Imran Zahid

{{Infobox person

| name = Imran Zahid

| image = Imran Zahid.JPG

| caption = Imran Zahid

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|11}}

| birth_place = Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro district, Jharkhand

| occupation = Actor

| years active = 2010–present

}}

Imran Zahid (born 11 January 1982) is an Indian actor in both theatre and Bollywood. He has acted in Mahesh Bhatt's The Last Salute, based on Muntadhar al-Zaidi's book of the same title and the stageplay The Arth, based on Bhatt's movie Arth. His latest play was Daddy based on Bhatt's movie of the same name.

Early life

Imran Zahid was born as in Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro, Jharkhand{{Cite web |title=Ab Dilli Door Nahin : IAS की जीवनी पर बनी फिल्म में लीड रोल निभा रहे बिहार के जाहिद इमरान |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/delhi/bharat/bihari-actor-imran-zahid-acted-in-the-film-dilli-door-nahi-on-ias/na20230516223658321321772 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=hi}}

He began acting while at DAV Public School, Sector IV in Bokaro Steel City. He then attended Hindu College, Delhi University, from where he got a B.Com degree.{{cite news |title=Political stories in B'wood |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-14/news-interviews/28265939_1_tapas-ranjan-saha-bollywood-compulsions-imaginary-activist |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105040113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-14/news-interviews/28265939_1_tapas-ranjan-saha-bollywood-compulsions-imaginary-activist |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 |first=Arpita |last=Nath |date=14 December 2010 |newspaper=The Times of India |accessdate=5 April 2011}}{{cite news |title=Bokaro boy gets ticket to Bollywood |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100616/jsp/jharkhand/story_12570841.jsp |first=Rudra |last=Vishwas |date=16 June 2010 |accessdate=5 April 2011 |newspaper=The Telegraph (Calcutta) |location=Calcutta, India |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416034917/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1100616/jsp/jharkhand/story_12570841.jsp }}

Acting

While at university Zahid became involved with a theatre group run by Arvind Gaur. He continued acting while being employed as a professor.{{cite news |title=Real to real |url=http://dailypioneer.com/265623/Real-to-Reel.html |publisher=The Pioneer |agency=ASRP Mukesh |date=29 June 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415113241/http://dailypioneer.com/265623/Real-to-Reel.html |archivedate=15 April 2011 |accessdate=5 April 2011}}

Zahid has said that he had neither the desire nor the need to work in Mumbai. It had been announced in 2010 that he would act in the lead role for Chandu, a film by Mahesh Bhatt about Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader and Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation member Chandrashekhar Prasad, who was shot dead on 31 March 1997 during a political rally. He had met Bhatt at a conference in Dubai in 2007 and it was then that Bhatt asked him to take part in the film. The proposed film attracted criticism from students at the university.{{cite news |publisher=CNN - IBN |title=Film on Chandrashekhar Prasad in trouble |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/film-on-chandrashekhar-prasad-in-trouble/115004-8-66.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416080310/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/film-on-chandrashekhar-prasad-in-trouble/115004-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2011 |first=Tridip |last=Mandal |date=10 May 2010 |accessdate=5 April 2011}} In 2013, the project was scrapped due to opposition to its production and concerns of potential legal hurdles as a result of the cases related to the assassination being sub judice at the time.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/archives/metro/film-on-jnu-leader-scrapped-director-302749.html|title=Film on JNU leader scrapped: Director|date=2013-02-12|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-04-02}} The project was revived in 2016 and is currently under production.{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/biopic-on-slain-jnu-leader-chandrashekhar-prasad-to-be-revived-116022000435_1.html|title=Biopic on slain JNU leader Chandrashekhar Prasad to be revived|date=2016-02-20|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2020-04-02}}

He played the role of Muntadhar Al Zaidi in The Last Salute, Bhatt's production based on the shoe-hurling incident involving George W. Bush.{{cite news |publisher=Gulf News |url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/mahesh-bhatt-talks-about-the-last-salute-1.751405 |first=Jyoti |last=Kalsi |date=25 January 2011 |title=Mahesh Bhatt talks about 'The Last Salute' |accessdate=5 April 2011}} Bhatt has proposed to make a film of it with Zahid reprising the role.{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-20/news-interviews/29563773_1_imran-zahid-mahesh-bhatt-zaidi | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820014857/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-20/news-interviews/29563773_1_imran-zahid-mahesh-bhatt-zaidi | url-status=dead | archive-date=20 August 2012 | work=The Times of India | title=Mahesh may show is play in Kolkata | date=20 May 2011}}

