Rukhsar Rehman

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Rukhsar Rehman
Rukhsar image.jpg
Rehman's portrait
Born1978or1979(age 44–45) [1]
Nationality Indian
Occupations
Years active1992–2023
Spouses
  • Asad Ahmed
(m. 2010;div. 2023)
Children1

Rukhsar Rehman is an Indian film and television actress and model in Hindi cinema. Rehman made her film debut in 1992 at the age of 17 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]

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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]

Personal life

She has a daughter, Aisha Ahmed, with her first husband, Asad Ahmed. Since 2010, she is married to film director Faruk Kabir.

Aisha was seen in 3 Storeys , Adulting on YouTube, Shockers, and Selfie, co-starring Amyra Dastur and Neha Mahajan. [12] In July 2023, Rukhsar announced her divorce with Faruk Kabir. [13]

Filmography

Films

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Web series

Television

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