Biography
Who is Zain Imam?
Early Career and Modeling
Zain Imam began his professional path as a model before transitioning to television acting. During his modeling days, he worked for various commercial brands and agencies such as the Aldo Group. He also appeared in several television commercials to build his screen presence in the entertainment industry.
His official acting debut took place on MTV India when he joined the youth series Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan. In this television program, he took on the supporting role of Abhimanyu Thakkar, which laid the foundation for his subsequent acting projects in the Hindi television sector.
Breakthrough Roles
The actor achieved his initial major breakthrough by starring in the Zee TV love triangle Tashan-e-Ishq between 2015 and 2016. He portrayed the grey-shaded character of Yuvraj Luthra opposite Jasmin Bhasin. His performance in this successful series earned him a Gold Award in the category of Best Actor in a Negative Role.
Following this project, he stepped into the role of Abir Dharmadhikari for the Zee TV series Yeh Vaada Raha from October 2016 to January 2017. He then secured a leading part as ACP Neil Khanna in the StarPlus romantic drama Naamkarann alongside Aditi Rathore, which ran until May 2018.
Television and Web Projects
Expanding his television portfolio, Zain entered the StarPlus series Ishqbaaaz as the antagonist Mohit Malhotra in September 2018. He also tested his limits in reality television by participating in the adventure stunt show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 in 2019, where he finished in ninth place.
Later, he played a former army officer named Kabir Mittal in the revenge drama Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna. In 2021, he moved to the digital space by starring in the web series Crashh as Dr. Rishabh Sachdeva alongside actors like Rohan Mehra, Kunj Anand, Aditi Sharma and Anushka Sen.
Recent Work and Media Recognition
After a three-year break from daily television, the performer returned to the screen in 2022. He portrayed the obsessive lover Agastya Raichand in the Gul Khan production Fanaa: Ishq Mein Marjawan on Colors TV opposite Reem Shaikh, receiving positive feedback until the show concluded in September 2022.
His career continued with a brief appearance in Bekaboo in March 2023, followed by a leading role as Teerth Mittal in the Colors TV series Suman Indori from September 2024 to April 2025. In the media, he was featured in the Times of India Top 20 Most Desirable Men list at number five in 2018 and number fifteen in 2019.
Birthday and age
Zain Imam was born on May 18, 1987, which makes Zain 39 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Zain shares the date with 71 other famous people.
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