Rukhsar Rehman

Rukhsar Rehman, also known mononymously as Rukhsar, is an Indian film and television actress and model who works in Hindi films. Rehman made her film debut in 1992 with a lead role in Deepak Anand's Yaad Rakhegi Duniya opposite Aditya Pancholi^[1][2] and also appeared in J.K. Bihari's Inteha Pyar Ki opposite Rishi Kapoor.^[3] However, at the request of her father, she left her career and moved back to her hometown Rampur in Uttar Pradesh to start a garment business.^[4][5]

Rukhsar Rehman
Rukhsar Rehman's portrait
Born	1978 or 1979 (age 46–47)[1] Delhi, India
Other names	Rukhsar
Occupations	Actress Model
Years active	1992–2023
Spouse	Faruk Kabir ​ ​ (m. 2010; sep. 2023)​
Children	1

In 2005, she returned to acting with Ram Gopal Verma's crime drama D, in which she played Randeep Hooda's girlfriend.^[6] She also featured in Verma's Sarkar the same year. In 2008, she appeared in Rumi Jaffery's God Tussi Great Ho as Salman Khan's sister.^[7] In 2009, she starred in The Stoneman Murders alongside Kay Kay Menon. Film critic Taran Adarsh in his review for the film called her a "complete natural".^[8] She also had supporting roles in Benny and Babloo (2010), Knock Out (2010), Allah Ke Banday (2010),^[2] Shaitan (2011) and PK (2014).^[9]

In television, she has featured in Sony Entertainment Television's medical drama Kuch Toh Log Kahenge (2011–13) as Dr. Mallika^[10][11] and in Life OK's Tumhari Paakhi (2013–14) as Lavanya.^[1] 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, Asian Paints, Saffola salt and others.^[4]

Personal life

Rukhshar Rehman was born in Delhi, India to a Muslim family. She has a daughter, Aisha Ahmed, with her first husband, Asad Ahmed. From 2010 to 2023 (separated), she was married to film director Faruk Kabir.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Films

• Yaad Rakhegi Duniya (1992)
• Inteha Pyar Ki (1992)
• Sarkar (2005)
• D - Underworld (2005)
• God Tussi Great Ho (2008)
• The Stoneman Murders (2009)
• Accident on Hill Road (2009)
• Thanks Maa (2010)
• Benny and Babloo (2010)
• Knock Out (2010)
• Allah Ke Banday (2010)
• Shaitan (2011)
• Bheja Fry 2 (2011)
• Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi (2012)
• PK (2014)^[12]
• Love Games (2016)
• Take off (2017), Malayalam film
• Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
• The Body (2019)
• 83 (2021)
• Khuda Haafiz 2 (2022)

Web series

• The Gone Game (2020–2022)
• The Night Manager (Indian TV series) (2023)^[13]

Television

• Bhaskar Bharti (2009)^[14]
• Kuch Toh Log Kahenge (2011–13)^[10]
• Baal Veer (2012)
• Tumhari Paakhi (2013–14)^[15]
• Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya (2014)^[15]
• Adaalat (2014)
• Dream Girl (2015)^[16]
• Diya Aur Baati Hum (2016)
• Haq Se (2018)
• Mariam Khan - Reporting Live (May 2018 – Jan 2019)^[17]