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Hina Khan
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Khan in 2023
Born (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987 (age 37)
Alma mater Colonel's Central Academy School of Management
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active 2009–present
Known for
Partner(s) Rocky Jaiswal (2014–present)
Awards Full list

Hina Khan (born 2 October 1987) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi & Punjabi films and television. One of the highest-paid television actresses in India, Khan is widely recognised for portraying Akshara Maheshwari Singhania in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. She is a recipient of several accolades including three ITA Awards, three Indian Telly Awards and seven Gold Awards.

Post her work in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Khan emerged as the runner-up in the reality shows Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 and Bigg Boss 11. She then played the negative character of Komolika Chaubey in Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2.

Early life

Khan was born on 2 October 1987 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India into a Kashmiri Muslim family to father Aslam Khan. She belongs to a family of 4 - her parents, herself and her younger brother, Aamir Khan, who is the owner of a travel agency company. She completed her Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2009 from the CCA School of Management in Gurgaon.

Personal life

Since 2014, Khan has been dating Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai's supervising producer Rocky Jaiswal.

She revealed that she suffers from asthma on Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8.

In June 2024, she revealed that she is suffering from Stage-3 Breast cancer and confirmed that she is undergoing chemotherapy for the treatment.

Career

Early work and rise to stardom (2008-2019)

Khan auditioned for Sony TV's singing reality show Indian Idol where she managed to be in the top 30 in 2008. Later, during her college studies in Delhi, Khan auditioned for Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai when her friends forced her and got selected for it. She moved to Mumbai and made her television debut in 2009, when she starred in one of the longest running Indian soap operas as Akshara Singhania. After eight years, she quit the show in November 2016 to pursue other projects. Her performance in the series earned her positive critical reviews and also won her multiple awards.

In 2017, she joined Colors TV's Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 as a contestant, where she finished as the 1st runner up. In the same year, she participated in Colors TV's reality show, Bigg Boss 11 as a celebrity contestant where she emerged as the first runner up.

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Hina Khan snapped on Bigg Boss OTT set in 2021

In late February 2018, she wrapped up the shooting of a Punjabi music video with Sonu Thukral, which released in March 2018. On 31 March, it was announced that she had signed in to make her digital debut with Ankoosh Bhatt's short film, 'SmartPhone', opposite actor Kunaal Roy Kapur. In July 2018, Hina appeared in a Sonu Thukral's Punjabi music video "Bhasoodi". In October 2018, she bagged the role of Komolika, an antagonist in Kasautii Zindagii Kay however she left the show in April 2019 and got replaced by Aamna Sharif. In the same year, she signed her debut film Lines, opposite actress Farida Jalal, which is directed by Hussain Khan and written by Rahat Kazmi and Shakti Singh.

Expansion and further career (2019-present)

On 2 January 2019, she signed another short film Soulmate, opposite actor Vivan Bhatena. The film was directed by Pawwan Sharma. In May 2019, she shot for Rahat Kazmi's short film "Wish List" opposite actor Jitendra Rai. In September, she began shooting for Rahat Kazmi's third film, the Indo-Hollywood' movie called 'The Country of the Blind' as Gosha. In the same month, she signed a psychological crime drama, digital series called Damaged 2.

Hina Khan snapped promoting her film 'Hacked' (2)
Khan promoting Hacked in 2020

In January 2020, she signed a ZEE5 horror film opposite actor Kushal Tandon. Khan played the main lead in a cameo appearance in the fifth season of Ekta Kapoor's Naagin along with Dheeraj Dhoopar and Mohit Malhotra. In February 2020, Khan made her Bollywood entry with the film Hacked, with director Vikram Bhatt, alongside Sid Makkar. In October 2020, Khan returned to Bigg Boss in its fourteenth season as a toofani senior along with Gauahar Khan and Sidharth Shukla for the first three weeks. In May 2021, Khan appeared in the music video song for T-Series song 'Patthar Wargi' alongside Tanmay Ssingh. In June 2021, Khan appeared in her next song 'Baarish Ban Jana' along with Shaheer Sheikh, which was shot in Kashmir. The song was sung by Stebin Ben and Payal Dev.

In September 2021, her Music Video 'Main bhi Barbaad' was released, opposite Angad Bedi sung by Yasser Desai.

In March 2022, she announced her next web series titled Seven One where she's playing a cop. In 2024, she made her Pollywood debut in Shinda Shinda No Papa on Chaupal opposite Gippy Grewal.

Filmography

Films

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Smartphone Suman Short film
Hacked Sameera Khanna
Unlock Suhani
Wishlist Shalini Also co-producer
2021 Lines Nazia Also co-producer
2024 Shinda Shinda No Papa Nikki Punjabi film
TBA Country of Blind Not yet released TBA Hindi–English bilingual; also co-producer

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Indian Idol Contestant Auditioned / Top 30
2009–2016 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Akshara Maheshwari Singhania
2017 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 Contestant 1st runner-up
2017–2018 Bigg Boss 11
2018–2019 Kasautii Zindagii Kay Komolika Chaubey Basu
2020 Naagin 5 Nageshvari aka Sarvashreshtha Adi Naagin Extended cameo
Bigg Boss 14 Senior
2022 Shadyantra Natasha Teleplay on Zee Theatre
2023 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 Challenger

Special appearances

Year Title Role Ref.
2009 Kayamath Akshara Maheshwari Singhania
Karam Apnaa Apnaa
Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan
Sabki Laadli Bebo
Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna
Kasturi
Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil
Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat
Perfect Bride
2010 Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai
Sasural Genda Phool
2011 Chand Chupa Badal Mein
Chef Pankaj Ka Zayka
Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?
2012 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
Teri Meri Love Stories
Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai
2013 Masterchef - Kitchen Ke Superstars Herself
Nach Baliye 6
2014 Yeh Hai Mohabbatein Akshara Maheshwari Singhania
2015 Tere Sheher Mein
Diya Aur Baati Hum
Comedy Classes Herself
2016 Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant Neha Khanna
Bigg Boss 10 Herself
Box Cricket League 2
2017 Waaris
India Banega Manch
Bhaag Bakool Bhaag
2018 Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop
Bepannah
Bigg Boss 12
Kanpur Wale Khuranas
2019 Khatra Khatra Khatra
Bigg Boss 13


Kitchen Champion
2021 Pandya Store
MTV Forbidden Angels
Bigg Boss OTT
Bigg Boss 15
2022 Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Damaged Gauri Batra Season 2
2024 Namacool Rubiya
TBA Seven One Radhika Shroff

Music videos

Year Title Singer(s) Ref.
2018 Bhasoodi Sonu Thukral
2019 Raanjhana Arijit Singh
2020 Humko Tum Mil Gaye Naresh Sharma and Vishal Mishra
2021 Bedard Stebin Ben
Patthar Wargi Ranveer
Baarish Ban Jaana Payal Dev and Stebin Ben
Main Bhi Barbaad Yasser Desai
Mohabbat Hai Stebin Ben
2022 Runjhun Vishal Mishra
2023 Barsaat Aa Gayi Shreya Ghoshal, Stebin Ben
2024 Halki Halki Si Asees Kaur, Saaj Bhatt

Accolades

For Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Khan has won two ITA Award for Best Actress - Popular, among three nominations.

See also

  • List of Hindi television actresses
  • List of Indian television actresses
  • List of Hindi film actresses
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