Portrait of Arif Zakaria

Acting

Arif Zakaria

Career

Active from 1997 to 2026, busiest in 2017 and 2021 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Freedom at Midnight
Freedom at Midnight
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Arif Zakaria Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Nostalgia
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Indian Cinema 3
  • Inspirational 3
  • Melancholic Romance 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Tragic Love Story 2
  • Bollywood 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

47
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Refuge
Refuge

as Anil

Kaali โ€“ Ek Agnipariksha
Kaali โ€“ Ek Agnipariksha

TV show ยท as Virendra, Rachana's father

2020s

12 titles ยท average score 68
Heer Sara
Heer Sara (2026)

as Dharamveer

Kaptaan
Kaptaan (2026)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Shaheen

Freedom at Midnight
Freedom at Midnight (2024)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Mission Raniganj
Mission Raniganj (2023)
GoodWatch score 52

as DG Om Chakravarti

Mastaney
Mastaney (2023)
GoodWatch score 89

as Wazir

Kaun Pravin Tambe?
Kaun Pravin Tambe? (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

as Jamil Jalali

Qubool Hai 2.0
Qubool Hai 2.0 (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as General Bakhtiyar Farouqi

Ahaan
Ahaan (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ozzy

420 IPC
420 IPC (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sinha

Special Ops
Special Ops (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Dr. Piyush Bhargav

Gul Makai
Gul Makai (2020)
GoodWatch score 27

as Sufi Mohammed

Avrodh: The Siege Within
Avrodh: The Siege Within (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Ali Raza Khan

2010s

21 titles ยท average score 59
Leila
Leila (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Dr. Iyer

Spotlight
Spotlight (2017)

TV show ยท as Devv Benerjee

Poorna
Poorna (2017)
GoodWatch score 86

as Col. Khan

Rahenge Sadaa Gardish Mein Taare
Rahenge Sadaa Gardish Mein Taare (2017)

as Dev Dutt

Nanak Shah Fakir
Nanak Shah Fakir (2014)
GoodWatch score 81

as Bhai Mardana

Darr @ the Mall
Darr @ the Mall (2014)
GoodWatch score 32

as Manchanda

Krrish 3
Krrish 3 (2013)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dr. Varun Shetty

Lootera
Lootera (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

as Bajpai

Jism 2
Jism 2 (2012)
GoodWatch score 36

as Guru Saldanah

Haunted
Haunted (2011)
GoodWatch score 61

as Professor Iyer

My Name Is Khan
My Name Is Khan (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

as Faisal Rahman

Rokkk
Rokkk (2010)

as Healer

2000s

10 titles ยท average score 59
Kahaani Gudiya Ki
Kahaani Gudiya Ki (2008)

as Aslam

Banaras
Banaras (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Inspector Satpal Shukla

Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005)
GoodWatch score 81

as Daryll

Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005)
GoodWatch score 81

as Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon

Home Delivery
Home Delivery (2005)
GoodWatch score 37

as P3P

Dance Like a Man
Dance Like a Man (2004)

as Jairaj Parekh

Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home
Deewaar: Let's Bring Our Heroes Home (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

as Rajan

Asambhav
Asambhav (2004)
GoodWatch score 41

as Dabral

Footpath
Footpath (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

as Shyam

Shirdi Sai Baba
Shirdi Sai Baba (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

as Young Sai Baba

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 76
Earth
Earth (1998)
GoodWatch score 76

as Rustom Sethna

Darmiyaan: In Between
Darmiyaan: In Between (1997)

as Immi / Mazhudin Khan / Sitara