Entertainment News Desk – The name of the film industry, which has been active for 36 years. He is working on TV, then films and nowadays on OTT. You must have seen Arif Zakaria sometimes in a villain and sometimes in a positive role. He is a star whose shine is still intact in the industry. We tell you things about Arif, who is celebrating his 56th birthday on November 11, which you may not be aware of. Read about Arif’s filmography and personal life in our ‘Saturday Superstar’ series. Born on 11 November 1966, Arif Zakaria initially worked in films like ‘1947: Earth’, ‘Darmiyaan’ to ‘Dance Like a Man’. Not only Arif but his brothers and sisters are also very famous in the Zakaria family. Arif’s uncle Rafiq Zakaria has been a well-known Congress leader. Apart from Arif’s uncle, his brother Asif Zakaria is also active in politics. He is in Congress. At the same time, the actor’s cousin Fareed Zakaria is an American journalist.
Arif Zakaria’s wife
Arif married Namrata Sharma in 2002. But this marriage could not last long and after 8 years both of them decided to separate. Namrata and Arif officially divorced in 2010. The actor also has a son. His ex-wife is a fashion writer.
How did you start your career?
Arif Zakaria is one of the most popular actors who started his career with theatre. While doing theater in college, he had decided that he would pursue a career in acting. After this he came into TV and films. Initially, he worked in many serials including ‘Chunauti’, ‘Karmabhoomi’, ‘Dhundh’, ‘Aarzoo’, ‘Campus’, ‘Kaali Ek Agnipariksha’. The special thing about Arif is that he has worked in more than 700 shows across the world.
Earned name all over the world
An interesting fact about Arif Zakaria is that he is also a part of the Australian musical ‘The Merchant of Bollywood’. Its story is related to choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant and her grandfather B Harilal.
Arif Zakaria’s films
Arif started his film career in 1998 with ‘1947: Earth’. Arif, who has spent several decades in the industry, has worked in many films with Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Singh. He has worked in ‘Sangarsh’, ‘Mitti’, ‘Pyaasa’, ‘Hero’, ‘Footpath’, ‘Deewar’, ‘Haunted’, ‘Jism 2’, ‘Jannat 2’, ‘Lootera’, ‘Krrish 3’, ‘Raazi’. Has worked in popular films like ‘Mastan’ and ‘Mission Raniganj’.
Shahrukh was going to interfere with Arif
‘Darmiyaan’ is one of the iconic films of Indian cinema which was directed by Kalpana Lajmi, who was Shyam Benegal’s assistant. The film was the story of a woman who gives birth to a transgender child. This transgender character ‘Immi’ was first offered to Shahrukh Khan. Shahrukh himself had told in an interview that he did not even want to take fees for this film. But he had placed a condition before the makers. Actually at that time the actors were doing many films simultaneously. Shahrukh met Kalpana and also gave her dates. But the makers did not want to wait so long and then cast Arif Zakaria.
