Zulfikar accomplished great success with a selection of diversified roles, he starred in Hassan Al Imam's Fortune and Females or ("Mal Wa Nesaa") (1960) and "A Date at the Tower ("Maww'ed Fil-borg") in 1962, both with Soad Hosny co-starring. Not to mention, his 1961 film, “This is Love” ("El Hob Keda") with Sabah and “A Date with the Past” ("Maw’ed Maa El Maady") with Mariam Fakhr Eddine. Then his 1963 wonderful role in Saladin (El "Nasser Saladin") of Youssef Shahine, starring as "Issa El Awam". The following year, he played Doctor Hamooda in Soft hands or ("El Aydy el Naema") in 1964. The film was a participant in 14th Berlin International Film Festival in 1964.