Rukhsar Rehman | |
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Born | 1978or1979(age 46–47) [1] |
Other names | Rukhsar |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1992–2023 |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Rukhsar Rehman, also known mononymously as Rukhsar, is an Indian film and television actress and model in Hindi cinema. Rehman made her film debut in 1992 with a lead role in Deepak Anand's Yaad Rakhegi Duniya opposite Aditya Pancholi [1] [2] and also appeared in J.K. Bihari's Inteha Pyar Ki opposite Rishi Kapoor. [3] However, at the request of her father, she left her career and moved back to her hometown Rampur in Uttar Pradesh to start a garment business. [4] [5] At the time she left the industry she refused roles in high profile films Saugundh, Baazigar, Anmol, 1942: A Love Story, and Roja.
In 2005, she returned to acting with Ram Gopal Verma's crime drama D , in which she played Randeep Hooda's girlfriend. [6] She also featured in Verma's Sarkar the same year. In 2008, she appeared in Rumi Jaffery's God Tussi Great Ho as Salman Khan's sister. [7] In 2009, she starred in The Stoneman Murders alongside Kay Kay Menon. Film critic Taran Adarsh in his review for the film called her a "complete natural". [8] She also had supporting roles in Benny and Babloo (2010), Knock Out (2010), Allah Ke Banday (2010), [2] Shaitan (2011) and PK (2014). [9]
In television, she has featured in Sony Entertainment Television's medical drama Kuch Toh Log Kahenge (2011–13) as Dr. Mallika [10] [11] and in Life OK's Tumhari Paakhi (2013–14) as Lavanya. [1] 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, Asian Paints, Saffola salt and others. [4]
She was born in Delhi to a Muslim family. She has a daughter, Aisha Ahmed, with her first husband, Asad Ahmed. From 2010 to 2023 (separated), she was married to film director Faruk Kabir. [12]
Source: [13]