Zarina Wahab Age, Husband, Family, Children, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Actress, Former Model
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet inches- 5’ 6”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: Ishq Ishq Ishq (1974) TV: Maayka (2007)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	17 July 1956 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	65 Years
Birthplace	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
College/University	Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, India
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Religion	Muslim
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Cooking, Reading Books, Spending time with her family
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Aditya Pancholi
Marriage Date	27 January 1986
Family
Husband/Spouse	Aditya Pancholi
Children	Son- Sooraj Pancholi Daughter- Sana Pancholi
Parents	Father- Name not known Mother- Malika Wahab
Siblings	Brother- 1 (Name not known) Sisters- Haseena Wahab, Shammi Rashid, Malika McReynold
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Haseena, Shammi Rashid, and Malika McReynold
Favourite Actress	Waheeda Rehman
Favourite Colour	White, Yellow

Some lesser known facts about Zarina Wahab

• Does Zarina Wahab smoke?: Not known

• Does Zarina Wahab drink alcohol?: Not known

• Zarina Wahab was born into a conservative Muslim Family.
  

  Zarina Wahab’s childhood picture

• She wanted to become an actress from a very young age and while she was in her 8th standard, she came across an acting course advertisement and decided to pursue it.

• Initially, she was rejected by Raj Kapoor, as he didn’t like her mannerisms.

• In 1976, she bagged the film “Chitchor” which established her as an actress.

• Wahab has played elderly roles in many Bollywood films including “My Name Is Khan,” “Agneepath,” “I, Me, Aur Main,” “Dil Dhadakne Do.”

• She has also appeared in TV serials like “Maayka,” “Zaara,” “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi,” “Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli,” “Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon,” “Sajda Tere Pyaar Mein,” and “Meri Awaaz Hi Pehchaan Hai.”
  

  Zarina Wahab in Meri Awaaz Hi Pechan hai

• In 2019, Wahab appeared in the film “PM Narendra Modi” in which she played the role of Narendra Modi‘s mother, Heeraben Modi.
  

  PM Narendra Modi Film poster

• Wahab is very fluent in Urdu, Telugu, Hindi, and English.

• Zarina met Aditya Pancholi for the first time on the sets of Kalan Ka Tika and the duo fell in love with each other.

• She is six years older to her husband, Aditya Pancholi.

• She revealed during an interview that her mother was not happy with her marriage to Aditya Pancholi.

• Wahab has dubbed the voice for Revathi in the Hindi version of Anjali.

• Zarina received the nomination for Filmfare in the Best Actress category for her performance in the film Gharonda but she lost that award to Shabana Azmi.

• Her son, Aditya Pancholi, was alleged to be involved in the abetment of suicide of her girlfriend, Jiah Khan.