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.
Imran Zahid | |
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 Imran Zahid | |
| Born | January 11, 1982 Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro district, Jharkhand |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Early life
editImran Zahid was born as in Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro, Jharkhand[1]
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.[2][3]
Acting
editWhile at university Zahid became involved with a theatre group run by Arvind Gaur.[3] He continued acting while being employed as a professor.[4]
Zahid has said that he had neither the desire nor the need to work in Mumbai.[4] 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.[2] 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.[4] The proposed film attracted criticism from students at the university.[5] 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.[6] The project was revived in 2016 and is currently under production.[7]
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.[8] Bhatt has proposed to make a film of it with Zahid reprising the role.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11][12]
Zahid played the lead role in a stage adaptation of Bhatt of his movie, Arth.[13] Zahid also played the lead role of the father in Mahesh Bhatt theatrical adaptation of his film Daddy.[14][15] Zahid will play the lead role in a remake of Bhatt autobiographical movie, Janam.[16]
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.[17][18][19][20][21]
In 2016, Zahid played the part of Protheus in an adaptation of Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona.[22][23][24][25]
Recognition
editThe Hindustan Times has said that
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.[26]
Personal life
editZahid has said that his preference is to have an arranged marriage and that as of 2010[update] he was not dating.[27]
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jannat 2 | Inspector Vijay Thakur | Debut film | [28] |
| Jism 2 | a Narcotics Detective and Kabir's assistant | Hindi film | [29] | |
| 2017 | Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain | Ravi | Hindi film | [30] |
| 2019 | Marksheet | Ranjit Don | Hindi film | [31][32] |
| 2023 | Ab Dilli Dur Nahin | Lead role as Abhay Shukla | [33][34] |
References
edit- ^ "Ab Dilli Door Nahin : IAS की जीवनी पर बनी फिल्म में लीड रोल निभा रहे बिहार के जाहिद इमरान". ETV Bharat News (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ a b Nath, Arpita (14 December 2010). "Political stories in B'wood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ a b Vishwas, Rudra (16 June 2010). "Bokaro boy gets ticket to Bollywood". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Calcutta, India. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "Real to real". The Pioneer. ASRP Mukesh. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Mandal, Tridip (10 May 2010). "Film on Chandrashekhar Prasad in trouble". CNN - IBN. Archived from the original on 16 April 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ "Film on JNU leader scrapped: Director". Deccan Herald. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Biopic on slain JNU leader Chandrashekhar Prasad to be revived". Business Standard India. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Kalsi, Jyoti (25 January 2011). "Mahesh Bhatt talks about 'The Last Salute'". Gulf News. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ "Mahesh may show is play in Kolkata". The Times of India. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012.
- ^ Singh, Renu (12 March 2012). "I play a narcotics sleuth in Jism-2 Imran Zahid". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Review: Now, communalism and counter-insurgency ops on stage". Zee News. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Imran Zahid gets applaud in Mahesh Bhatt's 'Trial of Error'". The India Awaaz. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ Madhur Tankha (29 July 2013). "Arth stages a comeback". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Mahesh Bhatt, Pooja Bhatt Stage 'Daddy' Play". Outlook. PTI. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "When the Bhatts were moved to tears". Gulf News. IANS. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Imran Zahid bags lead role in Janam remake". The Times of India. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ k Jha, subhash (24 June 2015). "Hamari Adhuri Kahani : Book, film and now, play!". DNA. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Mumbai, IANS (25 July 2015). "Mahesh Bhatt to sing for 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani' play". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Patra, Pratyush (11 August 2015). "Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Kumar Vishwas watch the theatrical adaptation of Hamari Adhuri Kahani". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Banerjee, Pooja (6 August 2015). "Intriguing love triangle". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Mitter, Suprita (19 December 2015). "Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's life to premiere on stage in Mumbai". Millennium Post. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Mathur, Abhimanyu (6 August 2015). "Verona becomes Delhi in Shakespeare's desi adaptation". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Sharma, Shweta (21 April 2016). "Theatre gives actors a second chance". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ ki Asha, Aman (28 August 2016). "A Pakistani brings an Indian play to Singapore". Aman ki asha. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Banerjee, Pooja (1 May 2016). "Delhi's tribute to Bard". Millennium Post. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Uniyal, Parmita (23 November 2010). "Imran Zahid: from classroom to cinema". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Agha, Eram (12 June 2010). "Homework in JNU". The Times of India. Delhi. p. 31. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Releases, Press (5 April 2012). "More on Emraan Hashmi's Jannat 2". BollySpice.com - The latest movies, interviews in Bollywood. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Excited, but nervous about 'Jism 2': Imran Zahid". Deccan Herald. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Review: 'Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain': A calibrated primer of good marriage". thepeninsulaqatar.com. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Mahesh Bhatt unveils the first look of Imran Zahid's movie Marksheet | Bollywood News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ न्यूज़, एबीपी (3 May 2019). "'मार्कशीट' का First Look रिलीज, इमरान जाहिद कर रहे हैं बॉलीवुड डेब्यू". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "फिल्म रिव्यू : 'अब दिल्ली दूर नहीं' अभिनेता इमरान ज़ाहिद और श्रुति सोढ़ी की फिल्म युवाओ में आईएएस बनने का जोश भर रही है". India Nazar. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ रेखा, पवन (18 May 2023). "दिलचस्प है Imran Zahid का सफर, सक्सेज पर बोले- शिद्दत से काम किया". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 5 August 2023.