Amar Khan () is a Pakistani television actress, director and writer. She has played a role of Neelofur (witch) in 2018 super natural series ''

Belapur Ki Dayan ''Belapur Ki Dayan'' (; ) is a 2018 Pakistani supernatural horror drama series directed by Saife Hassan and written by Inam Hasan. It features Sarah Khan, Adnan Siddiqui and Osama Tahir in leads, while Amar Khan played the main antagonist. Th ...

.'' She further appeared in a leading roles in ''

Ghughi ''Ghughi'' () is a 2018 Pakistani drama serial based on Amrita Pritam's 1950 novel '' Pinjar''. This drama is directed by Iqbal Hussain, written by Amna Mufti and produced by Cereal Entertainment. It originally aired on TV One Pakistan. It sta ...

,'' ''

Dil-e-Bereham ''Dil-e-Bereham''( Heart of Betrayal) is a 2019 Pakistani romantic drama series, produced by Sadia Jabbar under their banner Sadia Jabbar Productions. The drama airs weekly episode on A-Plus TV every Tuesday. It stars Amar Khan, Maryam Nafees ...

Choti Choti Batain ''Choti Choti Batain'' () is a 2019 Pakistani anthology television series, created and developed by Shahzad Javed, Head of Content, HUM TV, co-produced by Momina Duraid of MD Productions and Angeline Malik. The series is promoted as a collecti ...

'' and as antagonist in ''

Dil-e-Gumshuda ''Dil-e-Gumshuda'' (, initially titled ''Margh-E-Ishq Se Pehle'') is a 2019 Pakistani romantic television soap opera aired on Geo Entertainment. It is produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi, under their production banner 7th Sky Enterta ...

''. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Heer in '' Heer Da Hero, ''Irha ''in Daraar, ''Samra ''in Qayamat, ''Abeer ''in Baddua and as ''Mishaal'' in Breaking News''.

Life and career

Amar Khan was born in

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. She is the daughter of actress

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. She has graduated as a filmmaker from

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. While studying, Khan ventured into making short films. Khan made her acting debut with 2017 short film ''Chashm-e-Num''. In a 2018 super-natural horror series ''

'', she plays Neelofur, a witch spirit who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge on those who caused her death. The serial ran for 20 episodes and aired weekly. She worked alongside

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and

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in the series. The serial also earned her nomination for Best Emerging Talent at

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. She later appeared in TV One's ''

'' in which she played a

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girl who falls in love with a Muslim boy played by

. Maria Shirazi of ''

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'' wrote, “In a short span of time, Khan has proved her versatility”. In the same year, she made episodic appearance in anthology drama ''

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''. She later appeared as Ayeza in

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's ''

'' opposite Wahaj Ali. Her other appearances include Zeena (women with an inferiority complex) in

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's miniseries ''

'' and

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's ''

'' as antagonist. Her performance as Alizeh is noted by the critics. Reviewer from ''

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'' wrote, "Amar imbues the role of Alizey with a certain earnestness that was required to bring her to life". In 2023, Khan received critical acclaim for her riveting performance in

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's directorial ''Breaking News.'' Her other acclaim roles are Irha in ''Daraar'', Samra in '' Qayamat'' and as Abeer in ''Baddua''. As per Eastern Eye, Khan has a strong performance in these dramas.

As a writer

As a writer, Khan wrote several critical acclaim projects including ''Akkad Bakkad'', ''Dard-e-Dil'', ''Azaad Masi'', ''Chashm-e-Num'', ''Black Wednesday'', of which ''Black Wednesday'' earned her Best Film Award in Peace Category at 60 seconds International film Awards. ''Chashm-e-Num'' was also her acting debut in which she played a role of a blind girl and story was about a blind couple features her opposite

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. Khan's First written project for

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is a Ramadan play '' Heer Da Hero'' which got highest ratings and critical acclaim for its wit and humour.

Film debut

She made her film debut with

Mohammed Ehteshamuddin Mohammed Ehteshamuddin () is a Pakistani director, producer, screenwriter and actor who works in cinema and television. Ehtesham's short films '' Shahrukh Khan Ki Maut'' (2005) and ''Mein Sawa Paanch Bujay Aai Thi'' (2006) featured at the 2 ...

's directed feature film ''

Dum Mastam ''Dum Mastam'' is a 2022 Pakistani romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, and produced by Adnan Siddiqui and Akhtar Husnain under Cereal Entertainment. Written by Amar Khan, the film stars Imran Ashraf and Amar Khan ...

'' in which she paired opposite

Imran Ashraf Imran Ashraf Awan (born 11 September 1989) is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, and host. Ashraf has been noted for his acting in television serials such as ''Dil Lagi'' (2016), '' Alif Allah Aur Insaan'' (2017–2018), and ''Raqs-e-Bismil'' ( ...

and also wrote the project herself. The film was released in May 2022.

Filmography

As actor

As writer

Television

Telefilm

Anthology series

Music video

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Amar Living people Actresses from Punjab, Pakistan Pakistani television actresses Pakistani film actresses Pakistani film directors Pakistani screenwriters Beaconhouse National University alumni People from Lahore 21st-century Pakistani actresses 1989 births