Arif Zakaria (Actor) Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Arif Zakaria
Profession	Actor
Famous Role	Emmi Begum in film 'Darmiyaan: In Between' (1997)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 70 kg in pounds- 154 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 November 1966 (Friday)
Age (as of 2024)	58 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
School	Not Known
College	Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Debut	Bollywood: Darmiyaan: In Between (1997) Hollywood: Dance Like a Man (2004) TV: Chunauti (1987)
Religion	Islam
Political Inclination	Congress
Address	Zakaria House, 97, Prof. Almedia Road, Bandra(West), Mumbai
Hobbies	Travelling
Award	National Award for film 'Darmiyaan: In Between' (1997)
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affair/Girlfriend	Namrata Sharma (Columnist at Mumbai Mirror)
Marriage Date	Year, 2002
Family
Wife/Spouse	Namrata Sharma (Columnist at Mumbai Mirror)
Children	Son- Aimaan‬ Zakaria Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Zakaria Ahmed Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother- Asif Zakaria (Politician) Sister- Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Book	Ocean of Cobras by Murad Ali Baig

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arif Zakaria

• Arif was born in a Konkani Muslim family.

• He is the cousin of well-known Indian-American journalist ‘Fareed Zakaria’ and brother of Indian politician ‘Asif Zakaria’ who is the member of Indian National Congress.

• His uncle ‘Rafiq Zakaria’ was also the member of Congress party and served as deputy to the Congress leader ‘Indira Gandhi.’

• He started working as a theatre artist when he was in college and did more than 700 shows all over the world.

• He was also the part of the popular Australian musical ‘The Merchants of Bollywood’ that is based on the story of Indian choreographer ‘Vaibhavi Merchant‘ and her grandfather ‘B. Hiralal.’

• Arif Zakaria got his first break in 1987 in the TV serial ‘Chunauti’ that aired on DD National.

• He also acted in some short films like ‘Tryst with Destiny’ (English, 2007), ‘Aamad’ (Hindi, 2017), etc.