Mehar Bano

Mehar Bano
Born
Mehar Bano

13 April 1994
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Alma materNational College of Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
SpouseShahrukh Kazim (m. 2022)

Mehar Bano (Urdu: مہر بانو) is a Pakistani actress. She has played the role of Umama in social-drama Daagh for which she received a nomination for Best Actress at Lux Style Awards.[1] She also played the roles of Batool in ARY Digital's Balaa (2018) and Anoushay in Mere Paas Tum Ho (2019).

Career

She started her career while studying at National College of Arts. Bano is known for her work in television dramas. She has played the lead role of Umama in ARY Digital's Daagh (2012) for which she was nominated for Best Television Actress at the 13th Lux Style Awards.[2] She further appeared in a leading role in Miss Fire (2013), Uff Yeh Mohabbat (2014) and Bunty I love You (2014).[3]

Her other appearances include Mor Mahal,[4][5] Lashkara,[6] and Balaa.[7][8][9] In 2018, she made her film debut with Motorcycle Girl.[10][11] She has established her dancing and theatre institute at Karachi namely "Sway Dance Project" where training is given to young people regarding acting and dancing.[12]


Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Daagh Umama Nominated–Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress[2]
2013 Miss Fire Mona
2014 Uff Yeh Mohabbat Dilkash
2014 Bunty I Love You Beenish
2016 Mor Mohal Mehar
2018 Lashkara Nikki
2018 Balaa Batool; Taimoor's sister
2019 Mere Paas Tum Ho Anushay; Mehwish's friend
2019 Darling Shabbo Won award at Venice Film Fest[13]
2020 Ghalati Shanzay
2021 Khuda Aur Muhabbat 3 Rida
2022 Meray Humnasheen Sanobar
2023 Fatima Feng Natasha

Web Series/Films

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Motorcycle Girl Debut film
2020 Churails Zubaida Released on Zee5
2021 Midsummer Chaos Youtube web series
Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam Anarkali [14]
2022 London Nahi Jaunga Aarzoo's friend [citation needed]
2024 Taxali Gate Zainab [15]

References

  1. ^ "2014 Lux Style Awards: Meet the nominees!". dawn.com. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "13th Lux Style awards: And the winners are..." Dawn. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Miss Fire drama geo latest episode - HarPal Geo.TV". Geo TV. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  4. ^ Siddique, Sadaf (1 June 2016). "Why Mor Mahal is proving to be a hard sell to Pakistani audiences". Dawn. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Top 10 dramas of 2016 that held us twiddling". The Nation. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Oye Yeah Gives You 5 Reasons Why Lashkara Is A Must Watch!". Oyeyeah. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Bilal Khan and Ushna Shah-starrer Balaa goes on air tonight". The News International. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. ^ Haider, Sadaf (20 September 2018). "Review: In Balaa, Ushna Shah's negativity is her biggest strength". Dawn. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Big Bang Entertainment all set to present 'Balaa'". The Nation. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Movie Review: Motorcycle Girl". Newsline. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Sohai Ali Abro-starrer Motorcycle Girl is up on iflix". The News. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Mehar Bano on Instagram: "We're looking for performers/dancers/actors to join our dance troupe. If you think you've got what it takes, DM @swaydanceproject right…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Pakistan's short 'Darling' wins big at Venice Film Festival". Arab News. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  14. ^ "'Given India-Pak relationship, never thought it would be possible to work in Bollywood': Mehar Bano". Indian Express. 15 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Mehar Bano, Yasir Hussain and Ayesha Omar's new film Taxali is a crime thriller set in Lahore". Dawn Images. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.