It was announced that Zahid would act in Bhatt's Bollywood film Jannat 2 but he subsequently pulled out of the role in favour of playing the part of a narcotics detective in another Bhatt film, Jism 2.{{cite news |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-17/news-interviews/31202185_1_jism-imran-zahid-bhatt-camp |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120722084502/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-17/news-interviews/31202185_1_jism-imran-zahid-bhatt-camp |url-status= dead |archive-date= 22 July 2012 |title= I play a narcotics sleuth in Jism-2 Imran Zahid |date=12 March 2012 |first=Renu |last=Singh |work= The Times of India |accessdate=17 May 2012}}

Zahid played the role of the protagonist - a journalist investigating atrocities - in a Bhatt-produced play, Trial of Errors, that opened on 29 March 2013 in Delhi.{{cite news |publisher=Zee News |url= http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/art-and-theatre/review-now-communalism-and-counter-insurgency-ops-on-stage_131062.htm |title=Review: Now, communalism and counter-insurgency ops on stage |date=30 March 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2013}}{{cite news |publisher=The India Awaaz |url= http://theindianawaaz.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11908&catid=38 |title= Imran Zahid gets applaud in Mahesh Bhatt's 'Trial of Error' |date=30 March 2013 |accessdate=1 April 2013}}

Zahid played the lead role in a stage adaptation of Bhatt of his movie, Arth.{{cite news |work= The Hindu |url= http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/arth-stages-a-comeback/article4966014.ece |title=Arth stages a comeback |date=29 July 2013 |author=Madhur Tankha |accessdate= 1 August 2013 }} Zahid also played the lead role of the father in Mahesh Bhatt theatrical adaptation of his film Daddy.{{cite news |publisher=Outlook |url= http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/Mahesh-Bhatt-Pooja-Bhatt-Stage-Daddy-Play/853555 |title=Mahesh Bhatt, Pooja Bhatt Stage 'Daddy' Play |date=6 August 2014 |agency=PTI |accessdate= 14 August 2014 }}{{cite news |publisher=Gulf News |url= http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/india/bollywood/when-the-bhatts-were-moved-to-tears-1.1369861 |title=When the Bhatts were moved to tears |date=9 August 2014 |agency=IANS |accessdate= 14 August 2014 }} Zahid will play the lead role in a remake of Bhatt autobiographical movie, Janam.{{cite news |work= The Times of India |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Imran-Zahid-bags-lead-role-in-Janam-remake/articleshow/43141535.cms |title=Imran Zahid bags lead role in Janam remake |date=22 September 2014 |accessdate= 25 September 2014 }}

He additionally played the lead role in stage adaptation of bhatt's self-portraying movie Hamari Adhuri Kahani in which Bhatt has sung a cover version of the title track for this play and actor Zahid cheered for his depiction as lead actor.{{cite news |publisher=DNA |url= http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-hamari-adhuri-kahani-book-film-and-now-play-2098220|title= Hamari Adhuri Kahani : Book, film and now, play!|date=24 June 2015 |first=subhash |last=k Jha |accessdate=11 April 2017}}{{cite news |work=The Indian Express|url= http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mahesh-bhatt-to-sing-for-hamari-adhuri-kahani-play/|title= Mahesh Bhatt to sing for 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani' play|date=25 July 2015 |first=IANS |last=Mumbai |accessdate=11 April 2017}}{{cite news |work=The Times of India|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/theatre/Arvind-Kejriwal-Manish-Sisodia-and-Kumar-Vishwas-watch-the-theatrical-adaptation-of-Hamari-Adhuri-Kahani/articleshow/48424815. |title= Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Kumar Vishwas watch the theatrical adaptation of Hamari Adhuri Kahani |date=11 August 2015 |first=Pratyush |last=Patra |accessdate=11 April 2017}}{{cite news |work=The Times of India|url= http://www.millenniumpost.in/intriguing-love-triangle-100454?NID=144187|title= Intriguing love triangle|date=6 August 2015 |first=Pooja|last=Banerjee |accessdate=11 April 2017}}{{cite news |work=Millennium Post|url= http://www.mid-day.com/articles/filmmaker-mahesh-bhatts-life-to-premiere-on-stage-in-mumbai/16786157 |title= Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's life to premiere on stage in Mumbai |date=19 December 2015 |first=Suprita |last=Mitter |accessdate=11 April 2017}}

