# Hina Khan

Hina Khan (born 2 October 1987) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi and Punjabi films and television. One of the highest-paid television actresses in India, Khan is widely recognised for portraying Akshara Maheshwari Singhania in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2009–2016). She is a recipient of several accolades including three ITA Awards, three Indian Telly Awards and seven Gold Awards.
Post her work in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Khan emerged as the runner-up in the eighth and the eleventh seasons of the reality shows Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (2017) and Bigg Boss (2017–2018). She then played the critically acclaimed negative character in the romantic television series Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2 from 2018 to 2019.

## Early life

Khan was born on 2 October 1987 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India into a Kashmiri Muslim family to father Aslam Khan. She belongs to a family of 4 - her parents, herself and her younger brother, Aamir Khan, who is the owner of a travel agency company. She completed her Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2009 from the CCA School of Management in Gurgaon.

## Career
### Early work and rise to stardom (2008-2019)

Khan auditioned for Sony TV's singing reality show Indian Idol where she managed to be in the top 30 in 2008. Later, during her college studies in Delhi, Khan auditioned for Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai when her friends forced her and was selected for it. She moved to Mumbai and made her television debut in 2009, when she starred in one of the longest running Indian soap operas as Akshara Maheshwari Singhania. After eight years, she quit the show in November 2016 to pursue other projects. Her performance in the series earned her positive critical reviews and also won her multiple awards.
In 2017, she joined Colors TV's Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 as a contestant, where she finished as the 1st runner up. In the same year, she participated in Colors TV's reality show, Bigg Boss 11 as a celebrity contestant where she emerged as the first runner up.
In late February 2018, she wrapped up the shooting of a Punjabi music video with Sonu Thukral, which released in March 2018. On 31 March, it was announced that she had signed in to make her digital debut with Ankoosh Bhatt's short film, 'SmartPhone', opposite actor Kunaal Roy Kapur. In July 2018, Hina appeared in a Sonu Thukral's Punjabi music video "Bhasoodi". In October 2018, she bagged the role of Komolika, an antagonist in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. She left the show in April 2019 and was replaced by Aamna Sharif. In the same year, she signed her debut film Lines, opposite actress Farida Jalal, which is directed by Hussain Khan and written by Rahat Kazmi and Shakti Singh.

### Expansion and further career (2019-present)

On 2 January 2019, she signed another short film Soulmate, opposite actor Vivan Bhatena. The film was directed by Pawwan Sharma. In May 2019, she shot for Rahat Kazmi's short film "Wish List" opposite actor Jitendra Rai. In September, she began shooting for Rahat Kazmi's third film, the Indo-Hollywood' movie called 'The Country of the Blind' as Gosha. In the same month, she signed a psychological crime drama, digital series called Damaged 2.
In January 2020, she signed a ZEE5 horror film opposite actor Kushal Tandon. Khan played the main lead in a cameo appearance in the fifth season of Ekta Kapoor's Naagin along with Dheeraj Dhoopar and Mohit Malhotra. In February 2020, Khan made her Bollywood entry with the film Hacked, with director Vikram Bhatt, alongside Sid Makkar. In October 2020, Khan returned to Bigg Boss in its fourteenth season as a toofani senior along with Gauahar Khan and Sidharth Shukla for the first two weeks. In May 2021, Khan appeared in the music video song for T-Series song 'Patthar Wargi' alongside Tanmay Ssingh. In June 2021, Khan appeared in her next song 'Baarish Ban Jana' along with Shaheer Sheikh, which was shot in Kashmir. The song was sung by Stebin Ben and Payal Dev.
In September 2021, her Music Video 'Main bhi Barbaad' was released, opposite Angad Bedi sung by Yasser Desai. In March 2022, she announced her next web series titled Seven One where she's playing a cop. In 2024, she made her Pollywood debut in Shinda Shinda No Papa on Chaupal opposite Gippy Grewal.

## Personal life

Since 2014, Khan has been dating Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai's supervising producer Rocky Jaiswal.
She revealed that she suffers from asthma on the sets of the reality show Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2017. In June 2024, she revealed that she is suffering from Stage-3 Breast cancer and confirmed that she is undergoing chemotherapy for the treatment.

