Zain Imam

Zain Imam is an Indian actor. He is known for his portrayal of Neil Khanna in Star Plus's Naamkarann, Yuvraj Luthra in Zee TV's Tashan-E-Ishq and participation in Colors TV's Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9. He is currently playing the character Agastya Raichand in Fanaa: Ishq Mein Marjawan.

Zain Imam
Imam in 2018
Born18 May[1]
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Model
Years active2014–present
Known for

Education

Imam studied MBA 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] His first work as an actor came with MTV India television series Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan where he played Abhimanyu Thakkar.[2]

From 2015 to 2016, he played a grey-shaded character of Yuvraj Luthra in Zee TV's love triangle Tashan-e-Ishq.[3][4][5] The show proved a breakout for him, he won the Gold Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role.[6]

Then, he 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.[7]

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.[8] The show wrapped up in May 2018.

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]

His subsequent fictional role as Kabir Mittal, a former army officer in StarPlus' mystery revenge drama Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna failed to impress audience.[12]

He was next 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 returned to television after a long break of 3 years with his role of Agastya Raichand, the main protagonist in Gul Khan production Fanaa: Ishq Mein Marjawan on Colors TV opposite Reem Shaikh. His chemistry with the co star is highly appreciated amongst the masses.[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
2014–15Kaisi Yeh YaariaanAbhimanyu Thakkar
2015–16Tashan-e-IshqYuvraj Luthra
2016–17Yeh Vaada RahaAbir Dharmadhikari
2017–18NaamkarannACP Neil Khanna
2018 Laal IshqArjun Singh
IshqbaaazMohit Malhotra
2019 Khatron Ke Khiladi 9Contestant
Ek Bhram Sarvagun SampannaKabir Mittal
2022–present Fanaa: Ishq Mein MarjawanAgastya Raichand

Web series
YearTitleRole
2020 Never Kiss Your Bestfriend - Lockdown Special Zayed
Poison 2[18] Harshvardhan Oberoi
2021 Crashh Dr. Rishabh Sachdeva

Music videos
Year Title Singer(s) Label Ref.
2019 Yaara 2 Mamta Sharma One Music Originals [19]
2020 Yaariyan
Tanhaai Tulsi Kumar T-Series [20]
2021 Mujhko Mana Lena Alka Yagnik, Ashok Ojha Saregama [21]
Ishqiya Shubham Singh Rajput Zee Music Company [22]
Promise Ayaana Khan [23]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Show Result Reference
2016 Gold Awards Best Actor In Negative Role (Critics) Tashan-e-Ishq Won [24]
2017 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Popular) Naamkarann Nominated [25]
2018 Nominated [26]

See also

References
  1. "Happy Birthday Zain Imam—7 Facts You Must Know About The Birthday Boy!". Filmibeat. 18 May 2016.
  2. "Zain Imam: If you aren't talented, you can't survive competition". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. Chitransh, Tanisha (16 December 2020). "Actor Zain Imam completes 6 successful years on Indian Television: top reasons why fans adore him!". Tellyexpress.
  4. "Five shades of grey for Zain in Tashan-E-Ishq". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. "PICS: Zain Imam's new look in Tashan-E-Ishq". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  6. "'Tashan-E-Ishq' to end on September 16". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. "Zain Imam finalized to play lead in Zee TV's Yeh Vaada Raha". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. "Zain Imam wants to marry his Naamkarann co-star Aditi Rathore. Here's what he said". www.timesnownews.com.
  9. "Zain Imam and Mahhi Vij roped in for &TV's Laal Ishq". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  10. "Zain Imam's entry confirmed in 'Ishqbaaaz'". BizAsia. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  11. "Zain Imam on his preparation for Khatron Ke Khiladi: I am working a lot on my strength". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  12. "EXCLUSIVE: Zain Imam on his character in Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna, being secure as an actor & web series". Pinkvilla.
  13. "Tulsi Kumar's Rock-Ballad Tanhaai Is Out Now". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  14. 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.
  15. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "Zain Imam and Reem Shaikh start shooting for Gul Khan's next". news.abplive.com. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. "Meet television's most desirable dudes". The Times of India.
  18. "I enjoy playing dark characters without any apprehension: Zain Imam". Hindustan Times. 11 February 2022.
  19. "I hope a vaccine is found soon, and everyone's life goes back to normal". Hindustan Times. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. "Music Video - 'Tanhaai' Sung By Tulsi Kumar Featuring Zain Imam". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. "Zain Imam: "Alka Yagnik ji is a LEGEND and when I came to know that..." | Mujhko Mana Lena - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 15 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. Ishqiya, 6 October 2021, retrieved 15 December 2021
  23. "Zain Imam and Ayaana Khan on launch party of their song 'Promise' | SBS". news.abplive.com. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  24. "Gold Awards 2016: List of Winners". India Today. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  25. ITA 2017 Best Actor - Popular Nominations, retrieved 3 September 2019
  26. ITA 2018 Best Actor - Popular Nominations, retrieved 3 January 2019
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