Sarah Khan (born 14 March, 1992) also known as Sarah Falak is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu-language television series. She made her acting debut with a supporting role in 2012

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's serial '' Badi Aapa'' and followed by other brief roles in several series. Khan is best known for her portrayal as Miraal in

's drama '' Sabaat''. She rose to prominence with the role of Farisa in the Moomal-produced romantic '' Alvida'' (2015) and later on appeared as Saba in the mystery drama ''

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'' (2015), which earned her a Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently garnered wide recognition for portraying leading roles in the romantic drama '' Tumhare Hain'', the

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-based '' Nazr-e-Bad'' (both 2017), '' Belapur Ki Dayan'' (2018), which earned her a

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nomination at

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. Further praise came for her performance in the mystery drama ''

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'' (2018), ''

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'' (2020) and '' Laapata'' (2021).

Early life and career

Sarah was born in

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to a Lebanese mother and a Pakistani father. Khan made her acting debut as a supporting role in 2012, '' Badi Aapa'' aired on

, where she played the role of the daughter of the main characters. Next, she appeared in a telenovela serial ''

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'' which was broadcast on

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in the same year. She played the featuring role of Humna alongside

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, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Ahsan Khan,

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, and

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. Khan followed it with supporting roles in much successful television series. Her breakthrough came with a negative character of a selfish opportunist in 2015 in the romantic drama '' Alvida'' with Sanam Jung, and Imran Abbas Naqvi. The drama was aired on Hum TV and she also got nomination for this act. In the same year, she gave a wonderful performance in the drama ''

'' and got an award for best actor in a supporting role. She played the role of a brave housewife, Saba as a supporting actress along with

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. In 2014, she appeared in a soap series '' Bhool'' with Sanam Chaudhry, Behroze Sabzwari, and

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. The drama was based on some political intrigue and received several awards, including a Hum Award for Best Actress Popular for her. In 2018 she did a role in '' Belapur Ki Dayan'', where she was the Dayan in the drama along with Adnan Siddiqui and Ammar Khan. She is at present busy in shooting of Meri Jaan Pahle Aap which is expected to release this year.

Personal life

Khan married Pakistani singer and songwriter Falak Shabir in July 2020. On 8 October 2021, Shabir announced the birth of their daughter.

Recognition

She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2014.

Television

Special appearance

Accolades

References

External links

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