Mikaal Zulfiqar

Mian Mikaal Patras Zulfiqar (born 5 September 1981), commonly known as Mikaal Zulfiqar (Urdu: مکال ذوالفقار), is a British-Pakistani actor and former model. He has appeared in a number of Pakistani television series. He has also acted in a few Indian films and is currently active in Pakistani films. He is one of the highest paid Pakistani actors. In 2015, he won the Best Actor (Popular) Award at Hum TV Awards due to his performance in the television series Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai.

Born in London, he moved to Pakistan and initially began his career as a model in the early 2000s and caught the attention of the team of Abrar-ul-Haq, who cast him in the singer's music video for Sanu Tere Naal Pyar Ho Gya. He made his film debut in 2007 with the Bollywood crime thriller film Godfather, followed by starring roles in Shoot on Sight (2008), U R My Jaan (2011), and Baby (2015). He also began his film career in Pakistan with a supporting character in the critically acclaimed film Cake (2018). Zulfiqar has since played leading roles in Na Band Na Baraati (2018) and Sherdil (2019).

He entered the Pakistani television industry with the drama series Saiqa (2009). The hit series Pani Jaisa Piyar (2011) stabilized his position in the television medium, and he went on to appear in a number of big-budget dramas, with the most notable being Shehr-e-Zaat (2012), Saat Pardon Mein (2012), Mirat-ul-Uroos (2012–2013), Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai (2013–2014), Diyar-e-Dil (2015), Sang-e-Mar Mar (2016–2017), and Alif Allah Aur Insaan (2017–2018).