Zahid Muralidharan

Zahid Rajah Muralidharan is an Indian model and actor. Nausheen Ali met him as a young toddler since both of their mothers were family friends, but they didn't get close until the summer of 2016. Muralidharan confirmed they began dating on June 25, 2016.

Relationship
The two of them have known each other since Nausheen was a toddler, since their mothers were family friends and often celebrated religious occasions together. The pair finally got together during Eid celebrations in the summer of 2016. The pair were first speculated to be together when Nausheen posted a picture of a silhouette of her leaning on Zahid's shoulder, with the caption 'Z'. They became brand ambassadors for a Punjabi-Western clothing brand that same year and partook in many photoshoots together. Zahid also posted a picture of Nausheen behind-the-scenes of the 'Rainfall' music video with the caption, 'The apple to my eye' in August 2016 which further showed that they were together. The pair were spotted kissing at a Halloween party in early October 2016, and this practically confirmed their relationship. The relationship was officially confirmed accidentally when Ali posted a picture of the two of them on National Boyfriend Day with the caption, 'I wish it was National Boyfriend Day every day of the year...'. Since then, it's has become an annual tradition that Nausheen posts a picture of the two of them with this exact caption.

Zahid helped Nausheen write her debut album in 2017, and was featured on the song "Stars", as well as a majority of the album's visuals, including "Bad Things", "Quit", "Stars" and "OMG" to name a few. He has also starred in the Simply Platonic's music videos "Touch", "Woman Like Me" and "Bounce Back", and is a close friend of the group. Nausheen and Zahid also collaborated on a song from the 2019 live action Aladdin remake soundtrack "A Whole New World".

On January 4th 2022, it was confirmed in a YouTube video titled "We broke up" that the pair have since split up. They allegedly split up on January 2nd. According to them, the sudden death of one of Zahid's relatives caused a downward spiral, and Zahid wanted to move back to India to live with his extended family during this time.

Cheating Rumours
Just days after Zahid and Nausheen announced their split to the world, fans noticed that Zahid had been commenting "flirty things" on a young Indian model's Instagram posts, and have been for several months. It is lead to believe that this was the true reason behind the breakup. Zahid has since made his Instagram account private.

Collaborations

 * "Stars" (2017)
 * "A Whole New World" (2019)

Trivia

 * In December 2020, the pair became global ambassadors for Calvin Klein, and partook in a photoshoot. This is their second partnership with a brand together after the Punjabi-Western line in 2016.
 * Nausheen co-wrote the Simply Platonic song "Your Love" about Zahid.