Marina Khan

Early life and family

Marina Khan was born on 26 December 1962 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. 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. Her father worked for the Pakistan Air Force and the family had to relocate almost every two years depending upon his job assignment. Marina and Kehkashan Awan were childhood friends since their junior school days and both of them went to the Karachi College. In an interview, Khan said that due to constant relocation she did not have long-term childhood friends.

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. 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." However, later Marina took up directing and production as parts of her profession and also had her own cooking show.

Her most recent appearances includes Jackson Heights (2014), Kaif-e-Baharan (2018),Noor-ul-Ain (2018), Qaid (2018), Dil Kiya Karey (2018), and Aulaad (2020–21).

She hosted the show Marina Mornings (2007–08) on ARY Digital. 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). In the same year she appeared in Mehreen Jabbar's Eid telefilm Hum Chale Aaye. As for television, Khan is currently active in Urdu television industry and appearing in various television dramas. Her most recent appearances includes Jackson Heights (2014), Kaif-e-Baharan (2018), Noor-ul-Ain (2018), Qaid (2018), Dil Kiya Karey (2018), Bandish (2019) and Aulaad (2020–21).

Personal life

Marina married Jalil Akhtar, a producer and director, in 1989.

Filmography

Main article: Marina Khan Filmography

Television series

Telefilm

Film

Reality shows

Awards and recognition

References

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