Ayeza Khan

Ayeza Khan (born Kanza Khan; 15 January 1991^[3]) is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television. Khan has established herself as one of the leading television actresses and is a recipient of several accolades including three Hum Awards and two Lux Style Awards. Khan has been described among the nation's highest-paid actresses by the media.^[4][5]

Ayeza Khan
عائزہ خان
Born	Kanza Khan (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33)[1] Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Education	Newports Institute of Communications and Economics
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	2009–present
Known for	Pyarey Afzal (2013) Mere Paas Tum Ho (2019) Chupke Chupke (2021) Mein (2023)
Spouse	Danish Taimoor (m. 2014)[2]
Children	2
Awards	Pakistan International Screen Awards

After making her debut with Tum Jo Miley in 2009, Khan garnered recognition through her roles in Pyarey Afzal (2013), Mere Meherbaan (2014), Tum Kon Piya (2016), Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai (2017), Tau Dil Ka Kia Hua (2017), Koi Chand Rakh (2018) and Chupke Chupke (2021). For the last of these, she won Hum Award for Best Actress Popular.^[6] Khan further received critical praise her portrayal of Mehwish in Mere Paas Tum Ho (2019) and won the Pakistan International Screen Award for Best TV Actress.^[7][8]

In addition to this, Khan has also appeared in many telefilms. She is married to actor Danish Taimoor, with whom she has two children. Khan is the second most-followed Pakistani celebrity on Instagram.^[9]

Early life

Ayeza Khan was born as Kanza Khan, on 15 January 1991 in Karachi, Sindh.^[3][10][11]

Career

Early work and its recognition (2007-2012)

Ayeza Khan participated in a contest "Pantene Shine Princess" while studying in school and became the first runner-up. Soon after this, she got offered to work as a model in a telecom advertisement. Then she started focusing on modeling. While in college, she started taking more modeling offers and eventually shifted to showbiz rather than continuing her studies.

She was offered a supporting role in the comedy-drama Tum Jo Miley, in 2009 opposite Fahad Mustafa, Sunita Marshal, and many others. In 2010, she was offered the main lead in the drama serial ‘Pul Sirat’.^[12] After doing supporting roles in several television series, she appeared in the leading role in the Geo TV romantic drama, Tootay Huway Per (2011).^[13]

Established actress (2013-present)

In 2014, her performance in the drama serial, Pyaray Afzal,^[14] earned her the Best Actress Award at Lux Style Awards. She was offered many roles in Bollywood, which she rejected. She took a break for a while from the industry after her marriage.^[13]She later appeared after a gap of two years in the tragic romance ,Tum Kon Piya (2016), opposite Imran Abbas. Her serial Koi Chand Rakh included Imran Abbas, Muneeb Butt, and Areeba Habib.^[13][14][15]

Her performance in the 2019–20 romantic drama Meray Paas Tum Ho^[16] earned her Pakistan International Screen Award for Best Television Actress.^[7]In 2021, she appeared as a happy-go-lucky girl with childish mannerisms in the comedy serial Chupke Chupke, opposite Osman Khalid Butt. Khan received praise for her on-screen chemistry with Butt and won various accolades for her performance including Hum Award for Best Actress and Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress.^[17]

In 2023, her performance in Bafar Mehmood's dramatic Mein^[18] opposite Wahaj Ali in which, she portrayed as an egoistic lady with bipolar disorder was panned by critics and audiences. In 2023, now she is also portraying as an headstrong and kind women in Jaan-e-Jahan opposite Hamza Ali Abbasi in their second project together after Pyaray Afzal.^[19][20]

Personal life

Khan married actor Danish Taimoor in 2014,^[21] after an 8-year relationship since 2006, shared by the couple in a morning show Ek Nayee Subha with Farah on A-Plus.^[22][15] Taimoor, while talking to Maria Wasti at Croron Mein Khel-Bol TV on 25 March 2020, revealed that he met Ayeza Khan for the first time on social networking site. She gave birth to a daughter in 2015, and a son in 2017.^{[23][24][25][26]}

