Hina Altaf

Hina Altaf (Urdu: حنا الطاف خان; born 2 January 1992), also known by her married name Hina Agha, is a Pakistani television actress, presenter and former video jockey. Altaf briefly hosted ARY Musik's teen show Girl's Republic. She is best known for her role as Zebo in Udaari, Eshal in Dil-e-Jaanam, Asma in Aatish, Zara in Dil-e-Gumshuda and Zoya in Rabba Mainu Maaf Kareen.^[1]

Hina Altaf
حنا الطاف خان
Born	Hina Altaf Khan (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Alma mater	Iqra University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2012–present
Spouse	Agha Ali (m. 2020; div. 2024)

Personal life

Hina Altaf was born on 2 January 1992 in the metropolitan city of Karachi.^{[citation needed]}

On 22 May 2020, Altaf married Agha Ali with whom she has worked in Dil-e-Gumshuda (2019).^[2] and they divorced in 2024.

Career

Altaf made her television debut as a VJ. She briefly host teen show Girls Republic on MTV Pakistan. She made her acting debut with a supporting role in the ARY Digital's melodrama Maryam Kese Jiye in 2015.^[3]

She subsequently starred as the titular character in the 2015 romance Ek Thi Misaal, and gained wider recognition for playing a rape victim in the highly successful social drama Udaari (2016), which ranks among the highest-rated Urdu dramas of all time.^[4] Altaf has since played leading roles in several television series, including the romantic series Dil-e-Jaanam (2017), Gumrah (2017), Pagli (2017), Aatish (2018) and Dil-e-Gumshuda (2019).

Altaf briefly appeared in one episode of Angeline Malik's directorial anthology series Ustani Jee on Hum TV. She was also seen as a simple housewife in Rabba Mainu Maaf Kareen opposite Hammad Farooqui (2020) and as Husna in Geo Entertainment's Dikhawa (2020). Altaf co-hosted the fourth season of the musical show Battle of the Bands along with actor Ali Safina in 2019. She started her own YouTube channel in 2019, where she regularly uploads vlogs and behind the scene videos of her project shoots.^[5][6] In 2019, Altaf was named in the list of Sexiest Asian Woman by Eastern Eye.^[7]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes	Ref(s)
2013	Meri Teri Kahani	Hina	Hassan Saquib	Special appearance
	Matam	Zaibi	Rashid Sami	ARY Digital
2015	Maryam Kasay Jeeye	Maryam	Syed Atif Hussain		[4]
	Judaai	Amariya	Syed Ramish Rizvi		[8]
	Madventures (season 2)	Contestant	Khurram Farid		[9]
	Madawa	Samreen	Naeem Khan	Hum Sitaray
2016	Ek Thi Misaal	Misaal	Shaquille Khan		[4]
	Karb	Eman	Amna Nawaz Khan		[10]
	Abro	Afsheen	Ilyas Kashmiri		[4]
	Udaari	Zeb-un-Nisa Pervaiz (Zebo)	Mohammed Ehteshamuddin		[11]
	Natak	Sabeen	Ali Masud Saeed	Hum TV	[10]
	Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi	Aainoor	Shahzad Kashmiri		[10]
2017	Kuch Na Kaho	Rania	Ilyas Kashmiri	Hum TV	[12]
	Bubu Ki Beti	Fairy	Yasra Rizvi	A plus
	Dil-e-Jaanam	Eshal	Fahim Burney		[13]
	Gumrah	Huma	Saima Waseem		[14]
	Pagli	Zubaida	Ali Masud Saeed		[15]
	Sodai	Fariya	Imran Baig
2018	Karamat-e-Ishq	Sania	Naeem Khan		[16]
	Tawaan	Mahnoor	Syed Wahb Jafri		[17]
	Aatish	Asma	Saima Waseem		[18]
2019	Dil-e-Gumshuda	Zara	Shaqielle Khan	Geo Tv	[19]
2020	Rabba Mainu Maaf Kareen	Zoya	Kashif Zaman		[20]
	Bandhay Aik Dor Say	Roshni	Ali Faizan		[21]
	Kasa-e-Dil	Somia	Zeeshan Ahmed		[22]
2021	Dour	Asma	Mazhar Moin	Geo Tv
2022	Dil Zaar Zaar	Tayyaba	Saima Waseem
	Agar	Hooriya	Ilyas Kashmiri	Hum TV
2023	Hostel	Maha Shafqat	Muhammad Ifftikhar Iffi	Aan TV
	Nijaat	Faryal	Amin Iqbal	Hum TV
2024	Mehroom	Zaira	Mazhar Moin	Geo Entertainment

