Arif Zakaria is an Indian television and film actor. He began acting when he was still in college and started his career as a stage actor and later started working in films and TV. He made his Bollywood debut with the 1998 film 1947 Earth. He has appeared in supporting roles in many movies like Sangharsh (1999), Mitti (2001), The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003), Deewaar (2004), My Name is Khan (2010), Lootera (2013), Krrish 3 (2013), etc. He is married to fashion writer Namrata Sharma.