Mahira Khan

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Mahira Khan
Khan at Lux Style Awards in 2013.
Born	Mahira Hafeez Khan (1982-12-21) 21 December 1982 (age 31) Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Alma mater	Foundation Public School University of Southern California
Occupation	VJ, Actress, Model
Years active	2008 – present
Spouse(s)	Ali Askari (2007–present)
Children	2

Mahira Khan (Urdu: ماہرہ خان‎), born Mahira Hafeez Khan (Urdu: ماہرہ حفیظ خان‎) on 21 December 1982 ^[1][2] is a Pakistani VJ, model and actress. She has played a variety of characters in a range of films and serials from contemporary social to romantic dramas. Khan has received awards Lux Style Awards, Pakistan Media Awards and Hum Awards.

In addition to acting in films, she is active in humanitarian work, has a number of endorsement deals.

Early life

Khan was born into a Muslim family in Karachi, Pakistan.^[3] She did her matriculation from Foundation Public School, she then went to California for higher education at the age of 17, where she studied at the University of Southern California, but did not complete her degree, before returning to Pakistan in 2008.^[4]

Khan met Ali Askari at Indus TV studios during her vacations and fell in love. They married on 13 July 2007 in an Islamic wedding ceremony. They have two children: a daughter and a son.^[5]

Career

Khan began her career as a VJ when she was 16 years old. Khan hosted the live show Most Wanted three days a week on MTV Pakistan, and she then hosted Weekends with Mahira on Aag TV. In 2011 Khan hosted 10th Lux Style Awards with Faizan Haque in 2008 and in 2013 she hosted 1st Hum Awards with Mikaal Zulfiqar.

Khan made her screen debut with the 2011 social drama Bol. Khan went on to nominate for Lux Style Award for Best Actress. Her performances wetre appreciated with the successful serials such as Neeyat (2011), Humsafar (2012) and Shehr-e-Zaat (2012). In 2012, she was named as the Beautiful Women in Pakistan.^[6]

Achievemaents

Khan with her Husband and family praying Dua.

She achieved further critical and commercial success for her role of Khirad Ehsan, a middle-class girl who marries with her wealthy cousin gives birth to new rivalry, in the 2011 TV serial Humsafar (based on Farhat Ishtiaq's novel of the same name) opposite Fawad Afzal Khan, which received Pakistan's highest rating ever, at 9.75. Her acting was praised in Humsafar along with her chemistry with her co-star Fawad Afzal Khan.^{[7][8] [9]}

Since June 2012, Mahira started working in Shehr-e-Zaat (based on Umera Ahmad's novel of the same name) opposite Mohib Mirza and Mikaal Zulfiqar, aired on Hum TV. She made a cameo appearance in Urdu 1 serial Coke Kahani.^[10]

As of October 2013, Khan has several projects in various stages of production. She has completed Farhat Ishtiaq's Hum TV serial Bin Roye Ansoo! opposite Fawad Afzal Khan and Sanam Baloch, directed by Haissam Hussain and produced by Momina Duraid.^[11]

Filmography

Television

Fiction

Non-fiction

Awards and recognition

References

External links

• No Bollywood dreams: Mahira Khan