Maryam Zakaria | |
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![]() Zakaria in 2012 | |
Born | Tehran, Iran |
Citizenship | Sweden |
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Years active | 2009–present |
Spouse | Arvind Thakur (m. 2012) |
Children | 1 |
Maryam Zakaria is an Iranian-born actress and model who works in Indian films. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil language films. [1] [2] She is best known for her work in films such as Madatha Kaja , Agent Vinod and Grand Masti .
In Sweden, Zakaria worked as model, dance teacher, choreographer, and established a Bollywood dance school, the Indisk Dans Studio, which was the first dance school in Sweden to teach the "jhatkas and matkas of Bollywood cinema". [3] She moved to Mumbai, India, in 2009 to work in Bollywood and began working as a model, appearing in various television adverts, the most notable being the adverts of Set Wet, Layz, and Coke. [3] [4] She also appeared in a Coca-Cola advertisement with Imran Khan.
Tamil film director Sundar C signed her to perform an item number in his film Nagaram (2010), after watching a dance video of hers on YouTube. [5] [6] Her performance in the hit number "Diyalo Diyala" from 100% Love was her big breakthrough. [7] She went on to play one of the female lead characters in another Telugu film, Madatha Kaja (2011), alongside Allari Naresh, [3] and signed to do another Telugu movie as leading actress in Arjuna.[ clarification needed ] In 2012, she appeared in the item number "Dilli Ki Billi" in Muazzam Beg's film Sadda Adda . [8]
In the Saif Ali Khan film Agent Vinod , she acted as Farah and performed a mujra in the song "Dil Mera Muft Ka" alongside Kareena Kapoor, which gave her a fame in Bollywood. In 2012, she signed for Indra Kumar's movie Grand Masti , as leading actress opposite Aftab Shivdasani, which released on 13 September 2013. Grand Masti is the highest grossing Bollywood film with an A (Adults Only) certificate in India to be a big hit, subsequently entering Bollywood's 100-crore club in India. The film was declared a Super Hit in India by Box Office India.
Maryam Zakaria married choreographer Arvind Thakur in 2012. [9] The couple had a son, Aryan Thakur, in 2013. [10]
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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2009 | Paying Guests | Hindi | Item number | |
2010 | Nagaram | Tamil | Item number | |
2011 | 100% Love | Telugu | Item number | |
Brahmigadi Katha | Telugu | Item number | ||
Madatha Kaja | Priya | Telugu | ||
2012 | Sadda Adda | Hindi | Item number | |
Agent Vinod | Farah Faqesh | Hindi | ||
Naa Ishtam | Telugu | Item number | ||
Dammu | Telugu | Item number | ||
Chakradhaar | Hindi | Item number | ||
Rowdy Rathore | Hindi | Item number | ||
2013 | D-Day | Hindi | Item number | |
Bajatey Raho | Hindi | Item number | ||
Grand Masti | Rose | Hindi | ||
2014 | Anjaan | Tamil | Item number | |
2016 | Missing on a Weekend | Hindi | Item number | |
2017 | Firangi | Hindi | Item number | |
2020 | Arjuna | Shruti | Telugu | |
Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
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2007 | "Goli" | Saeed Shayesteh | |
2007 | "Man Sazegaram" | Saeed Shayesteh | |
2007 | "Akharin Ghasam" | Saeed Shayesteh | |
2008 | "Ghorboni" | Saeed Shayesteh | |
2009 | "Jatt Di Zameen" | Preet Harpal | |
2009 | "Doset Daram" | Saeed Shayesteh | |
2009 | "Aakh Ladhde" | Jaswinder Daghima | |
2009 | "Mast Malanga" | Sanoj Kumar | |
2010 | "Khoshgeleh" | Saeed Shayesteh | |
2010 | "Azaaram Bedi" | Saeed Shayesteh | |
2011 | "Ja Ja Ve Ve" | Rishi Singh & Rajveer Dhillon |