Ali Zafar

Ali Zafar

music department, actor, composer

Ali Zafar was born on May 18, 1980 in Pakistan. Ali Zafar's big-screen debut came with Tere Bin Laden directed by Abhishek Sharma in 2010, strarring Ali Hassan. Ali Zafar is known for Dear Zindagi directed by Gauri Shinde, Alia Bhatt stars as Kaira and Shah Rukh Khan as Dr. Jehangir Khan. Ali Zafar has got 3 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Ali Zafar achieved is Lux Style Awards. The upcoming new movie Ali Zafar plays is Teefa In Trouble which will be released on Jul 20, 2018.

Ali Zafar is one of Asia's most multi-faceted talents and Pakistan's most celebrated artiste. An accomplished actor, musician/ singer-songwriter/producer and a fine artist, Ali is the first actor from Pakistan to have taken his work global by being the first Pakistani to feature as the main lead in the mainstream Bollywood market with 6 feature films to his credit and 3 box office hits. His work in music set new standards of imagination and creativity both in his songs and music videos & has definitively shaped the nature of Pakistan's burgeoning music industry since his first album selling over 4 million copies worldwide. His consistent desire/efforts to push the boundaries for South Asian actors in Pakistan has pioneered new avenues for local actors, following in his footsteps into the mainstream Indian film industry popularly known as "Bollywood". He has been chosen as ambassador to the largest brands in the world including Coca-Cola, Samsung, Sprite, Yamaha, Nokia, Pepsi Cola, Telenor, etc. and was voted as "the sexiest Asian man" in the British magazine Eastern Eye beating the likes of Hrithik Roshan, Shahrukh Khan etc. He was featured alongside one of the most popular stars in the world, Shahrukh Khan in the film "Dear Zindagi".A passionate humanitarian with a seasoned history of supporting those in need, Ali is the chair of The Ali Zafar Foundation to help empower those less fortunate. He specifically focuses on women's education and empowerment and to that end is an ambassador for Girl Rising and an academy member of the Global Teacher Prize alongside Freida Pinto and Chelsea Clinton.

  • Birthday

    May 18, 1980
  • Place of Birth

    Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Also known

    Ali Abbas Zafar

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Lux Style Awards
2019
Best Actor
Winner - Lux Style Award
ARY Film Awards
2014
International Icon
Winner - Honorary Award
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