Azhar Shaikh Wiki, Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Azhar Shaikh is an Indian actor. He is known for playing the role of Pinku aka Pankaj Sahay in the popular SAB television show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (2008).

Wiki/Biography

Azhar Shaikh was born on Wednesday, 5 July 1995 (age 27 years; as of 2022) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His zodiac sign is Virgo.

He did his schooling at Cardinal Gracias High School, Mumbai. Azhar was inclined towards acting since childhood.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 7″

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Brown

Family

Azhar Shaikh belongs to a Muslim family.

Parents & Siblings

Azhar Shaikh’s father, Mukhtar Shaikh, is a policeman. His mother, Nazma Shaikh, is a homemaker. His younger sister, Asafia Shaikh, is a fashion designer.

Relationship

Azhar Shaikh’s girlfriend’s name is Zeel.

Career

In 2008, Azhar Shaikh started his acting career with the Hindi sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah in which he portrayed the character of Pinku. Then, in 2016, he played a lead role in the Hindi film Aa Jao Please.

Favourites

• Food: Mutton, Matar Paneer

Facts/Trivia

• Azhar Shaikh is a fitness enthusiast, and he often shares his workout pictures on Instagram.

  Azhar Shaikh’s Instagram post

• Azhar Shaikh’s father was also an actor but had to give up acting because of financial hardships.

• In 2021, he worked as a lighting artist in the Disney +Hotstar television series The Legend of Hanuman.

• In 2020, Azhar Shaikh aka Pinku of Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah was trolled for being parentless in the show. In an interview, Azhar Shaikh addressed the trollers and said,
  

  Jab tak karna hai tab tak karo, jis humne chalu kardiya banana tab aap nahi rahoge.” (Troll us till you want. The day we will start replying back, you won’t be spare.)

• In an interview, Azhar said that he wanted to be a Cricket player.

• He started his acting career at the age of thirteen.