Mehreen Raheel

{{Short description|Pakistani model, actor and managing director}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Mehreen Raheel

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| birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

| nationality = Pakistani

| occupation = Model, Actor, Host

| years_active = 2007 - Present

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| relatives = Seemi Raheel (mother)
Daniyal Raheel (brother)
Faryal Mehmood (sister-in-law)

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Mehreen Raheel (Urdu/{{langx|pa|{{URDU| مہرین راحیل }}}}) is a Pakistani model, actor, managing director of her family company R Vision and host who appears in Pakistani films and serials.{{Cite web|title=Mehreen Raheel has been blessed with a baby girl! {{!}} Pakistan Today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/10/06/mehreen-raheel-has-been-blessed-with-a-baby-girl/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}{{Cite web|date=2016-07-26|title=Pakistani TV shows are detergents to wash away Indian soap operas|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/parthian-shot/pakistani-tv-shows-are-detergents-to-wash-away-indian-soap-operas/|access-date=2020-06-08|website=Times of India Blog|language=en-US}}

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 British director Steven Dean Moore.{{cite web|url=http://www.urduwire.com/people/Mehreen-Raheel_267.aspx|title=Mehreen Raheel|publisher=Urdu Wire.com|access-date=2012-11-27}}

Early life

Raheel is the daughter of actress and social activist Seemi Raheel. 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 Scriptwriting.

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.

=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.

Filmography

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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film

YearFilmRoleAdditional Notes
2010

| Virsa

| Mahi

| Indo-Pak film

2014

| Tamanna

| Mehreen

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2017

| Freedom Sound

| Angelina

| Delayed

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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Drama

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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Additional Notes

2007

| 3 Bata 3

| Fiza

| Hum TV

2007

| Sirf Tumhare Liye

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| 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

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2014

| Kahani Raima Aur Manahil Ki

| Raima

| Hum TV

2014

| Hamaray Ustaad

| Herself

| Geo TV (Coming Soon)

2015

| Tum Mere Kya Ho

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| PTV

2017

|Mujhay Jeenay Do

|Shahina

|Urdu 1

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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Telefilm

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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Additional Notes

2013

| Dil Dangal

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| Hum TV Valentine's Day Special

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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Hosting

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! Year !! Events !! Co-Host !! Additional Notes

2011

| Harri Mirchain

| Jawad

| Dunya TV

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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Reality Shows

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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Additional Notes

2013

| Kurkure Off Season 2

| Herself

| ARY Digital (Winner)

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! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Morning/Chat Shows Appearance

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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Additional 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

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! Year!! Award !! Category!! Serial !! Character !! Result

2008Lux Style AwardsBest Television Actress (Terrestrial)Kabhi Aye Naa JudaiSaba{{Nominated}}"https://www.fashioncentral.pk/people-parties/events/celebrations/story-383-winners-announced-for-8th-lux-style-awards/"
2013Veet Celebration of Beauty AwardsBest SmileHerself{{Nominated}}
2014Lux Style AwardsBest Television Actress (Terrestrial)Dhag-e-NadamatRabia{{Nominated}}"https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125919/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/entertainment/12-Aug-2014/nominees-announced-for-2014-lux-style-awards"

References

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