Rukhsar Rehman (born 29 October 1975) is an Indian film & television actress and model in

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. Rehman made her film debut in 1992 at the age of 17 with a lead role in Deepak Anand's ''

Yaad Rakhegi Duniya ''Yaad Rakhegi Duniya'' is a 1992 Indian romantic drama film directed by Deepak Anand on his debut. It stars Aditya Pancholi, Rukhsar Rehman. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Geethanjali'', directed by Mani Ratnam.Aditya Pancholi Aditya Pancholi (born 4 January 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and playback singer working in Hindi cinema. Acting career 1985–87: Television movies and serials He was signed for a few television video films produced by Hiba, which ...

and also appeared in J.K. Bihari's ''Inteha Pyar Ki'' opposite

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. However, at the request of her father, she left her career and moved back to her hometown Rampur in

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to start a garment business. In 2005, she returned to acting with

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's crime drama '' D'', in which she played

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's girlfriend. She also featured in Verma's '' Sarkar'' the same year. In 2008, she appeared in Rumi Jaffery's ''

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'' as

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's sister. In 2009, she starred in ''

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'' alongside Kay Kay Menon. Film critic

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in his review for the film called her a "complete natural". She also had supporting roles in '' Benny and Babloo'' (2010), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011) and '' PK'' (2014). In television, she has featured in

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's medical drama ''

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'' (2011–13) as Dr. Mallika and in

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's ''

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'' (2013–14) as Lavanya. She did a cameo in Star Plus's ''Diya Aur Baati'' as Mehak. Rehman also did a critically acclaimed Malayalam film, '' Take Off'' (2017). She appeared in campaigns for brands like Kaya Skin Clinic,

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, Saffola salt and others.

Personal life

She has a daughter named Aisha Ahmed with her first husband Asad Ahmed. Aisha was recently seen in the movie '' 3 Storeys'',a web series called "Adulting" on

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, and a ''Shockers'' season 1 skit, "Selfie", co-starring Amyra Dastur and

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. Since 2010, she has been married to her second husband

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. She was last seen in the

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serial ''

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'' as the mother of the main protagonist.

Filmography

Films

*''

Yaad Rakhegi Duniya ''Yaad Rakhegi Duniya'' is a 1992 Indian romantic drama film directed by Deepak Anand on his debut. It stars Aditya Pancholi, Rukhsar Rehman. It is a remake of the Telugu film '' Geethanjali'', directed by Mani Ratnam.Inteha Pyar Ki Rishi Kapoor (born Rishi Raj Kapoor; 4 September 1952 30 April 2020) was an Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident ...

'' (1992) *'' Sarkar'' (2005) *'' D - Underworld'' (2005) *''

'' (2008) *''

'' (2009) *'' Accident on Hill Road'' (2009) *''

Thanks Maa ''Thanks Maa'' () is an India Hindi language drama film, directed by Irfan Kamal, distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment India. The film focuses on child abandonment in India. It has been officially selected to be screened at Edinburgh Int ...

'' (2010) *'' Benny and Babloo'' (2010) *''

'' (2010) *''

'' (2011) *''

Bheja Fry 2 ''Bheja Fry 2'' () is an Indian comedy film released on 17 June 2011. It is the sequel to the 2007 low budget but successful film '' Bheja Fry'', and the second release of '' Bheja Fry series''. The film garnered negative to mixed reviews upon i ...

'' (2011) *''

Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi ''Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi'' is a 2012 Indian dark comedy action film directed and produced by Rakesh Mehta, featuring Kay Kay Menon, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Bhasin and Manu Rishi in the lead roles. The film was released on 27 April 2012 in India. Cast ...

'' (2012) *'' PK'' (2014) *'' Love Games'' (2016) *'' Take off'' (2017) -

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film *'' Uri: The Surgical Strike'' (2019) *'' The Body'' (2019) *'' 83'' (2021) * '' Khuda Haafiz 2'' (2022)

Web series

* The Gone Game (2020–2022)

Television

*''

Bhaskar Bharti ''Bhaskar Bharti'' is an Indian television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television. It premiered on 25 May 2009 and stars Ragini Khanna, Anchal Sabharwal, Aamir Ali, Jai Kalra, Rukhsar Rehman, Vivek Mushran and Eijaz Khan. Prior to ...

'' (2009) *''

'' (2011–13) *

Baal Veer ''Baal Veer'' was an Indian fantasy television series that premiered on 8 October 2012 on SAB TV. It starred Dev Joshi in the titular role. It was produced by Optimystix Entertainment, and its screenplay was written by Rohit Malhotra. The sho ...

(2012) *''

'' (2013–14) *''

Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya ''Aur Pyar Ho Gaya'' (English: And Love Happened) is a 1997 Indian Hindi romance film directed by Rahul Rawail and starring Bobby Deol and Aishwarya Rai. This film marked the Hindi debut for Aishwarya Rai. The film's music was composed by the c ...

'' (2014) *

Adaalat ''Adaalat'' () is an Indian television courtroom drama anthology series about a defence attorney, K.D. Pathak, portrayed by Ronit Roy. First season of the show premiered on Sony on 20 November 2010 and ran for five years, ending on 11 July 2015 ...

(2014) *'' Dream Girl'' (2015) *''

Diya Aur Baati Hum ''Diya Aur Baati Hum'' () is an Indian television soap opera that aired on Star Plus from 29 August 2011 to 10 September 2016 completing 1,487 episodes. Produced under Shashi Sumeet Productions. It starred Anas Rashid and Deepika Singh. Set on ...

'' (2016) *'' Haq Se'' (2018) *''

'' (May 2018 - Jan 2019)

References

External links

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