Early life
Khan was born into a Pathan family
on 14 May 1987 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
She speaks Hindi, Urdu, English and Marathi. She completed her intermediate at Rizvi College of Science, Mumbai
Career
2011: Film debut
Khan wanted to be a doctor but joined acting. Her acting career began while visiting the set of
Yuvraj at Subhash Ghai's film school Whistling Woods. Salman Khan noticed her and decided to cast her for his friend Anil Sharma's film
Veer because, he said, "She looks the character — the sweet princess she is playing in
Veer"
After a screen test, Khan was given the lead role of Princess
Yashodhara. She gained eight kilograms in order to be more convincing as
a 19th-century princess
The film revolves around the 1825 Pindari movement of Rajasthan, when India was ruled by the British.
Veer did not do well at the Box office; however, her performance received mix reviews from both critics and public. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama observed that "Zarine resembles Katrina Kaif, but wears one expression all through".
Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India concluded that "Zarine is unimpressive"
Rediff.com mentions that "Zarine is average". Critic Subhash K. Jha called her performance a "Zarine's charm adds to her adorable screen presence." Khan went on to nominate for Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut
.
In 2011, Khan did the item number "Character Dheela" with Salman Khan in Anees Bazmee's
Ready, parodying characters from
Mughal-e-Azam,
Sholay and
Shri 420 and it was the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2011
.
2012–2013: Breakthrough
Zarine walked the ramp as Showstopper for jewellery brand YS18 at India International Jewellery Week (IIJW), 2012
Khan's second release was Sajid Khan's Comedy film
Housefull 2, sequel of
Housefull and Hindi remake of the Malayalam film
Mattupetti Machan.
The film revolves around two cousins Henna and Bobby, the two daughters
of the Kapoor family who hate each other very much, a model Jlo love
interest of Jolly, the son of Jagga Daku and four Best friends Sunny,
Max, Jolly and Jai who fall in love with her. Khan played the role of
JLo, a model who is in love with Jolly, played by Ritesh Deshmukh and featured her alongside an ensemble cast including Akshay Kumar, Asin, John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez.
Khan earned critical acclaim for her performance, with Taran Adarsh
stating, "Zarine act more as eye candy. She appears typical sultry and
enticing selves; and is befit in her own space."
Housefull 2 was the highest-grossing Bollywood films of 2012.
Khan made her Tamil debut with 2013 Vetrimaaran's
Naan Rajavaga Pogiren, in which she did an item number in the song "Malgove" alongside Nakul Jaidev. She was appreciated for the song. Taran Adarsh commented, "Zarine Khan's song is high on energy."
2012–present
Khan's first release of 2014 was Rohit Jugraj's Punjabi film
Jatt James Bond, her first role outside the Bollywood.
She featured in the role of a Lalli, an innocent Punjabi woman alongside Gippy Grewal. The film received positive reviews from critics, and her performance was particularly praised.
Film critic Komal Nahta
wrote "Zarine Khan delivers an award-winning performance. She is
extraordinary and lives the role of Lalli, making every scene in which
she appears immensely watchable for her brilliance!"
As of March 2014, Khan has several projects in various stages of production. She is all set to appear in Tamil film
Karikalan directed by Gandhi Krishna, in which she is playing the lead role of Velir Princess opposite Vikram
Zarine upcoming films are David Dhawan's
Partner 2, which is the sequel to
Partner, in which she will star alongside Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Govinda, Remo D'Souza's
Amar Must Die opposite Rajeev Khandelwal and
Hate Story 3 opposite Sharman Joshi, Karan Singh Grover and Daisy Shah.
She has also signed for her second Punjabi film titled Ishq My Religion opposite Arjan Bajwa
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