Zarina Wahab Age, Wiki and Bio

Zarina Wahab

Quick Info

ProfessionActress
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth17/07/1956
Age68 years
BirthplaceVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Bio/Wiki

ProfessionActress, Former Model

Physical Stats & More

Height168 cm
Weight65 kg
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

ReligionMuslim
Food HabitNon-Vegetarian
HobbiesCooking, Reading Books, Spending time with her family

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsAditya Pancholi
Marriage Date27/01/1986

Family

FatherName not known
MotherMalika Wahab
Siblings
Brother1 (Name not known)
SistersHaseena Wahab, Shammi Rashid, Malika McReynold
SpouseAditya Pancholi
Children
SonSooraj Pancholi
DaughterSana Pancholi

Career

Debut
FilmIshq Ishq Ishq (1974)
TVMaayka (2007)

Favourites

FoodHaseena, Shammi Rashid, and Malika McReynold
ActressWaheeda Rehman
ColourWhite, Yellow

Some Lesser Known Facts

Zarina Wahab comes from a conservative Muslim family.
At a young age, she aspired to be an actress and pursued acting after finding an advertisement for an acting course in 8th standard.
Initially rejected by Raj Kapoor, she later got her break in the 1976 film "Chitchor."
Wahab has portrayed elderly characters in Bollywood movies like "My Name Is Khan" and "Agneepath."
She has also appeared in various TV shows including "Maayka" and "Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon."
In 2019, she played Heeraben Modi in the movie "PM Narendra Modi."
Fluent in Urdu, Telugu, Hindi, and English, Zarina Wahab is a versatile linguist.
Zarina Wahab and Aditya Pancholi fell in love while working together on the set of Kalan Ka Tika.
She is six years older than her husband, Aditya Pancholi, which her mother was reportedly unhappy about.
Wahab dubbed for Revathi in the Hindi version of the film Anjali.
She was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Actress for her role in "Gharonda" but lost to Shabana Azmi.
Her son, Aditya Pancholi, faced allegations in the case involving the suicide of Jiah Khan.