Mehreen Raheel

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Mehreen Raheel
Born
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation(s) Model, Actor, Host
Years active2007 - Present
Relatives Simi Raheal (mother)
Daniyal Raheel (brother)
Faryal Mehmood (sister-in-law)

Mehreen Raheel (Urdu, Punjabi : مہرین راحیل ) is a Pakistani model, actress, managing director of her family company R Vision and host who appears in Pakistani films and serials. [1] [2]

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She is best known for portraying the main leads in Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Dastaan, Mastana Mahi, Ashk, and Zindagi Gulzar Hai. She made her film debut in Jawad Ahmad's Virsa (2010). In 2013, she appeared in Tamanna directed by British director Steven Dean Moore. [3]

Early life

Raheel is the daughter of actress and social activist Seemi Raheel. [3] Her brother Daniyal Raheel is a model-turned-actor as well. She studied at Lahore Grammar School and Lahore College of Arts and Sciences then she went to London for a diploma in Dance, Drama, and Scriptwriting. [3]

Career

Modeling

Raheel started her career as a Model when she was 8 years old. She has appeared in commercials for ICI, Head and Shoulders, Pantene, Lipton, Telenor, Ufone, PTCL, and Sooper Biscuit. [3]

Film and television

Raheel started her acting career with Ajnabee Rastay in which she portrayed a minor character. She then appeared in Gardish, 3 Bata 3, Kothi No. 156, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Dastaan, Mujhey Hai Hukum-e-Azan, Kabhi Aye Naa Judai, Mastana Mahi, Ashk and Adha Din Aur Puri Raat. She was also nominated for Best Actress at the Lux Style Awards for her role in Kabhi Aye Na Judaai .

From 2013 onwards Raheel played the role of Madiha in the telenovela Ashk and in another blockbuster serial Zindagi Gulzar Hai, she played Asmaara, which aired on Hum TV.

Raheel made her film debut in Jawad Ahmad's Virsa opposite Indian actor Arya Babbar. Her second film Tamanna directed by a British director Steven Dean Moore opposite Salman Shahid.

She is currently seen in 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. [3]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleAdditional Notes
2010 Virsa Mahi Indo-Pak film [4]
2014 Tamanna Mehreen [4]
2017Freedom SoundAngelinaDelayed
Drama
YearTitleRoleAdditional Notes
2001Hawa Pe RaqsTania
2004Saiban Sheeshay KaDeema
2005KhayalShazma
2007Teen Bata TeenFiza
2007Sirf Tumhare Liye
2007Ajnabee RastayAyesha
2007GardishKhirad
2008Kothi No. 156Mehreen
2009Mujhay Hai Hukum-e-AzanNafisa
2009 Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan Mahroosh
2010 Dastaan Rabia
2010Kabhi Aye Naa JudaiSaba
2011 Mastana Mahi Aleen
2012Mahi AyegaMehreen
2012 Ashk Madiha [5]
2012Adha Din Aur Puri RaatEsha
2012 Zindagi Gulzar Hai Aasmara [4]
2013Daagh-e-NidamatIram [4]
2013Tere Pyar Ke BharoseMeera
2013Dil E DangalAiza
2013Halki Si KhalishRabia
2014Gham-e-DilSana
2014 Kahani Raima Aur Manahil Ki Raima
2014Hamaray UstaadHerself
2015 Tum Mere Kya Ho
2017 Mujhay Jeenay Do Shahina
Telefilm
YearTitleRoleAdditional Notes
2013Dil Dangal
Hosting
YearEventsCo-HostAdditional Notes
2011Harri MirchainJawad
Reality Shows
YearTitleRoleAdditional Notes
2013 Kurkure Off Season 2 Herself
Morning/Chat Shows Appearance
YearTitleRoleAdditional Notes
2011 Morning with Hum Herself
2013Good Morning PakistanHerself
2013 Zindagi Gulzar Hai Live TransmissionHerself

Awards

YearAwardCategorySerialCharacterResult
2008 Lux Style Awards Best Television Actress (Terrestrial)Kabhi Aye Naa JudaiSabaNominated [6]
2013 Veet Celebration of Beauty Awards Best SmileHerselfNominated
2014 Lux Style Awards Best Television Actress (Terrestrial)Dhag-e-NadamatRabiaNominated [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mehreen Raheel has been blessed with a baby girl! | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Pakistani TV shows are detergents to wash away Indian soap operas". Times of India Blog. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mehreen Raheel". Urdu Wire.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Sher Khan (24 December 2012). "For Mehreen Raheel, it's Pakistan first". The Express Tribune . Archived from the original on 9 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Fawad Khan, Mehreen Raheel's new drama, Ashk, to premiere tonight!". India Today. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "https://www.fashioncentral.pk/people-parties/events/celebrations/story-383-winners-announced-for-8th-lux-style-awards/"
  7. ↑ "https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125919/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/12-Aug-2014/nominees-announced-for-2014-lux-style-awards"
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