Durefishan Saleem (born 14 January 1991) is a Pakistani actress who appears in

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television. She made her acting debut with a supporting role in

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's ''

Dil Ruba ''Dil Ruba'' () is a 2020 Pakistani television series premiered on 28 March 2020 on Hum TV. It is directed by Ali Hasan, written by Qaisra Hayat and produced by Momina Duraid under MD Productions. The serial stars Hania Amir as an Internet c ...

'' (2020) for which she received a nomination of Best Emerging Talent at

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. Her other notable work include ''Bharaas'' (2020-21) and ''

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'' (2021). Saleem received popularity after playing Mehak Shamsher in

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's ''

Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi ''Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi'' is a Pakistani television drama series produced by Abdullah Seja under the banner of iDream Entertainment. It features Dur-e-Fishan Saleem, Danish Taimoor, Nauman Ijaz, and Atiqa Odho in leading roles with Laila W ...

'' (2022).

Early life and education

She was born in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest ...

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to Saleem-ul-Hassan, who has worked as a director and as a producer for PTV in the 2000s. She got earlier education from Lahore and got a degree of

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from

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in 2020. In 2019, she shifted to

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to make her career in acting.

Career

Saleem made her acting debut with a supporting role in

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's 2020 serial ''

''. She then starred in ''Bharaas'' as female protagonist alongside

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and

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but these didn't propelled her career forward. Saleem then portrayed Aimen in

Marina Khan ''Marina Khan'' (born 26 December 1962) is a Pakistani television and film actress, director and a producer. She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1980s and 1990s. Her television shows include ''Tanhaiyan'' (1986), '' Dhoop Kinare' ...

's directional ''

'' and was seen playing a CSS officer in Momina Duraid's ''

Juda Huway Kuch Is Tarhan ''Juda Huay Kuch Is Tarah'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani drama serial produced by Momina Duraid under banner of MD Productions. It features Dur-e-Fishan Saleem and Nabeel Zuberi in lead roles. It aired weekdays (Monday - Friday) on Hum TV at 9pm fr ...

''. Her claim to fame came with the

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series ''

'' where she starred as Mahek Shamsher in Ahmed Bhatti's directional alongside

Danish Taimoor Danish Taimoor ( ur, ; born 16 February 1983) is a Pakistani actor and model. He began his career in 2005 and appeared in "Mystery Series" (Do saal baad, Dracula); both episodes were directed by Imran khokhar and aired on Indus Vision. He is ...

which became one of the top rated and viewed television serial on

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in its running time though her performance termed as "wholly vapid" also the storytelling was panned by both critics and audience. Durefishan's latest drama in October 2023 is

Ishq Murshid ''Ishq Murshid'' () is a romantic, light-hearted Pakistani television series directed by Farooq Rind and produced by Moomal Entertainment and MD Productions. It aired from October 8, 2023, to May 5, 2024, on Hum TV and starred Bilal Abbas Kh ...

which is airing on Hum TV.

Filmography

Television

Special appearances

Telefilm

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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