In 2016, Zahid played the part of Protheus in an adaptation of Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona.{{cite news |work=The Times of India|url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/Verona-becomes-Delhi-in-Shakespeares-desi-adaptation/articleshow/51979744.cms|title= Verona becomes Delhi in Shakespeare's desi adaptation|date=6 August 2015 |first=Abhimanyu|last=Mathur |accessdate=11 April 2017}}{{cite news |work=Deccan Herald|url= http://www.deccanherald.com/content/541661/theatre-gives-actors-second-chance.html |title= Theatre gives actors a second chance|date=21 April 2016 |first=Shweta|last=Sharma |accessdate=11 April 2017}}{{cite news |publisher=Aman ki asha |url= http://amankiasha.com/?p=6012|title= A Pakistani brings an Indian play to Singapore|date=28 August 2016 |first=Aman|last=ki Asha |accessdate=11 April 2017}}{{cite news |work=Millennium Post|url= http://www.millenniumpost.in/delhis-tribute-to-the-bard-141334?NID=267287|title= Delhi's tribute to Bard|date=1 May 2016 |first=Pooja|last=Banerjee |accessdate=11 April 2017}}

Recognition

The Hindustan Times has said that {{blockquote|Imran Zahid, Mahesh Bhatt's latest discovery, surprises you in more than one way. First, he's not a regular newcomer who's bitten by the 'ambition' bug; he wants to rather fly very very slow with the support of his mentor Mahesh Bhatt. Second he's still based in Delhi, despite having reportedly securing two big films Bollywood films; and third he has a composure of a veteran who's been there and seen it all.{{cite news |newspaper=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/cinema-interviews/Imran-Zahid-From-classroom-to-cinema/Article1-629959.aspx#disqus_thread |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127161212/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/cinema-interviews/Imran-Zahid-From-classroom-to-cinema/Article1-629959.aspx#disqus_thread |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 November 2010 |title=Imran Zahid: from classroom to cinema |date=23 November 2010 |first=Parmita |last=Uniyal |accessdate=5 April 2011}}}}

Personal life

Zahid has said that his preference is to have an arranged marriage and that {{as of|2010|lc=on}} he was not dating.{{cite news |newspaper=The Times of India |location=Delhi |date=12 June 2010 |pages=31 |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=Q0FQLzIwMTAvMDYvMTIjQXIwMzAwMA%3D%3D |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110408075747/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=Q0FQLzIwMTAvMDYvMTIjQXIwMzAwMA== |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 April 2011 |first=Eram |last=Agha |access-date=5 April 2011 |title=Homework in JNU}}

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role !class="unsortable"\| Notes !class="unsortable"\| Ref.
rowspan="2" \| 2012 \|scope="row"\| Jannat 2 \| Inspector Vijay Thakur \| Debut film \| {{Cite web \|last=Releases \|first=Press \|date=2012-04-05 \|title=More on Emraan Hashmi’s Jannat 2 \|url=https://bollyspice.com/more-on-emraan-hashmis-jannat-2/ \|access-date=2023-08-05 \|website=BollySpice.com - The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood \|language=en-US}}
scope="row"\| Jism 2 \| a Narcotics Detective and Kabir's assistant \| Hindi film \|{{Cite web \|date=2012-03-29 \|title=Excited, but nervous about 'Jism 2': Imran Zahid \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/238023/excited-nervous-jism-2-imran.html \|access-date=2023-08-05 \|website=Deccan Herald \|language=en}}
2017 \|Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain \|Ravi \|Hindi film \|{{Cite web \|date=2018-05-19 \|title=Review: 'Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain': A calibrated primer of good marriage \|url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/19/05/2018/Review-Angrezi-Mein-Kehte-Hain-A-calibrated-primer-of-good-marriage \|access-date=2023-08-05 \|website=thepeninsulaqatar.com \|language=en}}
2019 \|Marksheet \|Ranjit Don \|Hindi film \|{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|last2= \|first2= \|date=2019-04-30 \|title=Mahesh Bhatt unveils the first look of Imran Zahid's movie Marksheet {{!}} Bollywood News – India TV \|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-mahesh-bhatt-unveils-the-first-look-of-imran-zahid-s-movie-marksheet-517259 \|access-date=2023-08-18 \|website=www.indiatvnews.com \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|last=न्यूज़ \|first=एबीपी \|date=2019-05-03 \|title='मार्कशीट' का First Look रिलीज, इमरान जाहिद कर रहे हैं बॉलीवुड डेब्यू \|url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/bollywood/mahesh-bhatt-upcoming-film-marksheet-first-look-released-1120387 \|access-date=2023-08-18 \|website=www.abplive.com \|language=hi}}
2023 \|Ab Dilli Dur Nahin \|Lead role as Abhay Shukla \| \|{{Cite web\|date=2023-05-18 \|title=फिल्म रिव्यू : ‘अब दिल्ली दूर नहीं’ अभिनेता इमरान ज़ाहिद और श्रुति सोढ़ी की फिल्म युवाओ में आईएएस बनने का जोश भर रही है \|url=https://www.indianazar.com/2023/05/18/film-review-ab-dilli-door-nahi-starring-imran-zahid-and-shruti-sodhi-ignites-the-spirit-of-becoming-an-ias-among-the-youth/ \|access-date=2023-08-05 \|website=India Nazar \|language=en-US}}{{Cite web \|last=रेखा \|first=पवन \|date=2023-05-18 \|title=दिलचस्प है Imran Zahid का सफर, सक्सेज पर बोले- शिद्दत से काम किया \|url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/bollywood/imran-zahid-talks-about-ab-dilli-dur-nahin-success-challenges-and-audience-response-mahesh-bhatt-dinesh-gautam-2409409 \|access-date=2023-08-05 \|website=www.abplive.com \|language=hi}}

