Rukhsar Rehman (born 29 October 1975) is an Indian film & television actress and model in

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. Rehman made her film debut in 1992 at the age of 17 with a lead role in Deepak Anand's '' Yaad Rakhegi Duniya'' opposite

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and also appeared in J.K. Bihari's ''Inteha Pyar Ki'' opposite

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. However, at the request of her father, she left her career and moved back to her hometown Rampur in

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to start a garment business. In 2005, she returned to acting with

Ram Gopal Verma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Kannada language films, and television.** * ...

's crime drama '' D'', in which she played

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's girlfriend. She also featured in Verma's '' Sarkar'' the same year. In 2008, she appeared in Rumi Jaffery's '' God Tussi Great Ho'' as

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's sister. In 2009, she starred in ''

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'' alongside Kay Kay Menon. Film critic

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in his review for the film called her a "complete natural". She also had supporting roles in '' Benny and Babloo'' (2010), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011) and '' PK'' (2014). In television, she has featured in

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's medical drama ''

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'' (2011–13) as Dr. Mallika and in

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's ''

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'' (2013–14) as Lavanya. She did a cameo in Star Plus's ''Diya Aur Baati'' as Mehak. Rehman also did a critically acclaimed Malayalam film, '' Take Off'' (2017). She appeared in campaigns for brands like Kaya Skin Clinic,

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, Saffola salt and others.

Personal life

She has a daughter named Aisha Ahmed with her first husband Asad Ahmed. Aisha was recently seen in the movie ''

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'',a web series called "Adulting" on

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, and a ''Shockers'' season 1 skit, "Selfie", co-starring

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and

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. Since 2010, she has been married to her second husband

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. She was last seen in the

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serial ''

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'' as the mother of the main protagonist.

Filmography

Films

*'' Yaad Rakhegi Duniya'' (1992) *''

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'' (1992) *'' Sarkar'' (2005) *'' D - Underworld'' (2005) *'' God Tussi Great Ho'' (2008) *''

'' (2009) *'' Accident on Hill Road'' (2009) *'' Thanks Maa'' (2010) *'' Benny and Babloo'' (2010) *''

'' (2010) *''

'' (2011) *'' Bheja Fry 2'' (2011) *'' Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi'' (2012) *'' PK'' (2014) *'' Love Games'' (2016) *'' Take off'' (2017) -

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film *'' Uri: The Surgical Strike'' (2019) *'' The Body'' (2019) *'' 83'' (2021) * '' Khuda Haafiz 2'' (2022)

Web series

The Gone Game ''The Gone Game'' is an Indian psychological thriller miniseries directed by Nikhil Bhat, starring Sanjay Kapoor, Shweta Tripathi, Shriya Pilgaonkar and Arjun Mathur. It was shot almost entirely within the confines of their homes and directed r ...

(2020–2022)

Television

*'' Bhaskar Bharti'' (2009) *''

'' (2011–13) *

Baal Veer ''Baal Veer'' was an Indian fantasy television series that premiered on 8 October 2012 on SAB TV. It starred Dev Joshi in the titular role. It was produced by Optimystix Entertainment, and its screenplay was written by Rohit Malhotra. The s ...

(2012) *''

'' (2013–14) *''

Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya ''Aur Pyar Ho Gaya'' (English: And Love Happened) is a 1997 Indian Hindi romance film directed by Rahul Rawail and starring Bobby Deol and Aishwarya Rai. This film marked the Hindi debut for Aishwarya Rai. The film's music was composed by th ...

'' (2014) *

Adaalat ''Adaalat'' () is an Indian television courtroom drama anthology series about a defence attorney, K.D. Pathak, portrayed by Ronit Roy. First season of the show premiered on Sony on 20 November 2010 and ran for five years, ending on 11 July ...

(2014) *'' Dream Girl'' (2015) *''

Diya Aur Baati Hum ''Diya Aur Baati Hum'' () is an Indian television soap opera that aired on Star Plus from 29 August 2011 to 10 September 2016 completing 1,487 episodes. Produced under Shashi Sumeet Productions. It starred Anas Rashid and Deepika Singh. Set ...

'' (2016) *''

Haq Se ''Haq Se'' is an Indian Hindi web series, produced by Viraj Kapur and Karan Raj Kohli for Ekta Kapoor's video on demand platform ALTBalaji. The series stars Rajeev Khandelwal, Surveen Chawla and Parul Gulati . The series is available for str ...

'' (2018) *''

'' (May 2018 - Jan 2019)

References

External links

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