Minal Khan

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Minal Khan
منال خان
Minal Khan.jpg
Minal Khan during Interview to BBC Urdu
Born
Minal Mubeen Khan

(1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 27) [1]
EducationIdeal Federal Secondary School
Occupations
  • Influencer
  • actress
  • model
Years active2011–2021 (Actress)
2021–present (Influencer) Influencer present
Known for Dil Nawaz (2017)
Jalan (2020)
Ishq Hai (2021)
Spouse
Ahsan Mohsin Ikram
(m. 2021)
Children1
Relatives Aiman Khan (twin-sister)
Muneeb Butt (brother-in-law)
Awards ARY People's Choice Awards

Minal Ahsan Khan (born 20 November 1998) [2] is a Pakistani influencer and former actress who had appeared in Urdu television. She made her acting debut as a child artist in Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti (2011). [3] Then, Minal received critical acclaim for her performances in Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah (2014), Sun Yaara (2017) and Parchayee (2018). [4]

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After that, Khan made her appearances in Successful series Hasad (2019), [5] Jalan (2020), Nand (2020) and Ishq Hai (2021). [6] She is the Recipient of ARY People's Choice Awards. [7] In 2021, Minal took break from her acting. [8] [9]

Early and Personal life

Khan was born 20 November 1998 along with her twin sister Aiman Khan who is also an actress. [10] Besides Aiman, she has three brothers. She belongs to an Urdu-speaking family from Karachi. She completed her schooling in Ideal Federal Secondary School Karachi. [11]

On 11 June 2021, Minal got engaged to Parchayee co-star Ahsan Mohsin Ikram. [12] They Both got married on 10 September 2021 in a private ceremony. [13] On 1 November 2023, Khan gave birth to their son named Muhammed Hassan Ikram. [14] [15]

Career

Early work and established actress (2011—2021)

In 2011, Minal made her acting debut as child artist in Geo Entertainment's Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti alongside Fatima Effendi and Danish Taimoor. [16] Then, in 2012 she appeared in a supporting role on the sitcom series Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah opposite Hina Dilpazeer and Uroosa Siddiqui. [17] [18]

She appeared 2013 social dramatic series Mann Ke Moti along with Yasra Rizvi, Faysal Qureshi and Aiman Khan. [19] In 2014, Minal Subsequently, she gained wider recognition for portraying as Fariya in Mere Meherbaan opposite Ayeza Khan. [20] Then, she gained critical acclaim through family series Sun Yaara [21] alongside Hira Mani and Junaid Khan for which she received nomination in ARY Digital Social Media Drama Awards for Best Supporting Actress. [22]

After portraying numerous supportive roles in 2017, Khan made her first debut as lead actress in family and societal pressure series Beti To Main Bhi Hun opposite Faraz Farooqui. [23] Minal then, appeared as College student in Horror series Dil Nawaz with Neelam Muneer and Wahaj Ali. [24] In the same year she portrayed as Innocent Pari in romantic series Parchayee along with Sabreen Hisbani, Ahsan Mohsin Ikram and Hammad Farooqui. And the series, well-received by critics. [25] [26]

In 2019, Khan portrayed as a kind hearted Naintara in Jealousy betrayal series Hasad opposite Arij Fatyma and Noor Hassan Rizvi. [27] Then in 2020, she became established herself after portraying as a Over ambitious Nisha as an Antagonist in Jalan [28] along with Emmad Irfani and Areeba Habib. Khan's performance gained her immense popularity and latter received nomination in ARY People's Choice Awards for Favourite Actress. [29] [30]

In the same year, Minal acted as a Housewife and Kind hearted girl in tragedy series Nand [31] opposite Shehroz Sabzwari and Faiza Hasan for which she won ARY People's Choice Awards for Favorite Actor in a role of Bhabhi. [32] In 2021, she appeared in family romantic series Ishq Hai [33] alongisde Danish Taimoor in their second project together after Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti which was well-received by audiences. [34] [35]

Other work and media image

Khan has also appeared as a guest on various shows. [36] In 2018, she was briefly appeared in anthology series Ustani Jee and Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja [37] She was placed in Hello Pakistan's HOT100 list, in the "Trailblazers" category in 2020. [38] The actress serves as a brand ambassador for several products such as The Tecno Spark 7 Pro and has done several photoshoots. [39] As of April 2024, Khan was the seventh most-followed Pakistani celebrity on Instagram. [40] [41] [42]

Filmography

TV series

YearTitleRoleNetworkRefNotes
2011–2012 Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti Bano Geo Entertainment [43] Debut series
Child artist
2012–2013 Mohabbat Jaye Bhar Mein Rani Hum TV [44]
2012–2014 Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah Aneesa ARY Digital [45]
2013 Adhoori Aurat Arshiya Geo Entertainment [46]
Rehaai Young Shamim Hum TV [47]
2013–2014 Mann Ke Moti Kaavish Geo Entertainment [48]
2014 Mere Meherbaan Fariya Baseer Hum TV [49]
Mithu Aur Aapa Meenu [50]
2015 Mol Ghazia [51]
2016 Joru Ka Ghulam Natasha Geo Entertainment [52]
2016–2017 Hum Sab Ajeeb Se Hain Eisha Aaj Entertainment [53] Ramadan special
2017 Sun Yaara Hina Afaq ARY Digital [54]
Malkin Seemi Geo Entertainment [55]
Beti To Main Bhi Hun Haya Urdu 1 [56] Debut as lead actress
Laut Ke Chalay Aana Khadija Geo Entertainment [57]
2017–2018 Dil Nawaz Kiran A-Plus Entertainment [58]
Parchayee Parishay (Pari) Hum TV [59]
2018 Ghamand Umm e Hani A-Plus Entertainment [60]
Ki Jaana Main Kaun Meher Faris Hum TV [61]
2019 Hasad Naintara ARY Digital [59]
2019–2020 Qismat Soha Rayan Hum TV [62]
2020 Jalan Nisha Asfandyar Khan ARY Digital [63]
2020–2021 Nand Rabi [64]
2021 Ishq Hai Isra Shahzaib [65]

Telefilms and Special appearances

YearTitleRoleNetworkRef.Notes
2018 Ustani Jee Salma Hum TV [66] Episode: 1
2018 Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja Lubna Express Entertainment [67] Episode: 2
2019 Jab Tum Milay Sadia Aey Zindagi [68] Short film
2019 Doodh Patti Gul Dramas Central [69] Short film
2020 Pyaas Shameem Bizon TV [70] Telefilm
2020 Aik Say Barh Kar Aik Anam ARY Digital [71] Telefilm
2021 Lockdown Zoya Express Entertainment [72] Telefilm

Music videos

YearSongArtistRef
2020"Yaddaan" Uzair Jaswal [73]

Awards and nominations

YearWorkCategoryResultRef.
ARY People's Choice Awards
2021 Jalan Favorite ActressNominated [74]
2021 Nand Favorite Actress in Wife RoleNominated [75]
2021 Nand Favorite Actress in Bahu RoleNominated [76]
2021 Nand Favorite Actress in Bhahi RoleWon [77]
Lux Style Awards
2022 Ishq Hai Best TV Actress - Viewer's choice Nominated [78]
International Pakistan Prestige Awards
2019 Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja Best Actress SerialNominated [79]
ARY Digital Social Media Drama Awards
2018 Sun Yaara Best Supporting Role FemaleNominated [80]
Hum Social Media Awards
2020 N/aMost Popular Actor (Female)Nominated [81]

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