Anthology Series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2018	Ustani Jee	Sidra	Hum TV	Episode 10[23]
2020	Dikhawa	Maira / Ayesha / Rushna / Saba	Geo Entertainment	Episode "Pardah", "Fake Honor", "Pehchan" and "Karaye Ki Izzat"
	Makafaat 2	Shehla		Episode "Behkawa"
	Aik Aur Munafiq	Mahpara		Episode "Jhatka"
2022	Sirat-e-Mustaqeem	Sara	Ary Digital	Episode "Nashukri"
	Nisa	Faryal	Geo Entertainment	Episode "Sulah"
	Aitraaf	Raima	Aan TV	Episode 2 "Khoat"
2023	Mein Kahani Hun	Warda	Express Entertainment	Episode 45 "Malaal"

Telefilm

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2017	Eid Loadshedding Mubarak	Shano	TV One Pakistan	Telefilm
	Zamani Manzil Kay Maskharay	Chandni	Geo Entertainment
2019	Judai	Zara	Urdu 1
	Bahu Rani Saas Sayani	Aini	Hum TV
2020	Love Siyapaa	Dua	Geo Entertainment
	Teray Pyar Mai	Haseena
2021	Phupho Ki Shaadi	Maha	Play Entertainment
	Filmy Siyappa	Maya	Geo Entertainment
	Romantic Razia	Razia
	Shaadi Hai Impossible	Zaifi	Ary Digital
	Akkar Bakkar	Mahi	Hum TV
	Mera Pehla Pyar	Natasha
	Mohabbat 5kg	Komal	Express Entertainment
2022	Pyare Ko Pyar Nahi Mila	Sonia	Hum TV
	Aunty Allergy	Zoya	Ary Digital
	Tara Ka Sajan	Tara	Play Entertainment
	Thori Sazish Thori Mudakhlat	Ayeza	Hum TV
2023	Mareez-e-Mohabbat	Nida	Aan TV
	Jimmy Ki Aaye Gi Baraat	Chandni	ARY Digital

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2021	Raat		UrduFlix	Along with Aagha Ali.[24]

Hosting

Year	Title	Role	Network
2012	Girls Republic	Host	MTV Pakistan
2015-2016	Breaking Weekend		ARY Zindagi
2016-2017	The Morning Show		ARY News
2019	Battle of the Bands (season 4) [5]		Various
2021-2022	The Couple Show	Hosted with Aagha Ali	Aaj Entertainment
2022	Baran-E-Rehmat	Hosted with Ali Haider
	Khushiyoun Bhari Eid
2023	Girls Only	Host	GirlsOnly
	Footprints Podcast		Shadow Productions

Awards and nominations

Year	Work	Award	Result	Refs
PISA 2020
2020	Aatish	Best Television Actress	Nominated	[18]
2nd Pakistan International Screen Awards
2021	Bandhay Aik Dor Say	Best Supporting Actress	Won	[25]

References

1. "Hina Altaf lashes out over hype about Aamir Liaquat's second marriage". Business Recorder. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
2. "Hina Altaf ties knot with Aagha Ali in traditional ceremony". Daily Times. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
3. says, Kam (19 March 2018). "Pakistani actress Hina Altaf's fans aren't happy with her 'bold' photo shoot". Business Recorder. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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5. "Ali Safina joins Hina Altaf as host for 'Battle of the Bands' Season 2's new episode". Daily Times. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
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21. Shirazi, Maria. "Upcoming TV dramas to look out for". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
22. "Ali Ansari, Hina Altaf and Affan Waheed team up for Kaasa-e-Dil". INCPak. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
23. "New Faces Took Over Pakistani Showbiz in 2018". Oyeyeah. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
24. "Aagha Ali shares promotional poster for his directorial debut Raat". Images by Dawn. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
25. "PISA 2021 winners: 'Pyar Ke Sadqay', Sonya Hussyn bag awards". Tribune. 7 November 2021.

External links

• Hina Altaf at IMDb
• Hina Altaf on Instagram