Zain Imam

Zain Imam is an Indian television actor. He is known for his portraying , Neil Khanna in Star Plus's Naamkarann Yuvraj Luthra in Zee TV's Tashan-E-Ishq Colors TV's Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9.

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

Education

Imam is an MBA holder from Amity International Business School.[1]

Career

Imam started his career as a model, working for agencies such as the Aldo Group.[1] He then did a few TV commercials before pursuing his career in acting.[1]

He began his television career in 2014 with MTV India's Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan as Abhimanyu Thakkar.[2]

From 2015 to 2016, Imam played Yuvraj Luthra, in Zee TV's Tashan-E-Ishq.[3][4] For his performance, he was awarded with Best Actor in a Negative Role at Gold Awards. The show wrapped up in September 2016.[5]

From 2016 to 2017, Imam played Abeer Dharmadhikari in Zee TV's Yeh Vaada Raha.[6]

From 2017 to 2018, he portrayed the role of ACP Neil Khanna in Star Plus's Naamkarann opposite Aditi Rathore.[7]

In 2018, Imam played Arjun in &TV's anthology series Laal Ishq.[8] He went on to play Mohit in Star Plus's Ishqbaaaz.[9]

In 2019, he participated in Colors TV's Khatron Ke Khiladi 9.[10] Next, Imam portrayed Kabir Mittal in Star Plus's Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna[11]

In 2020, Imam starred in the music video Tanhaai by Tulsi Kumar under the banner of T-Series.[12]

In 2021, he featured in web series Crashh along with Rohan Mehra, Aditi Sharma, Anushka Sen and Kunj Anand.[13]

In 2022, Imam will be seen in Gul Khan's Fanaa opposite Reem Shaikh.[14][15]

Media

He was ranked fifth in Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men on Indian Television 2018.[16]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan Abhimanyu Thakkar
2015–2016 Tashan-E-Ishq Yuvraj "Yuvi" Luthra
2016–2017 Yeh Vaada Raha Abeer Dharmadhikari
2017–2018 Naamkarann ACP Neil Khanna
2018 Laal Ishq Arjun Episode 2
Ishqbaaaz Mohit Malhotra
2019 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 Contestant 9th place
Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna Kabir Mittal
2022 Fanaa TBA

Web series
YearTitleRole
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.
2019 Yaara 2 Mamta Sharma One Music Originals [17]
2020 Yaariyan
Tanhaai Tulsi Kumar T-Series [18]
2021 Mujhko Mana Lena Alka Yagnik, Ashok Ojha Saregama [19]
Ishqiya Shubham Singh Rajput Zee Music Company [20]
Promise Ayaana Khan [21]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Show Result Reference
2016 Gold Awards Best Actor In Negative Role (Critics) Tashan-e-Ishq Won [22]
2017 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Popular) Naamkarann Nominated [23]
2018 Nominated [24]

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. "Five shades of grey for Zain in Tashan-E-Ishq". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  4. "PICS: Zain Imam's new look in Tashan-E-Ishq". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  5. "'Tashan-E-Ishq' to end on September 16". Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  6. "Zain Imam finalized to play lead in Zee TV's Yeh Vaada Raha". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. "Zain Imam wants to marry his Naamkarann co-star Aditi Rathore. Here's what he said". www.timesnownews.com.
  8. "Zain Imam and Mahhi Vij roped in for &TV's Laal Ishq". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  9. "Zain Imam's entry confirmed in 'Ishqbaaaz'". BizAsia. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  10. "Zain Imam on his preparation for Khatron Ke Khiladi: I am working a lot on my strength". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  11. "EXCLUSIVE: Zain Imam on his character in Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna, being secure as an actor & web series". Pinkvilla.
  12. "Tulsi Kumar's Rock-Ballad Tanhaai Is Out Now". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  13. 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.
  14. "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.
  15. "Zain Imam and Reem Shaikh start shooting for Gul Khan's next". news.abplive.com. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  16. "Meet television's most desirable dudes". The Times of India.
  17. "I hope a vaccine is found soon, and everyone's life goes back to normal". Hindustan Times. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  18. "Music Video - 'Tanhaai' Sung By Tulsi Kumar Featuring Zain Imam". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  19. "Zain Imam: "Alka Yagnik ji is a LEGEND and when I came to know that..." | Mujhko Mana Lena - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  20. Ishqiya, 6 October 2021, retrieved 15 December 2021
  21. "Zain Imam and Ayaana Khan on launch party of their song 'Promise' | SBS". news.abplive.com. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  22. "Gold Awards 2016: List of Winners". India Today. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  23. ITA 2017 Best Actor - Popular Nominations, retrieved 3 September 2019
  24. ITA 2018 Best Actor - Popular Nominations, retrieved 3 January 2019
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