Acting
Jul 16, 1980
Tehran, Iran
Waqar Zaka
Acting
Biography
Waqar Zaka is a Pakistani VJ-turned-television host. Waqar began his career by releasing the song "Nahi Parha Meine Poora Saal". He then became a VJ. He hosted a reality show Living on the Edge. Waqar then created and hosted reality shows XPOSED, King of Street Magic, Desi Kudiyan and The Cricket Challenge aired on ARY Musik. In Pakistani general election, 2013, Zaka ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Karachi NA-253 constituency, but was unsuccessful and secured only 31 votes out of 211,768 total votes polled in the constituency. His efforts were widely seen as a tool to promote his show Main Banoonga Minister. In 2017, he received an award from Abdul Qadeer Khan for his social and humanitarian work in the war-torn areas of Syria and Myanmar.
Television & Series (2)
A group of contestants will not only live together in a controlled environment, but would also travel to different destinations and participate in various tasks that will challenge their physical and mental strength such as getting keys from a jar full of scary insects or do a headstand for a whole minute.