Zain Imam
Zain Imam | |
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Born | 18 May[1] |
Nationality | Indian |
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Years active | 2014–present |
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Zain Imam is an Indian actor. He is known for his portraying Neil Khanna in Star Plus's Naamkarann, Yuvraj Luthra in Zee TV's Tashan-E-Ishq and participating in Colors TV's Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9.
Education[]
Imam is an MBA holder from Amity International Business School.[1]
Career[]
2014–2017: Early acting career and success[]
Imam started his career as a model, working for agencies such as Aldo Group, and also did few TV commercials before debuting in Hindi television.[1]
Imam's first work as an actor came with MTV India television series Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan where he played Abhimanyu Thakkar.[2]
From 2015 to 2016, Imam got huge success with his grey-shaded character of Yuvraj Luthra in Zee TV's love triangle Tashan-e-Ishq.[3][4] The show proved a breakout for him, and won him a Gold Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role.[5]
Then Imam was cast as Abir Dharmadhikari, new male lead of Zee TV's Yeh Vaada Raha when it took a large leap, from October 2016 to January 2017.[6]
2017–2021: Establishment and other projects[]
Imam got his biggest success when he was introduced as ACP Neil Khanna in StarPlus's drama Naamkarann with Aditi Rathore after a generation leap, in which he got huge love and support for his performance and chemistry with Rathore.[7] The show wrapped up in May 2018.[8]
After doing an episodic in &TV's Laal Ishq with Mahhi Vij, Imam entered the popular StarPlus series Ishqbaaaz as Mohit Malhotra, a full-fledged antagonist in September 2018.[9][10]
Venturing into reality shows, Imam next participated in the adventure stunt-based series Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 in 2019 where his place was 9th.[11]
Imam's subsequent fictional role as Kabir Mittal, a former army officer in StarPlus' mystery revenge drama Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna failed to impress audience.[12]
As he wanted to try something different after a string of television soaps, Imam next was seen in 2020 in the music video Tanhaai by Tulsi Kumar under T-Series.[13]
In 2021, Imam progressed into digital platform with the web series Crashh co-starring Rohan Mehra, Kunj Anand, Aditi Sharma and Anushka Sen.[14]
2022–present: Television comeback[]
Imam is all set to return to television after a long break of 3 years with his role of Agastya Raichand, the main antagonist in Gul Khan production Fanaa: Ishq Mein Marjawan on Colors TV opposite Reem Shaikh, which on air in January 2022.[15][16]
Media[]
He was ranked fifth in Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men on Indian Television 2018.[17]
Filmography[]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2014–15 | Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan | Abhimanyu Thakkar |
2015–16 | Tashan-e-Ishq | Yuvraj Luthra |
2016–17 | Yeh Vaada Raha | Abir Dharmadhikari |
2017–18 | Naamkarann | ACP Neil Khanna |
2018 | Laal Ishq | Arjun Singh |
Ishqbaaaz | Mohit Malhotra | |
2019 | Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 | Contestant |
Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna | Kabir Mittal | |
2022–present | Fanaa: Ishq Mein Marjawan | Agastya Raichand |
Web series[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2020 | Never Kiss Your Bestfriend - Lockdown Special | Zayed |
Poison 2 | Harshvardhan Oberoi | |
2021 | Crashh | Dr. Rishabh Sachdeva |
Music videos[]
Year | Title | Singer(s) | Label | Ref. |
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2019 | Yaara 2 | Mamta Sharma | One Music Originals | [18] |
2020 | Yaariyan | |||
Tanhaai | Tulsi Kumar | T-Series | [19] | |
2021 | Mujhko Mana Lena | Alka Yagnik, Ashok Ojha | Saregama | [20] |
Ishqiya | Shubham Singh Rajput | Zee Music Company | [21] | |
Promise | Ayaana Khan | [22] |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Show | Result | Reference |
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2016 | Gold Awards | Best Actor In Negative Role (Critics) | Tashan-e-Ishq | Won | [23] |
2017 | Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor (Popular) | Naamkarann | Nominated | [24] |
2018 | Nominated | [25] |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Happy Birthday Zain Imam—7 Facts You Must Know About The Birthday Boy!". Filmibeat. 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Zain Imam: If you aren't talented, you can't survive competition". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Five shades of grey for Zain in Tashan-E-Ishq". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "PICS: Zain Imam's new look in Tashan-E-Ishq". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "'Tashan-E-Ishq' to end on September 16". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Zain Imam finalized to play lead in Zee TV's Yeh Vaada Raha". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Zain Imam wants to marry his Naamkarann co-star Aditi Rathore. Here's what he said". www.timesnownews.com.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Zain Imam and Mahhi Vij roped in for &TV's Laal Ishq". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Zain Imam's entry confirmed in 'Ishqbaaaz'". BizAsia. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Zain Imam on his preparation for Khatron Ke Khiladi: I am working a lot on my strength". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Zain Imam on his character in Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna, being secure as an actor & web series". Pinkvilla.
- ^ "Tulsi Kumar's Rock-Ballad Tanhaai Is Out Now". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ Barve, Ameya (24 December 2020). "First look of 'Crashh': Saga of sibling love and pain of being separated". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Zain Imam to play the anti-hero in Dipti Kalwani's Fanaa, Akshit Sukhija and Reem Shaikh join the cast too". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Zain Imam and Reem Shaikh start shooting for Gul Khan's next". news.abplive.com. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Meet television's most desirable dudes". The Times of India.
- ^ "I hope a vaccine is found soon, and everyone's life goes back to normal". Hindustan Times. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Music Video - 'Tanhaai' Sung By Tulsi Kumar Featuring Zain Imam". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Zain Imam: "Alka Yagnik ji is a LEGEND and when I came to know that..." | Mujhko Mana Lena - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 15 December 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ishqiya, 6 October 2021, retrieved 15 December 2021
- ^ "Zain Imam and Ayaana Khan on launch party of their song 'Promise' | SBS". news.abplive.com. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Gold Awards 2016: List of Winners". India Today. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ ITA 2017 Best Actor - Popular Nominations, retrieved 3 September 2019
- ^ ITA 2018 Best Actor - Popular Nominations, retrieved 3 January 2019
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