Zara Durrani

Vancouver, BC

$600 & up

Travels up to 120 miles

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Hosting Reel

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The Inspired Life Vancouver

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The Inspired Life - Behind the Scenes

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Cannes Film Festival

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Life & Style with Zara

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Mcing High Chai gala for Mother’s Day event

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Rehearsal for Vancouver Board of Trade Export Awards 2023

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MCing Drishti Awards Gala 2022

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MCing EXNW

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Red Carpet interviews at Drishti Awards Gala 2022

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Interviewing environmentalist Jean Michel Cousteau at UN Climate Action Summit 2019.

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In Western Sahara Desert for Emmy nominated show Fashion News Live.

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MCing Duggal Mortgages annual gala

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Real Love Ready for Novus City Lights

Overview

Hello, I'm your go-to Master of Ceremonies, Red Carpet Host, and Motivational Speaker. I have over a decade of experience as a TV Host, MC and performer. With a passion for creating unforgettable moments, I bring energy, charisma, and a touch of inspiration to every event. I have worked as a tv host in Paris, Vancouver, Morocco, UN Climate Action Summit, & Cannes Film Festival. Whether I'm guiding the flow of your celebration, adding glamour to your red carpet, or igniting motivation with powerful words, I'm here to elevate your experience. Let's craft an event that leaves a lasting impression. Book me now for an engaging and uplifting journey!


Reviews

5 reviews

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Andy C.

January 16, 2024

Hosting/Emcee at the East by NorthWest (EXNW) Ball

Dear Zara,

I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your exceptional hosting at the East by NorthWest (EXNW) Ball. Your incredible energy and charisma brought an incredible sense of joy and fun to the event, making it truly memorable for everyone involved.

Working with you was an absolute pleasure, and it felt like no time had passed since we worked together years ago. Your professionalism and enthusiasm were evident throughout the evening.

We are incredibly grateful for your contribution to the EXNW Ball, and we received numerous compliments from the attendees about your fantastic hosting skills. Your ability to connect with the audience and keep the atmosphere lively was truly remarkable.

Once again, thank you for being an essential part of the EXNW Ball and making it an evening to remember.

Andy Chu | Executive Producer | Creative Director

Hired as: Emcee


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Barbara L.

December 30, 2023

Amazing Spokesperson and MC for any event

It was an amazing experience working with Zara as co-MC of our East by Northwest (EXNW) Global Summit. She was proactive, professional and extremely engaging and entertaining. However, what we appreciated the most about her was her ability to think on her feet and adjust to the changes that was happening in the moment. Zara was so smooth with her presentations and it was a pleasure working with her. I highly recommend her as a spokesperson and or MC for any event and or product/program.

Hired as: Emcee


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Nawal T.

December 29, 2023

Zara is an amazing and engaging emcee.

Zara has been doing emcee and red carpet interviews for Drishti Awards for the last 8 years.
She is very engaging and has influenced the audience with her speaking skills and her personality. She is presentable, attractive and humble.

Hired as: Emcee


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Sukh

December 29, 2023

Highly recommended and beautiful host

Very Professional and beautiful host and emcee . She had done an amazing job in our holiday charity gala .
Highly recommended and thankyou Zara for being a part of our event .
Best wishes !!

Hired as: Emcee


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Claudia D.

December 12, 2023

Bridal Shower MC

Zara is truly an excellent and super fun host to work with! She is a true professional and a great asset to any event! Zara kept my bridal shower moving along right on schedule and kept my guests really entertained. She is beautiful, well spoken and has fun energy. You can really tell that she loves what she does. She exceeded my expectations! I’m really happy that I chose her! I would without hesitation recommend her to host other future events!

Hired as: Emcee

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Booking information

Price range: $600 & up

Languages: English, Hindi, Urdu

Unions: UBCP

About

Zara Durrani is a Canadian TV host and MC. Her work has taken her around the world covering events such as Cannes Film Festival, Paris Fashion Week, UN Climate Action Summit etc. She is passionate about bringing her professionalism and enthusiasm to your event.

Past booked events

May 2025

10

Saturday

Cannes Film Festival & Filming Travel Show

1:00am - 1:30am

December 2024

03

Tuesday

Whistler film festival

All-day event

November 2024

23

Saturday

UBCP awards

All-day event

October 2024

18

Friday

Conference

All-day event

05

Saturday

Filming TV show City Lights

9:00am - 2:00pm

May 2024

08

Wednesday

TV show

All-day event

January 2024

15

Monday

Filming TV show "On Location with Zara Durrani"

All-day event

09

Tuesday

Filming TV Show

All-day event

05

Friday

Filming TV show

All-day event

December 2023

22

Friday

MCing Corporate Event

5:30pm - 10:00pm

22

Friday

Filming

9:00am - 2:30pm

21

Thursday

Corporate event

10:30am - 2:00pm

November 2023

17

Friday

Drishti Gala

3:30pm - 8:00pm

13

Monday

Filming On Location

All-day event

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