Marina Khan

Marina Khan (born 26 December 1962) is a Pakistani television and film actress, director and a producer.[1] She was one of the most popular actresses of 80s.[2] Her television shows include Tanhaiyan (1986), Dhoop Kinare (1987), Nijaat (1993) and Tanha (1997). She left industry in mid 2000s and again made a comeback from Tanhaiyan Naye Silsile (2012) which was the sequel to her debut series Tanhaiyan of 1986. Khan made her film debut with titular role in 2016 movie Lala Begum.[3]

This article is about the actress. For the lawn bowler, see Marina Khan (bowls).
Marina Khan
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Born (1962-12-26) 26 December 1962[1]
Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Occupation
Years active1980s–present
Known for
Spouse(s)Jalil Akhtar (m. 1989)

Early life and family

Khan was born in Peshawar, KPK 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. So she said in an interview, as a result of this situation, that 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. Later, 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 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 being appeared 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] and Bandish (2019).[16]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Farar Natasha Telefilm[17]
1999 Abba, Amma Aur Ali Misha Telefilm[17]
2016 Lala Begum Meher / Lala Begum
2017 Punjab Nahi Jaungi Lady In Restaurant Special appearance
2018 Na Maloom Afraad 2 Sona (Parri's mother)
2018 Parwaaz Hai Junoon Sania's mother
2018 Hum Chale Aaye Nusrat Telefilm
2019 Parey Hut Love Herself Cameo[18]
2019 Superstar Laila Khan [19]
2020 Yaara Vey TBA [20]

Selected television work
YearTitleRoleNotes
Rashid Minhas Shaheed Farhat [17]
1985 Tanhaiyaan Sanya Ahmed [21]
1987 Ehsas Miss Saima [17]
1987 Dhoop Kinare Dr. Zoya Ali Khan [21]
1991 Kohar
1992 Parosi Roshan Ara aka Munni
1993 Nijaat Tanya
1995 Tumse Kehna Tha Hira
1995 Bewafaiyan Rubab [17]
1997 Khaali Haath Jiya [17]
1997–1999 Tanha Ramsha(Shakeela Begum's niece)
1999 Kaise Kahoon [17]
2000 Tum hi Tou ho
2009 Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat  — Director
2010 Dolly ki Ayegi Baraat  — Director
2011 Takkay ki Ayegi Baraat  — Director
2012–2013 Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay Sanya Ahmed Director also[22]
2012 Annie ki Ayegi Baraat  — Director
2014–2015 Jackson Heights Michelle
2018 Kaif-e-Baharan Shaista Fatima
2018 Noor-ul-Ain Khizar's mother
2018–2019 Qaid Sofia; Ashir's mother
2019 Dil Kiya Karay Romaisa [15]
2019 Cheekh Herself Special appearance in series promo[15]
2019 Bandish Madiha Junaid [16]
2019 Gustakh Ishq Pari's mother
2020 Munafiq Sabiha Begum [23]
2020 Dil Ruba Ghazala
2020–21 Aulaad Zakiya

Reality shows
YearShowRoleChannelNotes
1988Yes Sir No SirGuestPTV
2007–2008Marina MorningsHostARY Digital
2011Utho Jago PakistanGuestGeo TV
The Shareef ShowGuestGeo TV
2018Breaking WeekendGuestARY Zindagi
2017Mazaaq RaatGuestDunya TV
2020Bol Nights with Ahsan KhanGuestBOL Network
2020Good Morning PakistanGuestARY Digital

See also

References
  1. "Personality Profile". PTV. Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. "Eleven ignored dramas of Marina Khan". The Nation. November 17, 2017.
  3. "Morning inspiration!". Aurora Magazine. 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  4. "SHAREEF SHOW MAREENA KHAN".
  5. Rewind with Samina Peerzada (2019-07-18), Marina Khan | The Stories Of Tanhaiyan and Dhoop Kinare | Part I | Rewind With Samina Peerzada, retrieved 2019-07-20
  6. http://vidpk.com/p/82/Marina-Khan/ Archived 2017-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, Profile of Marina Khan, Retrieved 14 March 2017
  7. "Lala Begum Screening at Canadian Film Festival". Newsline. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  8. Haq, Irfan Ul (2017-06-19). "Marina Khan will make her film debut with 'Na Maloom Afraad 2'". Images. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  9. Shabbir, Buraq. "Parwaaz Hai Junoon trailer shows the human side of fighter pilots". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  10. "Mehreen Jabbar, Mohammad Ahmad and Marina Khan: The M trio reunite". The Nation. 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  11. Siddique, Sadaf (2014-12-27). "Jackson Heights review: On way to resolution". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  12. Ahmad, Fouzia Nasir (2018-03-11). "THE TUBE". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  13. "Sarmad Khoosat and Abdullah Seja pair up for Noorul Ain". Daily Times. 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  14. Khan, Saira (2018-05-23). "Exclusive: Zara Noor Abbas and Syed Jibran pair up for Wajahat Rauf's unusual story 'Qaid'". HIP. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  15. Desk, Instep. "Upcoming plays of 2019". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  16. Khan, Sheeba (2019-02-02). "Review: This black magic TV drama is a Pakistani horror fan's delight". Images. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  17. "Eleven ignored dramas of Marina Khan". The Nation. 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  18. Maliha Rehman (7 January 2019). "Parey Hut Love is a lighthearted love story with lots of subliminal layers, says Asim Raza". Dawn Images. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  19. "Mahira Khan, Bilal Ashraf's on-screen chemistry in 'Superstar's latest track is leaving fans awestruck". The News International. 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
  20. Staff, DAWN (2019-09-19). "Sami Khan's Yaara Vey is coming out soon". Images. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  21. 'Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now', Dawn newspaper, Published 13 March 2015, Retrieved 14 March 2017
  22. "'Tanhaiyan' actors make a comeback with sequel". The Express Tribune. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  23. "Munafiq Episode, Munafiq Drama Cast, Munafiq Schedule, Munafiq OST". harpalgeo.tv. Retrieved 2020-02-16.
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