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Ali Rehman Khan
Pakistani actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ali Rehman Khan (Urdu: علی رحمان خان) is a Pakistani actor who appears in Urdu films, television series, and theater plays. Khan has won two Hum Awards and has been nominated twice at the Lux Style Awards for his acting prowess.
Born and raised in Islamabad, Khan pursued a bachelor's in business management from the University College of Islamabad and master's from the University of London. He made his acting debut with the road-comedy Gol Chakkar (2012) starring Hamza Aslam, Junaid and Jawad Jahangir and then starred in the romantic television drama Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se (2013), which earned him wider recognition. He rose to prominence with starring roles in the television series, such as the romance Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi (2014) and the acclaimed family drama Diyar-e-Dil (2015).
Khan achieved further success by featuring in the commercially successful romantic comedies Janaan (2016), Parchi (2018) and Heer Maan Ja (2019), the first of these earned him the Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.[3]
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Early life and education
Rehman was born in Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan on 6 May 1989.[1][2] An ethnic Pashtun,[4] his family roots lie in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[5] His father has worked as a diplomat, having served at the Pakistan embassy in Abu Dhabi and later at the consulate in Dubai.[5]
He attended the University College of Islamabad and went on to receives his postgraduate degree in Business Management from the University of London.[1] Before making acting his professional career he worked with United Nations organizations such as World Health Organization and UNICEF, specializing in questions related to migration and refugees, before being hired as a consultant for some four years at the International Centre for Migration Policy Development in Vienna, Austria.[6][7]
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Career
Theatre and cinema
Rehman began working as a theater actor in 2004.[8] He made his film debut with Slackistan[9] in 2010 followed by the comedy-drama Gol Chakkar in 2012. Both films are still unreleased; Slackistan was banned by Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC), Pakistan due to strong language and dialogue.[10] Gol Chakkar was ultimately approved and was screened in October 2012.[11] He was then cast in the romantic-comedy film Janaan with fellow television actors Bilal Ashraf and Armeena Khan.[12] The film was released on 13 September 2016, in theaters and garnered him praise as well as the Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.[13]
Television
He made his acting debut in television with a leading role in the Hum TV's romantic drama series Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se in 2013. He then starred in the 2014 drama serial Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi. He played Suhaib Bakhtiyar Khan in his third drama serial Diyar-e-Dil which was premiered on 17 March 2015, along with Hareem Farooq, Meekal Zulfiqar and Sanam Saeed.[14] In 2023, he was noted for playing an intersex character in the drama Guru.[15]
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Filmography
Films
Television series
Awards and nominations
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See also
References
External links
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