Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub

Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub Khan is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is frequently cast in supporting roles, and has appeared in more than 25 films in a career which has spanned eight years. He has also worked in a Hindi serial "Kyunki... Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai" which was telecasted on Doordarshan in 2008. He has collaborated with director Aanand L. Rai on four films.

Ayyub began his film career with a negative role in Raj Kumar Gupta's financially successful semi-biographical thriller ''No One Killed Jessica'' (2011), which earned him a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Subsequently, he featured briefly in the box-office hits ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011), ''Jannat 2'' (2012), '' Raanjhanaa'' (2013), ''Shahid'' (2013), '' Tubelight'' (2017), '' Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'' (2019), and '' Article 15'' (2019). Ayyub had his biggest commercial successes with brief roles in the romantic comedy '' Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'' (2015), the crime thriller '' Raees'' (2017), and the science drama film ''Mission Mangal'' (2019), all of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time. His only leading role in his career was in ''Sameer'' (2017), which proved to be one of the year's biggest disasters.

Early and personal life

Ayyub was born in 1984 and brought up in Delhi. He graduated from Kirori Mal College and completed his theatre training from National School of Drama (NSD), Delhi in 2006. He married Rasika Agashe in 2007. They have a daughter.

Acting career

Early work (2011–13)

Ayyub made his acting debut with Raj Kumar Gupta's biographical thriller ''No One Killed Jessica'' (2011), which also starred Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji. Based on the murder case of Jessica Lal, the film saw Ayyub portray the real-life character of Manu Sharma, Jessica's true murderer. The film, as well as his performance, generated positive reviews from critics. With earnings of over , ''No One Killed Jessica'' emerged as a critical and commercial success, and garnered him nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut and the Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. In his second release of the year, Ayyub appeared in Ali Abbas Zafar's directorial debut—the romantic comedy ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'', about a man who finds a bride for his elder brother but falls in love with her instead. Co-starring alongside Katrina Kaif, Imran Khan, and Ali Zafar, he played the role of Khan's friend. ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' proved his second consecutive box-office hit and earned over worldwide. In 2011, he also appeared in a cameo role for the successful romantic comedy ''Tanu Weds Manu'', which marked the first of his four films with Aanand L. Rai.

In 2012, Ayyub took another supporting role—this time in Kunal Deshmukh's thriller ''Jannat 2'', co-starring Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, and Randeep Hooda. Initially titled ''Informer'', its title was changed to ''Jannat 2'', making it a sequel to '' Jannat'' (2008). The film garnered a mixed critical reception, but eventually emerged as a financial success with global earnings of over , becoming Ayyub's fourth consecutive box office hit.

Ayyub next appeared in Aanand L. Rai's romantic drama '' Raanjhanaa'' (2013), alongside Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, and Abhay Deol, in which he played the character of Dhanush's friend. The feature received mostly positive reviews and proved to be a major commercial success with a worldwide revenue of more than . In his next film—Hansal Mehta's National Film Award-winning biographical drama ''Shahid'', starring Rajkummar Rao as slain lawyer and human rights activist Shahid Azmi—Ayyub played Arif Azmi who is Azmi's brother. The film generated overwhelmingly mixed reviews though became commercially successful at the box office.

Career struggles, ''Tanu Weds Manu 2'', and hiatus (2014–15)

In 2014, Ayyub reteamed with Kunal Deshmukh in the action comedy ''Raja Natwarlal'', which starred Emraan Hashmi as the titular protagonist. The film received positive reactions but turned out to be a major box-office failure, grossing on a budget of , and generated unfavourable profits for Ayyub's performance.

In 2015, Ayyub appeared in four films, the first of which was Abhishek Dogra's directorial debut—the comedy ''Dolly Ki Doli'', co-starring Sonam Kapoor, Pulkit Samrat, Rajkummar Rao, and Varun Sharma. The film, about a woman who marries men from different religions and runs with their wealth on the wedding night, received moderate reviews and was average at the box office. Ayyub's next two releases were the action comedy '' All is Well'' and the spy thriller '' Phantom'', both of which were also box office failures. His final release of the year was a second collaboration with Aanand L. Rai in '' Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'', a romantic comedy that served as a sequel to ''Tanu Weds Manu'' (2011). Ayyub featured as Chintu Kumar Singh, a lawyer and an admirer of the titular protagonist (played by Kangana Ranaut). Unlike the actor's previous four films, it emerged as a huge commercial success grossing over in India and over worldwide, making it among Ayyub's highest-grossing releases.

''Raees'', ''Tubelight'', and work in unsuccessful expensive films (2017–18)

After a two-year absence from full-time acting, Ayyub appeared in Rahul Dholakia

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