Aamna Sharif (born 16 July 1982) is an Indian television actress known for portraying Kashish in ''

Kahiin to Hoga ''Kahiin To Hoga'' () is an Indian soap opera which aired on Star Plus between September 2003 and February 2007. The show was created by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms and starred Aamna Sharif, Rajeev Khandelwal and Gurpreet Singh. The show ...

'' , Muskan in ''

Hongey Judaa Na Hum ''Hongey Judaa Na Hum'' (English: ''We won't be separated'') is an Indian television drama series that premiered on Sony Entertainment Television India on 10 September 2012. The story depicts the tempestuous love story of a young married coupl ...

'' and Komolika Chaubey Basu in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2''.

Early life and education

Aamna Sharif was born on 16 July 1982 in

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to an Indian father and a Persian-Bahraini mother. She studied at

St. Anne's High School, Bandra St. Anne's High School is located in Pali Hill area of Bandra, Mumbai, India, under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mumbai. St. Anne's High School was opened on June 1st, 1960 with Fr Theophilus Lobo as Rector and Fr Joe D. Pereira as Pri ...

Personal life

In 2012, Sharif revealed that she suffers from

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since childhood. After dating for almost a year, Sharif married her film distributor-turned-producer boyfriend ''Amit Kapoor'', on 27 December 2013. The couple had their first child a boy born on 2 September 2015. They named that son as Arain Kapoor.

Career

During her second year in college, Sharif started receiving offers for modelling of various brands. Sharif started her career through featuring in music videos. Sharif made her acting debut as Kashish Sinha in ''

'' opposite Rajeev Khandelwal. From 2012 to 2013, she played Muskaan Mishra in

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's ''

'' opposite

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. Shariff made her film debut with the 2009

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film ''

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'' opposite

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. In the same year, she also starred in ''

Aao Wish Karein ''Aao Wish Karein'' (English: "Come, Make a Wish") is a 2009 Indian fantasy comedy film directed by Glen Barreto. The film features Aftab Shivdasani and Aamna Shariff in lead roles. It released on 13 November 2009. It is remake of 1988 Englis ...

'', with Shivdasani again. In 2014, she appeared in

Mohit Suri Mohit Suri is an Indian film director. Born into the Bhatt family, he is well known for directing the films '' Murder 2 '' (2011), the musical romance '' Aashiqui 2'' (2013) and the romantic thrillers ''Awarapan'' (2007), ''Ek Villain'' (2014) ...

's ''

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.'' However, none of the films gained her recognition making her return to television in 2012 with ''

.'' In 2019, Sharif made her television comeback after six years with

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's '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' where she plays the antagonist Komolika Basu replacing

Hina Khan Hina Khan (born 2 October 1987) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television and films. She is known for playing Akshara in Star Plus's ''Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai'' and Komolika in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2''. In 2017, she participa ...

Filmography

Television

Films

Web series

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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