Sara Hussain (), better known as Sara Loren (born 11 December 1985), is a Pakistani actress and model mostly, known for working in

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as well as

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movies and television. She is best known for playing a role as Barkhaa in 2015.

Early life

Loren was born and raised on 11 December 1985 in

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, in a

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family. Her grandfather migrated to Kuwait from

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following the

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, and her father and mother are born in Pakistan. During an interview in India she said she belongs to a

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background as her father is a

from Rajasthan, and also said that she goes to the temple. As a teenager, she relocated with her family to Lahore following the death of her father.

Career

Loren made her bollywood debut in the 2010

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's romantic thriller film ''

Kajraare ''Kajraare'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Pooja Bhatt, starring Himesh Reshammiya and Sara Loren in the lead roles. Reshammiya plays a singer who falls in love with a bar dancer and the film is centred on how they find tru ...

'' opposite

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and later played seductress Nisha in the 2013 film ''

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''. The following year she starred in Yasir Nawaz's '' Anjuman'' for which she won the Tarang Housefull Awards—Best Actress in a Leading Role. Loren made her acting debut in 2003 with the serial ''Rabia Zinda Rahegi''. She has also appeared in ''Mahnoor, Meharun Nisa, Makan,'' '' Mehar Bano aur Shah Bano,

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'','' Help of a Ghost'', ''Dupatta, Umrao jan-e-adaa'', ''Madhosh'' and was nominated for Best Drama Actress for her performance in ''Main Mar Gai Shaukat Ali'' at

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. Loren acted in the stage performances of ''Anarkali'', ''Shahyad Issi Ka Naam Mohabbat Hai Sheiftaa'', in

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and

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. Loren made her screen debut with the 2010

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film ''

''. The following year, she had a cameo appearance in song "Love Mein Ghum" in

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's ''

Love Mein Ghum ''Love Mein Ghum'' (; , earlier titled ''Kitni Haseen Hai Zindagi'') is a 2011 Pakistani Urdu language romance/musical film, directed and produced by Reema Khan. It stars Moammar Rana, Khan herself, Nabeel Khan and Araida. The first part o ...

''. She then played the role of seductress Nisha in the 2013 film ''

''. The following year, she made her

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debut in Yasir Nawaz's '' Anjuman''. In 2014, she did an

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"Saiyaan" in

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's ''

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''. She then appeared in Shadaab Mirza's ''

Barkhaa ''Barkhaa'' is a Bollywood Romantic film, directed by Shadaab Mirza and produced by Shabana Hashmi. It stars Sara Loren in the lead role. The film also stars Taaha Shah, Shweta Pandit, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Puneet Issar as supporting cast m ...

'', where she played a small town girl turned into bar dancer. The film ran for 50 days but was commercially declared a disaster.

Filmography

Television

Telefilms

Web series

Film

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Loren, Sara 1985 births Living people Muhajir people People from Kuwait City Pakistani film actresses Pakistani television actresses Pakistani female models Actresses in Urdu cinema Pakistani expatriates in Kuwait Pakistani people of Rajasthani descent Actresses in Hindi cinema Converts to Christianity from Islam Pakistani expatriate actresses in India 21st-century Pakistani actresses