Marina Khan

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Marina Khan
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Born (1962-12-26) 26 December 1962 (age 61) [1]
Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
Occupations
Years active1982–present
Known for Tanhaiyaan
as Sanya Ahmed
Dhoop Kinare
as Dr. Zoya Ali Khan
SpouseJalil Akhtar (m. 1989)

Marina Khan (born 26 December 1962) is a Pakistani television and film actress, director, and producer. [1] She is one of the most popular actresses of her time and was one of the most successful actresses of 1980s and 1990s. [2] Her television shows include Tanhaiyaan (1985), Dhoop Kinare (1987), Kohar (1991), Nijaat (1993), Tum Se Kehna Tha (1995) and Tanha (1997). She left the industry in mid-2000s and made a comeback from Tanhaiyan Naye Silsile (2012) which was the sequel to her debut series Tanhaiyan. Khan made her film debut with a title role in the 2016 movie Lala Begum . [3]

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Early life and family

Khan was born in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. [4] Her father Rehmat Khan came from a Pashtun family from Tank district, Dera Ismail Khan, while her mother Anna Rehmat was of English descent but settled in Peshawar. She is the granddaughter of Nawab of Tank Nawab Qutubdin Khan. [5] Her father worked for the Pakistan Air Force and the family had to relocate almost every two years depending upon his job assignment. Marina and Kehkashan Awan were childhood friends since their junior school days and both of them went to same the Karachi College. [1] In an interview, Khan said that due to constant relocation she did not have long-term childhood friends. [1]

Acting career

Marina Khan made her debut in a PTV drama in honor of Rashid Minhas Shaheed, Pakistan's national hero from the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. She received her real breakthrough from the drama serial Tanhaiyaan in 1985. "Marina Khan rose to fame with Tanhaiyaan, which became a tremendous hit amongst Pakistani audiences." [6] However, later Marina took up directing and production as parts of her profession and also had her own cooking show. [6]

Khan is currently settled in Karachi also remains the goodwill representative of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). She hosted the show Marina Mornings (2007–08) on ARY Digital. [3] In 2016 she appeared in Mehreen Jabbar's short film Lala Begum. The film was premiered at Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival on 6 August 2016 under the Zeal for Unity banner. [7] She later made a cameo appearance in Punjab Nahi Jaongi (2017) and appeared in reoccurring roles in Na Maloom Afraad 2 (2018), and Parwaaz Hai Junoon (2018). [8] [9] In the same year she appeared in Mehreen Jabbar's Eid telefilm Hum Chale Aaye. [10] As for television, Khan is currently active in Urdu television industry and appearing in various television dramas. Her most recent appearances includes Jackson Heights (2014), [11] Kaif-e-Baharan (2018), [12] Noor-ul-Ain (2018), [13] Qaid (2018), [14] Dil Kiya Karey (2018), [15] Bandish (2019) [16] and Aulaad (2020–21).

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1982Nishan-e-Haider - Rashid Minhas ShaheedFarhat [17]
1985 Tanhaiyaan Sanya Ahmed [18]
1986Show TimeHerself
1987EhsasMiss Saima [17]
Dhoop Kinare Dr. Zoya Ali Khan [18]
1989 Kaliyan Herself
1991 Kohar Shamin
1992 Parosi Roshan Ara aka Munni
1993Yes Sir, No SirHerself
1993 Nijaat Tanya
1995Yun Chaha Tha MagarNaira
1995 Tum se Kehna Tha HiraAdaptation of While You Were Sleeping
BewafaiyanRubab [17]
1997Khaali HaathJiya [17]
1997 Tanha Ramsha (Shakeela Begum's niece)
1999Kaise KahoonHina [17]
2000Tum Hi To HoJenny [17]
2009 Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat  —Director
2010 Dolly ki Ayegi Baraat  —Director
2011 Takkay ki Ayegi Baraat Dr Fariha HashimDirector also
2012–2013 Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay Sanya AhmedDirector also [19]
2012 Annie ki Ayegi Baraat  —Director
2014–2015 Jackson Heights Michelle
2018 Kaif-e-Baharan Shaista Fatima
Noor-ul-Ain Khizar's mother
2018–2019 Qaid Sofia; Ashir's mother
2019 Dil Kiya Karay Romaisa [15]
Cheekh HerselfSpecial appearance in series promo [15]
Bandish Madiha Junaid [16]
Gustakh IshqPari's mother
2020 Munafiq Sabiha Begum [20]
Dil Ruba Ghazala
2020–21AulaadZakiya [21]
2021 Pardes  —Director [22]
2021-22 Mein Hari Piya Fawad's mother
2022Mushkil —Director

Telefilm

YearTitleRole
1999Abba, Amma Aur AliMisha [17]
2002Mere DostTeacher
LamhaMeher
2018Hum Chale AayeNusrat

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1996 Farar NatashaTelefilm [17]
2016 Lala Begum Meher / Lala Begum
2017 Punjab Nahi Jaungi Lady In RestaurantSpecial appearance
2018 Na Maloom Afraad 2 Sona (Parri's mother)
Parwaaz Hai Junoon Sania's mother
2019 Parey Hut Love HerselfCameo [23]
Superstar Laila Khan [24]
2021 Khel Khel Mein Mrs. Haque [25]
2022 Tich Button Pammi [22]
2022Yaara VeySoni [26]
2023 Teri Meri Kahaniyaan —Director; "Pasoori" [27]

Reality shows

YearShowRoleChannelNotes
1988Yes Sir No SirGuest PTV
1999Kahani CornerHost PTV
2006Dil Pe Mat Le YaarGuest ARY Digital Special
2007–2008Marina MorningsHost ARY Digital Rise & Shine, Summer
2009Always Girls CanHost Broadcast syndication
Nestle Nesvita Women of Strength '09GuestBroadcast syndication
Kaun Banegi Cooking QueenJudgeIndus TV
2011Utho Jago PakistanGuest Geo TV
2009 The Shareef Show Guest Geo TV
2018Breaking WeekendGuest ARY Zindagi
2017 Mazaaq Raat Guest Dunya TV
2020Bol Nights with Ahsan KhanGuest BOL Network
Good Morning PakistanGuest ARY Digital

Awards and recognition

YearAwardCategoryResultTitleRef.
1986 Nigar Award Best TV ActressWon Tanhaiyaan [28]
2002 1st Lux Style Awards Best Television ActressNominated— [29]
2022 PTV Award Best ActressWon Dhoop Kinare [30]
2023 Lux Style Awards Lux Changemaker's AwardWonContribution to Media Industry [31]

See also

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