Mehreen Raheel (

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'' host who appears in Pakistani films and serials. She is best known for portraying the main leads in

Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan ''Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television drama series, directed by Babar Javed and produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Humayun Saeed, based on Umera Ahmad's novel of the same name. The series is about Saba, a woman torn ...

, Dastaan,

Mastana Mahi ''Mastana Mahi'' is a Pakistani telenovela broadcast by Hum TV. Airing on Thursdays, the telenovela premiered on 26 May 2011 and ended its run on 15 September 2011. It stars actors Fahad Mustafa, Mehreen Raheel and Sajal Aly in the lead roles ...

, Ashk and

Zindagi Gulzar Hai ''Zindagi Gulzar Hai'' is a Pakistani television series directed by Sultana Siddiqui, produced by Momina Duraid under banner Moomal Productions, which was first broadcast on Hum TV. Based on the novel of the same name by Umera Ahmad who also w ...

. She made her film debut in 2011 Jawad Ahmad's '' Virsa''. In 2013, she appeared in Tamanna directed by a British director Steven Dean Moore.

Early life

Raheel is the daughter of actress and

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Seemi Raheel. Her brother Daniyal Raheel is a model-turned-actor as well. She studied at

Lahore Grammar School Lahore Grammar School (LGS) is a group of private education institutions based in the city of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, with branches spread throughout the country. The system was established in 1979 at its 55 Main Gulberg campus. Today, LG ...

and

Lahore College of Arts and Sciences Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...

then she went to

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for a diploma in

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, and

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Career

Modeling

Raheel started her career as a

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when she was 8 years old. She has appeared in commercials for ICI, Head and Shoulders,

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, Lipton, Telenor,

Ufone Pak Telecommunication Mobile Limited or Ufone ( ur, ) is a Pakistani GSM cellular service provider. It is the third mobile operator to enter Pakistani market. It started its operations under the brand Ufone, in Islamabad on January 29, 2001. PT ...

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Film and television

Raheel started her acting career with ''Ajnabee Rastay'' in which she portrayed a minor character. She then appeared in

Gardish ''Gardish'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language action crime film written and directed by Priyadarshan, starring Jackie Shroff, Aishwarya and Dimple Kapadia. It is a remake of the 1989 Malayalam film '' Kireedam''. The film won two Filmfare Aw ...

, 3 Bata 3, Kothi No. 156,

, Dastaan, Mujhey Hai Hukum-e-Azan, Kabhi Aye Naa Judai,

, Ashk and Adha Din Aur Puri Raat. She was also nominated for Best Actress at the

Lux Style Awards The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and it is the oldest event dedicated to cinema, television, fashion, music and film industry ...

for her role in '' Kabhi Aye Na Judaai''. From 2013 onwards Raheel played the role of Madiha in telenovela Ashk and in another blockbuster serial

, she played Asmaara, which aired on Hum TV. Raheel made her film debut in Jawad Ahmad's '' Virsa'' opposite

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n actor

Arya Babbar Aarya Babbar is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood and Punjabi films. In 2014, Aarya participated in the eighth season of ''Bigg Boss''. Career Aarya Babbar started his film career with Raj Kanwar's ''Ab Ke Baras'' alongside Amrita R ...

. Her second film Tamanna directed by a

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director Steven Dean Moore opposite

Salman Shahid Salman Shahid ( ur, ) is a Pakistani film, theatre, television and voice actor. The son of producer Saleem Shahid and veteran actress Khursheed Shahid, he has worked in Lollywood, Bollywood as well as in theatre and television.Hum TV serial ''Halki Si Khalish''.

Humanitarian work

Raheel travelled to India as an Ambassador for the Standard Chartered Fundraising Marathon. She has worked in Thailand with young children and in raising money to fund education. She takes part in humanitarian activities in Pakistan.

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raheel, Mehreen Living people Pakistani female models Pakistani film actresses Pakistani television actresses People from Lahore Punjabi people Lahore Grammar School alumni 21st-century Pakistani actresses Year of birth missing (living people)