Minal Khan (née Khan ; born on 20 November 1998) is a Pakistani television actress. She made her acting debut as a child artist in ''
Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti'' (2011) and since then appeared in television serials including ''
Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah'' (2014), ''
Sun Yaara'' (2016), ''
Hum Sab Ajeeb Se Hain
''Hum Sab Ajeeb Se Hain'' (English: ''We are all weird'') is a Pakistani sitcom which began airing from 26 October 2016 on Aaj Entertainment. It stars Hina Dilpazeer who is playing the central character of Behtareen, along with Shabbir Jan as ...
'' (2017), ''
Parchayee'' (2018), ''
Ki Jaana Main Kaun'' (2018), ''
Hasad'' (2019). ''
Jalan'' (2020) and ''
Ishq hai'' (2021).
Personal life
Khan was born along with her twin sister
Aiman Khan
Aiman Muneeb (née Khan ; born on 20 November 1998) is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu television. She made her acting debut in 2012 with Hum TV's serial ''Mohabbat Jaye Bhar Mein'' and then appeared on many serials as Supporting role. K ...
on 20 November 1998. She attended Ideal Federal Secondary school in Karachi. Her mother Uzma Mubeen is a housewife. Besides Aiman, she has three brothers. She belongs to the
Urdu Speaking
Native speakers of Urdu are spread across South Asia. The vast majority of them are Muslims of the Hindi–Urdu Belt of northern India, followed by the Deccani people of the Deccan plateau in south-central India (who speak Deccani Urdu) and the M ...
family from
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...
. She married her co-actor from drama "Parachayee", Ahsan Mohsin Ikram on 11 Jun 2021 and both later tied knot on 10th September 2021.
Career
Khan's acting debut was in the
Geo TV
Geo Television Network is a television channel based in Pakistan. It was established in May 2002 and is owned by the Jang Media Group. The channel began its test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning on 1 October ...
drama ''
Kaash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti'' (2011–12). This was followed by a supporting role on the sitcom series ''
Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah'' (2012) on
ARY Digital
''ARY Digital'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani pay television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoo ...
.
She appeared in the 2013 social drama ''
Mann Ke Moti''. She was seen along with Yasra Rizvi,
Faysal Qureshi and her sister
Aiman Khan
Aiman Muneeb (née Khan ; born on 20 November 1998) is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu television. She made her acting debut in 2012 with Hum TV's serial ''Mohabbat Jaye Bhar Mein'' and then appeared on many serials as Supporting role. K ...
. Subsequently, she gained wider recognition for appearing in a supporting role in the 2014 drama ''
Mere Meherbaan'', the romantic drama ''
Mol'' (2015), and comedy-dramas ''
Mithu Aur Aapa'' (2015), ''
Joru Ka Ghulam'' (2016) and ''
Hum Sab Ajeeb Se Hain
''Hum Sab Ajeeb Se Hain'' (English: ''We are all weird'') is a Pakistani sitcom which began airing from 26 October 2016 on Aaj Entertainment. It stars Hina Dilpazeer who is playing the central character of Behtareen, along with Shabbir Jan as ...
'' (2016).
Khan's first lead role as a protagonist was in
Urdu 1
Urdu 1 ( ur, ) is a 24-hour Urdu language television network, owned by Alliance Media FZ LLC, which is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The channel's transmission became available in Pakistan on 12 June 2012, with regular transmission begi ...
's ''Beti To Main Bhi Hun'' (2017), as the simple, studious and reclusive Haya, followed by the lead role in Hum TV's ''
Parchayee'' as Pari. Khan briefly appeared in one episode of
Angeline Malik
Angeline Malik is a Pakistani director, actor, producer, model, television host and activist.
Angeline Malik is a multifaceted personality an actor, producer, director, sculptor and an advocate of raising and voicing relevant social issues. Sh ...
's directorial anthology series ''
Ustani Jee
''Ustani Jee'' ( ur, , lit=Teacher) is a Pakistani anthology thriller drama series, directed and produced by Angeline Malik and Written by Yasra Rizvi. Each episode of drama consists of a different cast except Yasra Rizvi, Hammad Farooqui ...
'' on Hum TV. She was also seen as a simple housewife in ''
Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja'' opposite Hammad Farooqui (2018) and as Sualeha in
A-Plus TV
A-Plus TV is a Pakistani entertainment TV channel. Its chairman is Abdul Jabbar.
A-Plus presents a mix of programs ranging from drama serials, sitcoms, soaps, music shows, Reality shows, morning shows, Talk shows, health shows and magazine sho ...
's ''
Ghamand
''Ghamand'' ( Pride) is a Pakistani Urdu-language drama serial that began airing on A-Plus TV from 29 June 2018. The series was produced by Sadia Jabbar under their banner Sadia Jabbar Productions.
Noman Ijaz and Sunita Marshall played the le ...
'' (2018).
Television
Awards and nominations
References
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Living people
1998 births
21st-century Pakistani actresses
Pakistani television actresses
Actresses from Karachi
Pakistani twins