Deva (voice)2017TVSpotlightas Devv Benerjee2017FilmRahenge Sadaa Gardish Mein Taareas Dev Dutt2017FilmPoornaas Col. Khan2016FilmAnnaas Master2014FilmNanak Shah Fakiras Bhai Mardana2014FilmDarr @ the Mallas Manchanda2013FilmKrrish 3as Dr. Varun Shetty2013FilmShootout at Wadalaas Sadiq2013FilmLooteraas Bajpai2012FilmJism 2as Guru Saldanah2012FilmJannat 2as Police Chief2012FilmAgent Vinodas Suicide bomber2011FilmHaunted-3Das Professor Iyer2010FilmRokkkas Healer2010FilmMy Name Is Khanas Faisal Rahman2008FilmKahaani Gudiya Kias Aslam2006FilmBanarasas Inspector Satpal Shukla2005FilmHome Deliveryas P3P2005FilmBose: The Forgotten Heroas Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon2004FilmAsambhavas Dabral2004FilmDeewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Homeas Rajan2004FilmDance Like a Manas Jairaj Parekh2003FilmHazaaron Khwaishein Aisias Daryll2003FilmFootpathas Shyam2001FilmShirdi Sai Babaas Young Sai Baba2000FilmRefugee1998FilmEarthas Rustom Sethna1997FilmDarmiyaan: In Betweenas Immi / Mazhudin Khan / Sitara—TVKaali – Ek Agniparikshaas Virendra, Rachana's father