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Birth Date: 17 Jul, 1959, Age (66)
Occupation : Actress
Place of Birth : Vishakapatnam
Zarina Wahab
Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who was critically acclaimed for starring roles, in Chitchor and Gopal Krishna in the 1970s.
Wahab appeared in Basu Chatterjee's Chit Chor (1976). Apart from this, she worked in Amol Palekar-Vijayendra starrer 'Agar', followed by Raj Babbar starrer 'Zajbaat', Arun Govil starrer 'Sawan Ko Aane Do', Vikram Starrer 'Raees Zada' etc. She earned a Filmfare Award nomination as Best Actress for her role in Gharonda (1977). She has acted in Malayalam Telugu, Tamil, films.
Wahab made a comeback to Malayalam films with Calendar, in 2009. She has continued to act in Malayalam movies, most notably movies like Adaminte Makan Abu. She appeared in My Name Is Khan as the mother of Rizwan Khan (Shah Rukh Khan's character).
Wahab is married to actor Aditya Pancholi. They married in 1986 and have a daughter, Sana, and son Sooraj.
Wahab currently plays roles in television serials.