Khushhal Khan (actor)

Khushhal Khan Khattak (born 2 March 2000) known professionally as Khushhal Khan is a Pakistani television actor, model and boxer. Khan is known for portraying Saim Ibrahim in Muhabbat Gumshuda Meri, Faraz in Mushkil and Shahmir Adam in Duniyapur. He is the recipient of a Hum Award. In 2025, he played Shehryar in Green TV’s Ramadan special romcom drama Ishq Di Chashni.^[1][2][3]

Khushhal Khan
Born	Khushhal Khan Khattak (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 25) Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Occupation(s)	Model Actor
Years active	2020–present
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)

Early life and family

Khan belongs to a Pashtun family originally from Nowshera and lives in Islamabad. His family traces its root to Khushal Khattak, the 17th-century political figure and poet who's one of the most influential names in Pashto literature.^[4]

Career

Model

Khan began modeling and earned a name for himself in the profession. In 2021, Khan received a Hum Style Awards Rising Model award.

Actor

He made his acting debut in the same year with Qissa Meherbano Ka.^[5] He went onto appear in the dramas Bebasi (2021), Mushkil (2022), Wehshi (2022) and the telefilm Aik Hai Nigar, also in 2021.^[6][7]

Khan received recognition in 2023, with his portrayal of Saim in Muhabbat Gumshuda Meri opposite Dananeer Mobeen.^[8][9] The drama won him the Hum Award for Best Actor Popular.^[10] In 2024, Khan made his film debut with Poppay Ki Wedding and appeared in the webseries Barzakh in a special appearance. He then played the titular role in the mini-drama series Yahya.^[11][12]

Khan has since received praises for portraying Shahmir opposite Ramsha Khan, in Duniyapur. The series is the costliest drama made in the history of Pakistani television.^[13][14]

In 2025, Khan appeared in Green Entertainment's Ramadan special television series Ishq Di Chashni, along with Sehar Khan.^[15] Along with that he will also reunite with Ramsha for ARY Digital's drama Biryani.

Boxing

In January 2025, Khan made his amateur boxing debut during the International Boxing Event held in Lahore, as part of the co-main event fight, triumphing over his opponent Bashar Khan with a knockout.^[16]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2023	Gulabo Rani	Saleem	Short film; special appearance	[17]
2024	Poppay Ki Wedding	Poppa	Film debut	[18]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Network	Ref.
2021	Qissa Meherbano Ka	Ayaz	Supporting role	Hum TV	[19]
	Bebasi	Sahir			[20]
2022	Mushkil	Faraz	Lead role	Geo Entertainment	[21]
	Wehshi	Asif		Hum TV	[22]
2023	Muhabbat Gumshuda Meri	Saim Ibrahim			[23]
2024	Duniyapur	Shahmir Adam		Green Entertainment	[24]
	Yahya	Yahya Mashkoor Hussain		Geo Entertainment	[25]
2025	Ishq Di Chashni	Sheikh "Sherry" Shehryar		Green Entertainment	[26]
	Biryani	Mir Meran Zaman		ARY Digital	[27]

Telefilm

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2021	Aik Hai Nigar	Shahid	ARY Digital	Supporting role

Webseries

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	Ref.
2021	Midsummer Chaos	Sameer	Qissa Nagri	Acting debut	[28]
2024	Crossroads	Burak	DRM	Mini-series
	Barzakh	Jafar Khanzada (young)	Zindagi	Special appearance	[29]
2025	Jo Bachay Hain Sang Samait Lo †	Zain Shehryar	Netflix	Filming	[30]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2020	Hum Style Awards	Best Emerging Talent – Model	—	Won	[31]
2024	Hum Awards	Best Actor Popular	Muhabbat Gumshuda Meri	Won	[32]
		Best Onscreen Couple Popular (with Dananeer Mobeen)		Nominated