[1][3] She is known for her breakout role in the 2019 spy thriller series The Family Man,[4] where she played Sahaya Mary, a nurse crucial to the show's plot.
[1][5] Born in Uttar Pradesh and a graduate from IIT Madras Zarin Shihab made her screen debut with The Family Man.
Originally a native of Kerala, Zarin was born in Uttar Pradesh and later moved to states like Assam, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu due to her father's job in the air force.
She enrolled in the IIT Madras for a five-year-long integrated program in MA English, furthering their passion for language and literature and later spent seven years in Chennai for acting, writing, and directing plays.
[9] In 2023, Zarin made her entry into Malayalam cinema through the film Trishanku directed by Achyuth Vinayak, portraying the character Sumi Nair.