00:00The man who resonated with every Sakt Laundar recently melted those very hearts when he announced a half-decade break.
00:17Born on August 20th, 1987 in Indore, he came from a Rajasthani Muslim family of classical musicians.
00:24Music wasn't a choice, it was an inheritance.
00:26The grandson of Sarangi Maestro Ustad Moinuddin Khan, his first training was on the Sita.
00:32His second training, however, came from the School of Life.
00:35He discovered comedy in class 6 when he realized that humor could be his superpower in an environment where little else about him stood out.
00:43He briefly pursued a corporate job, but deep down he knew he had a different calling.
00:47In 2011, having moved from Indore to Delhi with little money and a lot of uncertainty, he tried his hand at radio, ghostwriting and open mics.
00:57But when nothing else stuck, his childhood shield propped him up once again.
01:01He won Comedy Central's India's Best Stand-Up.
01:04Zakir didn't just crack jokes, he spoke honestly.
01:07About rejection, one-sided love and dignity, giving voice to quiet heartbreaks in a tough world.
01:13By 2012, he had arrived in Bombay.
01:262015, on air with AIB.
01:282017, Huxley Single, Amazon Prime.
01:302018, Kaksha Gyarvi.
01:322022, Tathastu.
01:342023, Manpasand.
01:352025, Delulu Express.
01:37Then came acting.
01:38Ronnie Pathak in Chacha Vidaya Ke Hammare, which won an ETA Award.
01:43He also judged Comicistan and the Great Indian Laughter Challenge.
01:46And of course, how can we forget his foray into Urdu-Shairi?
01:57In August 2025, he became the first Indian to perform in Hindi at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
02:04By the following January, something changed.
02:07Zakir said he was taking a break from the very career he struggled so hard to find.
02:17So, take your time, Saklonda.
02:20Rest, recover, rewrite.
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