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Year

! Title

! Role

!class="unsortable"| Notes

!class="unsortable"| Ref.

rowspan="2" | 2012

|scope="row"| Jannat 2

| Inspector Vijay Thakur

| Debut film

| {{Cite web |last=Releases |first=Press |date=2012-04-05 |title=More on Emraan Hashmi’s Jannat 2 |url=https://bollyspice.com/more-on-emraan-hashmis-jannat-2/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=BollySpice.com - The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood |language=en-US}}

scope="row"| Jism 2

| a Narcotics Detective and Kabir's assistant

| Hindi film

|{{Cite web |date=2012-03-29 |title=Excited, but nervous about 'Jism 2': Imran Zahid |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/238023/excited-nervous-jism-2-imran.html |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}

2017

|Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain

|Ravi

|Hindi film

|{{Cite web |date=2018-05-19 |title=Review: 'Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain': A calibrated primer of good marriage |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/19/05/2018/Review-Angrezi-Mein-Kehte-Hain-A-calibrated-primer-of-good-marriage |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=thepeninsulaqatar.com |language=en}}

2019

|Marksheet

|Ranjit Don

|Hindi film

|{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2019-04-30 |title=Mahesh Bhatt unveils the first look of Imran Zahid's movie Marksheet {{!}} Bollywood News – India TV |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-mahesh-bhatt-unveils-the-first-look-of-imran-zahid-s-movie-marksheet-517259 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=न्यूज़ |first=एबीपी |date=2019-05-03 |title='मार्कशीट' का First Look रिलीज, इमरान जाहिद कर रहे हैं बॉलीवुड डेब्यू |url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/bollywood/mahesh-bhatt-upcoming-film-marksheet-first-look-released-1120387 |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}

2023

|Ab Dilli Dur Nahin

|Lead role as Abhay Shukla

|{{Cite web|date=2023-05-18 |title=फिल्म रिव्यू : ‘अब दिल्ली दूर नहीं’ अभिनेता इमरान ज़ाहिद और श्रुति सोढ़ी की फिल्म युवाओ में आईएएस बनने का जोश भर रही है |url=https://www.indianazar.com/2023/05/18/film-review-ab-dilli-door-nahi-starring-imran-zahid-and-shruti-sodhi-ignites-the-spirit-of-becoming-an-ias-among-the-youth/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=India Nazar |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=रेखा |first=पवन |date=2023-05-18 |title=दिलचस्प है Imran Zahid का सफर, सक्सेज पर बोले- शिद्दत से काम किया |url=https://www.abplive.com/entertainment/bollywood/imran-zahid-talks-about-ab-dilli-dur-nahin-success-challenges-and-audience-response-mahesh-bhatt-dinesh-gautam-2409409 |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}

References

Category:Living people

Category:Indian male film actors

Category:Indian male stage actors

Category:Hindu College, Delhi alumni

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:People from Nawada district

Category:1982 births