Mehr Hassan

Mehrun Nissa Hassan, commonly known as Mehr Hassan, is an American actress, model, and classical dancer. [1]

Mehr Hassan
Born
Mehrunnissa Hassan

1983 or 1984
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
  • classical dancer

Personal life and education

Hassan is the daughter of religious theologian Riffat Hassan. She was born to a Pakistani mother and an Indian father.[2] Mehr is settled in Louisville, Kentucky, though she has performed in films in India and Pakistan, as well. She received her master's degree from the University of Louisville.[3]

Career

Hassan started her dancing career as a stage performer in United States. During her college years, she visited India during summer breaks and began her film career in a Tamil film called Anbe Diana, in which she played the title character.[2] During her stay in India, she also studied acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Institute. She continued to work in films while in college, including the award-winning films, Diwali and Dreams. It was on the set of Diwali that Samina Peerzada approached her for her film, Shararat, which was filmed in Pakistan and released in 2003. She has also appeared in the films, The Gold Bracelet (2006) and Heart Land (2009).[3]

Hassan is an accomplished dancer and has worked in award-winning music videos as a dancer and director.

Partial filmography
Film Character Director Release Year
Anbe Diana Diana L.V. Athavin 2000
Dreamers Saira K. Wadia N/A
Diwali (short film) Sejal Nick Sivakumaran 2001
Nilivil Kalangmilai Diane L.V Athavin N/A
Shararat Zara Samina Peerzada 2003
Hum Tum aur Mom Reena A. Nanda 2005
The Gold Bracelet Simrun Singh Kavi Raz 2006
Heart Land Neurotic Mummy-Baby Fred Holmes 2009
Channa Sachi Muchi Gypsy Ijaz Bajwa 2010
Hotel Hollywood Priya Param Gill 2010
Sonne Da Karra Simrun Kavi Raz 2016
Lakeeran the Destiny Zubeda Dharam Panesar 2018

Music videos
  • Directed and performed (vocals and dance) in Kuch Nahi Terey Bin[2]
  • Co-directed and performed (vocals and dance) in Man Mohna (My Spirit)[2]
  • Performed (vocals and dance) in Piya Nain Milla[2]

References
  1. "Mehr Hassan". WN.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. Larry Muhammad (13 June 2011). "Louisville-raised Mehr Hassan is a global film star (part 2)". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. Larry Muhammad (13 June 2011). "Louisville-raised Mehr Hassan is a global film star (part 1)". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 30 April 2020.


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