Mehreen Raheel

Mehreen Raheel
Born
OccupationsModel, Actor, Host
Years active2007 - Present
RelativesSimi Raheal (mother)
Daniyal Raheel (brother)
Faryal Mehmood (sister-in-law)

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

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 Jawad Ahmad's Virsa (2010). In 2013, she appeared in Tamanna directed by 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 Dance, Drama, and Scriptwriting.[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 the 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
Year Film Role Additional Notes
2010 Virsa Mahi Indo-Pak film[4]
2014 Tamanna Mehreen [4]
2017 Freedom Sound Angelina Delayed
Drama
Year Title Role Additional Notes
2001 Hawa Pe Raqs Tania
2004 Saiban Sheeshay Ka Deema
2005 Khayal Shazma
2007 Teen Bata Teen Fiza
2007 Sirf Tumhare Liye
2007 Ajnabee Rastay Ayesha
2007 Gardish Khirad
2008 Kothi No. 156 Mehreen
2009 Mujhay Hai Hukum-e-Azan Nafisa
2009 Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan Mahroosh
2010 Dastaan Rabia
2010 Kabhi Aye Naa Judai Saba
2011 Mastana Mahi Aleen
2012 Mahi Ayega Mehreen
2012 Ashk Madiha [5]
2012 Adha Din Aur Puri Raat Esha
2012 Zindagi Gulzar Hai Aasmara [4]
2013 Daagh-e-Nidamat Iram [4]
2013 Tere Pyar Ke Bharose Meera
2013 Dil E Dangal Aiza
2013 Halki Si Khalish Rabia
2014 Gham-e-Dil Sana
2014 Kahani Raima Aur Manahil Ki Raima
2014 Hamaray Ustaad Herself
2015 Tum Mere Kya Ho
2017 Mujhay Jeenay Do Shahina
Telefilm
Year Title Role Additional Notes
2013 Dil Dangal
Hosting
Year Events Co-Host Additional Notes
2011 Harri Mirchain Jawad
Reality Shows
Year Title Role Additional Notes
2013 Kurkure Off Season 2 Herself
Morning/Chat Shows Appearance
Year Title Role Additional Notes
2011 Morning with Hum Herself
2013 Good Morning Pakistan Herself
2013 Zindagi Gulzar Hai Live Transmission Herself

Awards

Year Award Category Serial Character Result
2008 Lux Style Awards Best Television Actress (Terrestrial) Kabhi Aye Naa Judai Saba Nominated[6]
2013 Veet Celebration of Beauty Awards Best Smile Herself Nominated
2014 Lux Style Awards Best Television Actress (Terrestrial) Dhag-e-Nadamat Rabia Nominated[7]

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. ^ a b c d e "Mehreen Raheel". Urdu Wire.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d Sher Khan (24 December 2012). "For Mehreen Raheel, it's Pakistan first". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Fawad Khan, Mehreen Raheel's new drama, Ashk, to premiere tonight!". India Today. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2025.
  6. ^ "https://www.fashioncentral.pk/people-parties/events/celebrations/story-383-winners-announced-for-8th-lux-style-awards/"
  7. ^ "https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125919/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/12-Aug-2014/nominees-announced-for-2014-lux-style-awards"