Ali Rehman Khan

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.

Ali Rehman Khan
Ali Rehman Khan in 2019
Born	(1989-05-06) 6 May 1989 (age 35)[1][2] Islamabad, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Alma mater	University of London
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

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]

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]

Career

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 September 13, 2016, in theaters and garnered him praise as well as the Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.^[13] 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 March 17, 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]

Filmography

Films

Year	Serial	Role	Director	Notes
2010	Slackistan	Sherry	Hammad Khan
2012	Gol Chakkar	Candy Bhai	Shahbaz Shigri
2016	Janaan	Daniyal Khan	Azfar Jafri
2018	Parchi	Bash
2019	Heer Maan Ja	Kabeer
2022	Parde Mein Rehne Do	Shani	Wajahat Rauf
2023	Money Back Guarantee	Haider	Faisal Qureshi	Special appearance

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Channel
2013	Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se	Arsal	Farooq Rind	HUM TV
2014	Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi	Aazar	Shaqelle Khan
2015	Diyar-e-Dil	Suhaib Bakhtiyar Khan	Haseeb Hassan
2018	Main Khayal Hoon Kisi Aur Ka	Zaryab Safdar	Emraan Kalim Mallick
2019	Khaas	Ammar Saud	Danish Nawaz
	Bewafa	Ahaan	Aabis Raza	ARY Digital
2021	Safar Tamam Howa	Sami	Shehrazade Sheikh	HUM TV
	Laapata	Shams	Khizer Idrees
	Bebasi	Ahmer	Barkat Siddiqui
	Sinf-e-Aahan	Kumail	Nadeem Baig	ARY Digital
2022	Badshah Begum	Bakhtiar	Khizer Idrees	Hum TV
	Meri Shehzadi	Shehroz	Qasim Ali Mureed
2023	Guru	Sattar/Guru	Bilal Khan Abbasi	Express Entertainment
2024	Noor Jehan	Safeer Shah		ARY Digital

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2014	Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se	Hum Awards	Best Television Sensation	Won	[16]
2015	Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi		Best Actor	Nominated	[17]
			Best Actor Popular	Nominated	[18]
	Diyar-e-Dil		Best Supporting Actor	Won	[19]
		Lux Style Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[20]
		Pakistan Media Awards		Nominated	[21]
2016	Janaan	Lux Style Awards		Nominated	[22]
		Pakistan Media Awards		Nominated	[23]
		ARY Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated	[24]

See also

• Biography portal

• List of Lollywood actors

References

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4. Raza, Munnazzah (23 August 2016). "Hollywood films stereotype Pakistan's Pathans as the bad guys, says Janaan director". Dawn. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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8. Shirazi, Maria (December 2017). "Catching up with Ali Rehman Khan". The News International. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Rehman was associated with theatre since 2004 and then transitioned to the silver screen in 2013 with his drama serial Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se alongside Sohai Ali Abro.
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10. Imtiaz, Saba (25 January 2011). "Slackistan banned in Pakistan". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
11. Sher Khan (16 September 2012). "Gol Chakkar set for premier in October". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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13. "ARY FILMS announce to release Reham Khan's Janaan". ARY News. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
14. "Dayar e Dil New Drama Coming Soon on Hum Tv". Blogs Of Dramas Online. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
15. "Ali Rehman Khan essays an intersex character in upcoming serial 'Guru'". The Express Tribune. 21 May 2023.
16. "Second HUM Awards to be aired on 29th, 2014". Sadia Malik. Daily Mail (Pakistan). 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
17. "Second HUM Awards to be aired on 29th, 2014". Sadia Malik. Daily Mail. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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19. "The awards will be held in Karachi on April 23rd and the voting lines are open till April 6, 2016". HIP. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
20. "Lux Style Awards 2016 nominations revealed at star-studded event". The Express Tribune. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
21. "The 4th Pakistan Media Awards December 2013 The Stargaze of Metiers Renowns". admin work. cybotainment. 1 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
22. "Watch Lux Style Awards 2017 Winner List Here". The News Tribe. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
23. "PMA to be held in Karachi". admin work. events in Karachi. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
24. "ARY Film Awards to take place in Dubai on February 18". Rozina Bhutto. HIP. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

External links

• Ali Rehman Khan at IMDb