Other work and media image

Khan has been described in the media, among Pakistan's most popular and highest-paid actresses.^[4][5] In 2014, Khan was the country's second most searched person on Google.^[27] Khan was placed in Hello Pakistan's HOT100 list, in the "Trailblazers" category in 2020.^[28] The actress serves as a brand ambassador for several products such as Himalaya, Dabur, Harpic and Lifebuoy and has done several photoshoots.^{[29] [30]} Khan was also the most-followed Pakistani celebrity on Instagram, until surpassed by Hania Aamir in 2024.^[31][32]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Tum Jo Miley	Shehna	TV debut
	Sandal	Dania
2010	Larkiyan Mohallay Ki	Sumera
2011	Tootay Huway Per	Ajiya
	Maaye Ni	Sania
	Kaala Jadoo	Suman
2012	Mi Raqsam	Sadia
	Zard Mausam	Aiman
	Mera Saaein 2	Noor
	Maahi Ayega	Shaheen
2012–2013	Sasural Ke Rang Anokhay	Maya
	Aks	Zoonaira "Zooni" Javed
	Kahi Unkahi	Zoya	[33]
2013	Adhoori Aurat	Maryam
	Saari Bhool Hamari Thi	Areesha
	Ghalti Se Mistake Hogai	Batool
2013–2014	Pyarey Afzal	Farah Ibrahim
	Meri Zindagi Hai Tu	Nazo
2014	Do Qadam Door Thay	Nayab Iqbal
	Mere Meherbaan	Haya Baseer
	Jab We Wed	Nisa
2014–2015	Bikhra Mera Naseeb	Hina Alvi
2016	Tum Kon Piya	Elma Ali
2016–2017	Shehrnaz	Shehrnaz Gul	[34]
2017	Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai	Maheen Aurangzeb
2017–2018	Toh Dil Ka Kia Hua	Maya Naamdaar
2018–2019	Koi Chand Rakh	Dr. Rabail/ Rabbi G	[35]
2019	Yaariyan	Zubiya Hamid	[36]
2019–2020	Meray Paas Tum Ho	Mehwish
	Thora Sa Haq	Seher Zamin Ahmad	[37]
2020–2021	Mehar Posh	Mehrunnisa (Mehru)
2021	Chupke Chupke	Muniha (Meenu)	Ramadan special[38]
	Laapata	Geeti	[39]
2022	Chaudhry and Sons	Parisa (Pari Ahmed)	Ramadan special[40]
2023	Chand Tara	Nain Tara	Ramadan special[41]
2023–2024	Mein	Mubashira Jaffar	[42]
2023–2024	Jaan-e-Jahan	Mahnoor	[43]

Special appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Nadaaniyan	Ayeza	Special appearance
	Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain	Kaneez Fatima/Sadaf	Episode: "Dekh Kabeera Roya", "Faqat Tumhara Saleem"
2012	Kahani Aik Raat Ki	Saadi	Episode "Aane Wala Pal"
2013	Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain	Arjumand/Noor Fatima	Episode: "Jannat", "Bhaagti Kahan Hai"
	Extras: The Mango People	Ayesha	Episode: "The Common People"
2014	Shareek-e-Hayat	Recurring	Episode "Saare Mausam Tumse Hee"

Telefilms

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Eid Pe Aao Na	Rakhshi
2014	Main Kukkoo Aur Woh	Zoya
2016	Teri Meri Love Story	Sonia	[44]
2017	Kahin Pol Na Khul Jaye	Ayeza
2019	Vespa Girl	Saba	[45]

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Refs
Hum Awards
2015	Mere Meherbaan	Best Actress Popular	Nominated
		Best Actress Jury
2022	Chupke Chupke	Best Actress Popular	Won
		Best Actress Jury	Nominated
		Best Onscreen Couple with Osman Khalid Butt	Won	[46]
		Best Onscreen Couple Jury with Osman Khalid Butt	Won	[47]
Lux Style Awards
2015	Pyaray Afzal	Best TV Actress	Won
2020	Mere Paas Tum Ho		Nominated	[48]
2021	Mehar Posh	Best TV Actress (Viewers' choice)	Nominated	[49]
2022	Chupke Chupke	Best Actress (Viewers' choice)	Won
2023	Chaudhry and Sons	Best Actress (Viewers' choice)	Nominated	[50]
Pakistan International Media Awards
2020	Mere Paas Tum Ho	Best Television Actress	Nominated	[51]
Hum Style Awards
2020	Mere Paas Tum Ho	Most Stylish TV Actress	Nominated	[52]
Pakistan International Screen Awards
2020	Meray Paas Tum Ho	Best TV Actress	Won	[53]

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External links

• Ayeza Khan at IMDb
• Ayeza Khan on Instagram