Aamna Sharif (born 16 July 1982) is an Indian actress known for portraying Kashish in '' Kahiin to Hoga'', Muskan in '' Hongey Judaa Na Hum'' and Komolika Chaubey Basu in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2''.

Early life and education

Aamna Sharif was born on 16 July 1982 in

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to an Indian father and a Persian-Bahraini mother. She studied at St. Anne's High School, Bandra.

Personal life

In 2012, Sharif revealed that she has acrophobia from her childhood. After dating for almost a year, Sharif married her film distributor-turned-producer boyfriend Amit Kapoor, on 27 December 2013. The couple had their first child, a boy named Arain, on 2 September 2015.

Career

During her second year in college, Sharif started receiving offers for modeling of various brands. Sharif started her career by featuring in music videos. Sharif made her acting debut as Kashish Sinha in '' Kahiin to Hoga'' opposite

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's '' Hongey Judaa Na Hum'' opposite

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. Shariff made her film debut with the 2009

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.'' However, none of the films gained her recognition, making her return to television in 2012 with '' Hongey Judaa Na Hum.'' In 2019, Sharif made her television comeback after six years with

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'' where she plays the antagonist Komolika Basu, replacing

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Filmography

Television

Films

Web series

Music videos

References

External links

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