Mehreen Raheel

Mehreen Raheel (Urdu/Punjabi: مہرین راحیل ) is a Pakistani model, actor, managing director of her family company R vision and host who appears in Pakistani films and serials.[1][2]

Mehreen Raheel
Born
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationModel, Actor, Host
Years active2007 - Present
RelativesSeemi Raheel (mother)
Daniyal Raheel (brother)
Faryal Mehmood (sister-in-law)

She is best known for portraying the main leads in Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Dastaan, Mastana Mahi, Ashk and Zindagi Gulzar Hai. She made her film debut in 2011 Jawad Ahmad's Virsa. In 2013, she appeared in Tamanna directed by a British director Steven Dean Moore.[3]

Early life

Raheel is the daughter of actress and social activist Seemi Raheel.[3] Her brother Daniyal Raheel is a model-turned-actor as well. She studied at Lahore Grammar School and Lahore College of Arts and Sciences then she went to London for a diploma in Dancing, Drama, and Script writing.[3]

Career

Modeling

Raheel started her career as a Model when she was 8 years old. She has appeared in commercials for ICI, Head and Shoulders, Pantene, Lipton, Telenor, Ufone, PTCL, and Sooper Biscuit.[3]

Film and television

Raheel started her acting career with Ajnabee Rastay in which she portrayed a minor character. She then appeared in Gardish, 3 Bata 3, Kothi No. 156, Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan, Dastaan, Mujhey Hai Hukum-e-Azan, Kabhi Aye Naa Judai, Mastana Mahi, Ashk and Adha Din Aur Puri Raat. She was also nominated for Best Actress at the Lux Style Awards for her role in Kabhi Aye Na Judaai.

From 2013 onwards Raheel played the role of Madiha in telenovela Ashk and in another blockbuster serial Zindagi Gulzar Hai, she played Asmaara, which aired on Hum TV.

Raheel made her film debut in Jawad Ahmad's Virsa opposite Indian actor Arya Babbar. Her second film Tamanna directed by a British director Steven Dean Moore opposite Salman Shahid.

She is currently seen in Hum TV serial Halki Si Khalish.

Humanitarian work

Raheel travelled to India as an Ambassador for the Standard Chartered Fundraising Marathon. She has worked in Thailand with young children and in raising money to fund education. She takes part in humanitarian activities in Pakistan.[3]

Filmography
Film
YearFilmRoleAdditional Notes
2010 Virsa Mahi Indo-Pak film
2014 Tamanna Mehreen
2017 Freedom Sound Angelina Delayed
Drama
YearTitleRoleAdditional Notes
2007 3 Bata 3 Fiza Hum TV
2007 Sirf Tumhare Liye PTV
2007 Ajnabee Rastay Ayesha Hum TV
2007 Gardish Khirad Hum TV
2008 Kothi No. 156 Mehreen Hum TV
2009 Mujhey Hai Hukum-e-Azan Nafisa Hum TV Opposite Imran Abbas Naqvi, Juggan Kazim, Tooba Siddiqui
2009 Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan Mahroosh Hum TV Opposite Faysal Qureishi, Imran Abbas Naqvi, Samiya Mumtaz
2010 Dastaan Rabia Hum TV Opposite Fawad Khan and Sanam Baloch
2010 Kabhi Aye Naa Judai Saba Hum TV
2011 Mastana Mahi Aleen Hum TV Opposite Fahad Mustafa
2012 Mahi Ayega Mehreen Hum TV
2012 Ashk Madiha Geo TV Opposite Fawad Khan, Neelum Muneer
2012 Adha Din Aur Puri Raat Esha Geo TV
2012 Zindagi Gulzar Hai Aasmara Hum TV Opposite Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed, Shehreyar Munawar
2013 Daagh-E-Nidamat Iram PTV Home
2013 Tere Pyar Ke Bharose Meera Express Entertainment
2013 Dil E Dangal Aiza Hum TV
2013 Halki Si Khalish Rabia Hum TV
2014 Ghum-e-Dil Sana
2014 Kahani Raima Aur Manahil Ki Raima Hum TV
2014 Hamaray Ustaad Herself Geo TV (Coming Soon)
2015 Tum Mere Kya Ho PTV
2017 Mujhay Jeenay Do Shahina Urdu 1
Telefilm
YearTitleRoleAdditional Notes
2013 Dil Dangal Hum TV Valentine's Day Special
Hosting
YearEventsCo-HostAdditional Notes
2011 Harri Mirchain Jawad Dunya TV
Reality Shows
YearTitleRoleAdditional Notes
2013 Kurkure Off Season 2 Herself ARY Digital (Winner)
Morning/Chat Shows Appearance
YearTitleRoleAdditional Notes
2011 Morning with Hum Herself Hum TV
2013 Good Morning Pakistan Herself ARY Digital
2013 Zindagi Gulzar Hai Live Transmission Herself Hum TV

Awards
YearAwardCategorySerialCharacterResult
2011Lux Style AwardsBest ActressKabhi Aye Naa JudaiSabaNominated
2013Veet Celebration of Beauty AwardsBest SmileHerselfNominated
2014Lux Style AwardsBest Television Actress - TerrestrialDhag-e-NadamatRabiaNominated

References
  1. "Mehreen Raheel has been blessed with a baby girl! | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. "Pakistani TV shows are detergents to wash away Indian soap operas". Times of India Blog. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. "Mehreen Raheel". Urdu Wire.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
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