Mahira Khan

Mahira Khan

Khan at Zindagi TV's press meet, 2015
Born Mahira Hafeez Khan
(1982-12-21) 21 December 1982[1]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation Actress, VJ, Model
Years active 2006–present
Spouse(s) Ali Askari (2007-12)

Mahira Hafeez Khan (pronounced [maɦiːraː hafiːz kʰan]; born 21 December 1982) is a Pakistani actress and former VJ.[2][3][4]

After attending Foundation Public School, she moved to United States at the age of 17 and attended University of Southern California, but did not complete her degree.[1]

Career

Khan began her career as a VJ when she was 16 years old.[5] She worked as a VJ on Most Wanted on MTV Pakistan and Weekends with Mahira on Aag TV.

In 2011, Khan made her film debut with Bol, directed by Shoaib Mansoor. [6] The same year, she acted in her first television drama, ARY Digital's romance Neeyat.[7] She next appeared in television program Humsafar, for which she received positive reviews.[8][9] Her other dramas include the 2013 spiritual romance Shehr-e-Zaat and the 2014 romantic drama Sadqay Tumhare. She played a starring role in a romantic drama, Bin Roye (2015),[10] a supporting role in the biographical drama Manto,[11] and a leading role in coming-of-age drama Ho Mann Jahaan (2016),[12] all of which rank among the highest-grossing Pakistani films.[2][13][14][15][16] Khan has finished shooting for Raees, an upcoming Indian film directed by Rahul Dholakia.[17]

Khan was listed tenth in a 'Sexiest Asian Women' poll by Eastern Eye in 2015;[3][18][19][20] she was also called Pakistan's sexiest woman in 2015.[21][22]

Personal life

Khan was married to Ali Askari.[23] During an interview on The Reham Khan Show, Mahira stated that her parents are Urdu-speaking Pathans.[24][25]

Filmography

Key dagger Denotes films that are in production
Year Film Role Notes
2011 Bol Ayesha [6][13]
2015 Bin Roye Saba Shafiq [10]
2015 Manto Madaran [11]
2016 Ho Mann Jahaan Manizeh [12][26]
2016 Raees Post Production [17]

Television

Year Show Role Additional notes
2006 MTV's Most Wanted Host[5]
2008 Weekends with Mahira Host[5]
2011 Neeyat Aalia[7] Opposite Humayun Saeed, Deepti Gupta, Ahsan Khan
2011 Humsafar Khirad Ehsan[7] Opposite Fawad Khan, Naveen Waqar, Noor Hassan
2012 Shehr-e-Zaat Falak[7] Opposite Mikaal Zulfiqar, Mohib Mirza
2014 TUC The Lighter Side of Life Host[27]
2014 Sadqay Tumhare Rukhsana/Shanno[28] Opposite Adnan Malik

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mahira Khan: 7 things to know about Humsafar's pretty Khirad Hussain". The chirpy and bubbly Mahira was born on December 21, 1982, in a Muslim family and did her early schooling from Foundation Public School before leaving for California at the age of 17.
  2. 1 2 "'Humsafar made me popular' – The Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "In conversation with 'Humsafar' couple – Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan – The Indian Express". The Indian Express. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "From Karachi to New York: Here's what Mahira wore to Bin Roye premieres".
  5. 1 2 3 "Mahira Khan — what you may not know about her". Daily Times. November 1, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Bol Movie Review". TNN. Times Of India. August 31, 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Askar, Yusra (June 20, 2015). "Exclusive: Mahira Khan Says She Learnt a Lot From Shah Rukh Khan". NDTV.
  8. ↑ "Beauty with brains". The Express Tribune. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  9. ↑ "The next big thing". Dawn. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  10. 1 2 Shelly Walia, Kunal Sehgal. "Bin Roye is Pakistan's answer to Bollywood". Quartz.
  11. 1 2 "Mahira Khan in a never-seen-before avatar in Manto". Express Tribune.
  12. 1 2 "Mahira Khan's latest film tugs hard at heartstrings".
  13. 1 2 "I Learn A Lot From Shahrukh Khan-Mahira Khan". News Tribe. June 22, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Mahira Khan Excited About Rumored Screening of Humsafar in India". Pakistan Tribune. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Mahira Khan to romance Fawad Khan in Zindagi's 'Humsafar'". Zee News. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Fawad Khan to Work with Mahira Again?". India West. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Revealed: It's a Wrap for SRK-starrer 'Raees'". ANI. Indian Express. April 6, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Mahira among top 10 'Sexiest Asian Women' along with Priyanka, Sonam". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Mahira Khan: the unusual, shining star". The News on Sunday. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  20. ↑ Zoya Anwer. "I'm as nervous about 'Sadqay Tumhare' as I was for my first drama: Mahira Khan". Dawn.com. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "Priyanka Chopra holds onto sexiest woman crown". Eastern Eye. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  22. ↑ Mahira Khan declared sexiest Pakistani woman
  23. ↑ Haider Isani, Aamna. "Mahira Khan: the unusual, shining star". The News On Sunday. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  24. ↑ The Reham Khan Show – Mahira Khan Interview – 16 August 2015 (7:30) on YouTube
  25. ↑ "Mahira Hafeez Khan: People loved my chemistry with Farad Khan". TNN. Times Of India. November 15, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Mahira plays quirky urban girl in upcoming Sheharyar Munawer venture". DAWN.com (Anum Rahman). Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  27. ↑ Lohana, Avinash (July 7, 2015). "Mahira Khan to clash with Salman Khan at the box office". Times Of India.
  28. ↑ Anwar, Zoya (October 18, 2014). "'Sadqay Tumhare' was about personal growth: Adnan Malik".

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