Early career and success (2014–2017) Imam started his career as a model, working for agencies such as
Aldo Group, and also did few TV commercials before debuting in
Hindi television. His first work as an actor came with
MTV India television series
Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan where he played Abhimanyu Thakkar. From 2015 to 2016, he played a grey-shaded character of Yuvraj Luthra in
Zee TV's
love triangle Tashan-e-Ishq opposite
Jasmin Bhasin. The show proved a
breakout for him, he won the
Gold Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role. Then, he was cast as Abir Dharmadhikari, new male lead of Zee TV's
Yeh Vaada Raha when it took a large leap, from October 2016 to January 2017.
Establishment and other projects (2017–2021) Imam got his biggest success when he was introduced as ACP Neil Khanna in
StarPlus's romantic-drama
Naamkarann along with Aditi Rathore after a generation leap. The show wrapped up in May 2018. After doing an episodic in
&TV's
Laal Ishq with
Mahhi Vij. Imam entered the popular
StarPlus's series
Ishqbaaaz as Mohit Malhotra, a full-fledged
antagonist in September 2018. Venturing into reality shows, Imam made his debut in reality with participated in the adventure stunt-based show
Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 in 2019 where he finished at 9th place. His subsequent fictional role as Kabir Mittal, a former
army officer in StarPlus' mystery revenge drama
Ek Bhram Sarvagun Sampanna failed to impress audience. He was next seen in the music video
Tanhaai by
Tulsi Kumar under
T-Series in 2020. In 2021, Imam progressed into digital platform with the
web series Crashh portrayed Dr. Rishabh Sachdeva co-starring
Rohan Mehra, Kunj Anand,
Aditi Sharma and
Anushka Sen.
Television comeback (2022–present) Imam returned to television after a long break of 3 years with his role of Agastya Raichand an obsessive/possessive lover, the main protagonist in
Gul Khan production
Fanaa: Ishq Mein Marjawan on
Colors TV opposite
Reem Shaikh. for which he received praise from audience. The show ended on 2 September 2022. In March 2023, he made a brief appearance in
Bekaboo as Pratham Raichand opposite
Shivangi Joshi. From September 2024 to April 2025, Imam portrayed Teerth Mittal in
Colors TV's
Suman Indori. == In the media ==