Zain Imam

Zain Imam is an Indian television actor known for his portrayal of Yuvraj Luthra in Tashan-E-Ishq, Neil Khanna in Naamkarann and Kabir Mittal in Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna.

Zain Imam
Born18 May[1]
NationalityIndian
Occupation
Years active2014–present

Early life

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

From 2015 to 2016, he 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

In 2018, Imam played Arjun in &TV's anthology series Laal Ishq.[7] He went on to play Mohit in Star Plus's Ishqbaaaz.[8]

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

Media

He was listed 5th in Times of India's Top 20 Most Desirable Men on Indian Television 2018.[11]

Television
YearShowRole
2014–15 Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan Abhimanyu Thakkar
2015–16 Tashan-E-Ishq Yuvraj "Yuvi" Luthra/ Jassi Gill
2016–17 Yeh Vaada Raha Abeer Dharmadhikari
2017–18 Naamkarann ACP Neil Khanna
2018 Laal Ishq Arjun
Ishqbaaaz Mohit Malhotra
2019 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 Contestant
Ek Bhram...Sarvagun Sampanna Kabir Mittal

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Show Result Reference
2016 Gold Awards Best Actor In Negative Role (Critics) Tashan-e-Ishq Won [12]
2017 Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor (Popular) Naamkarann Nominated [13]
2018 Nominated [14]
2019 Gold Awards Most Stylish Actor (Male) N/A Won [15]
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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 and Mahhi Vij roped in for &TV's Laal Ishq". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. "Zain Imam's entry confirmed in 'Ishqbaaaz'". BizAsia. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  9. "Zain Imam on his preparation for Khatron Ke Khiladi: I am working a lot on my strength". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  10. "EXCLUSIVE: Zain Imam on his character in Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna, being secure as an actor & web series". Pinkvilla.
  11. "Meet television's most desirable dudes". The Times of India.
  12. "Gold Awards 2016: List of Winners". India Today. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ITA 2017 Best Actor - Popular Nominations, retrieved 3 September 2019
  14. ITA 2018 Best Actor - Popular Nominations, retrieved 3 January 2019
  15. "Gold Awards 2019 Winners List: Shivangi Joshi, Mohsin Khan, Surbhi Chandna, Hina Khan and others win big | PINKVILLA". www-pinkvilla-com.cdn.ampproject.org. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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