## Other work and public image

Khan has established herself as one of the leading and highest-paid actresses of the Hindi television, with her acting performances in the series - Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2. She was placed fourth in Rediff's "Top 10 television actresses" list. Khan earned the title of Sher Khan in Bigg Boss 11.
Khan was named in the Top 50 Sexiest Asian Women List by Eastern Eye in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. In 2014, she was listed nineteenth among the "35 Hottest Actresses in Indian Television" by MensXP.com, an Indian lifestyle website for men. In 2018, Khan became the victim of troll for posting the image of her teddy bear named Pooh, when saving her co-contestant Luv Tyagi during the task in Bigg Boss.
On 2 April, Khan walked the ramp for Streax Professional in Mumbai for marigold collection. She was awarded "Style Diva of Television Industry" at 11th Gold Awards. Khan appeared on the cover of FHM India December 2018 edition. Khan was named the Times of India's "Most Desirable Women on Television" in 2018 and 2019. Subsequently, she was also placed in the "Times 50 Most Desirable Women" list, at 19th in 2018 and at 29th in 2019. In 2018, Times ranked her 2nd in the Top 10 Popular Actress in Television. She was also ranked 18th in BizAsia's list of top 30 TV Personalities in 2020. In 2023, she ranked 2nd in Times Now "Popular Television Actresses" list.
In addition to her roles on television, Khan has also appeared as a guest in many other series. Her first guest appearance was in Kayamath in 2009 followed by Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil and Sabki Laadli Bebo. After that she appeared as a guest in Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai, Saath Nibhaana Saathiya and Chand Chupa Badal Mein in 2010. In 2011 she appeared as a guest in Chef Pankaj Ka Zayka, a cooking show. In December 2016, Khan made an appearance on Bigg Boss 10, as a panellist to support her friend Rohan Mehra.

## Filmography
### Films

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Smartphone | Suman | Short film |
| 2020 | Hacked | Sameera Khanna | |
| 2020 | Unlock | Suhani | |
| 2020 | Wishlist | Shalini | Also co-producer |
| 2021 | Lines | Nazia | Also co-producer |
| 2024 | Shinda Shinda No Papa | Nikki | Punjabi film |
| TBA | Country of Blind † | TBA | Hindi–English bilingual; also co-producer |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Indian Idol | Contestant | Auditioned / Top 30 |
| 2009–2016 | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2017 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 | Contestant | 1st runner-up |
| 2017–2018 | Bigg Boss 11 | Contestant | 1st runner-up |
| 2018–2019 | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Komolika Chaubey Basu | |
| 2020 | Naagin 5 | Nageshvari aka Sarvashreshtha Adi Naagin | Extended cameo |
| 2020 | Bigg Boss 14 | Senior | |
| 2022 | Shadyantra | Natasha | Teleplay on Zee Theatre |
| 2023 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 13 | Challenger | |

#### Special appearances

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2009 | Kayamath | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2009 | Karam Apnaa Apnaa | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2009 | Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2009 | Sabki Laadli Bebo | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2009 | Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2009 | Kasturi | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2009 | Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2009 | Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2009 | Perfect Bride | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2010 | Sapna Babul Ka... Bidaai | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2010 | Sasural Genda Phool | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2011 | Chand Chupa Badal Mein | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2011 | Chef Pankaj Ka Zayka | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2011 | Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2012 | Saath Nibhaana Saathiya | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2012 | Teri Meri Love Stories | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2012 | Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2013 | Masterchef - Kitchen Ke Superstars | Herself | |
| 2013 | Nach Baliye 6 | Herself | |
| 2014 | Yeh Hai Mohabbatein | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2015 | Tere Sheher Mein | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2015 | Diya Aur Baati Hum | Akshara Maheshwari Singhania | |
| 2015 | Comedy Classes | Herself | |
| 2016 | Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant | Neha Khanna | |
| 2016 | Bigg Boss 10 | Herself | |
| 2016 | Box Cricket League 2 | Herself | |
| 2017 | Waaris | Herself | |
| 2017 | India Banega Manch | Herself | |
| 2017 | Bhaag Bakool Bhaag | Herself | |
| 2018 | Roop - Mard Ka Naya Swaroop | Herself | |
| 2018 | Bepannah | Herself | |
| 2018 | Bigg Boss 12 | Herself | [88] [89] |
| 2018 | Kanpur Wale Khuranas | Herself | |
| 2019 | Khatra Khatra Khatra | Herself | |
| 2019 | Bigg Boss 13 | Herself | [92] [93] [94] [95] |
| 2019 | Kitchen Champion | Herself | |
| 2021 | Pandya Store | Herself | |
| 2021 | MTV Forbidden Angels | Herself | |
| 2021 | Bigg Boss OTT | Herself | |
| 2021 | Bigg Boss 15 | Herself | |
| 2022 | Swayamvar – Mika Di Vohti | Herself | |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2020 | Damaged | Gauri Batra | Season 2 |
| 2024 | Namacool | Rubiya | |
| TBA | Seven One | Radhika Shroff | |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Singer(s) |
| 2018 | Bhasoodi | Sonu Thukral |
| 2019 | Raanjhana | Arijit Singh |
| 2020 | Humko Tum Mil Gaye | Naresh Sharma and Vishal Mishra |
| 2021 | Bedard | Stebin Ben |
| 2021 | Patthar Wargi | Ranveer |
| 2021 | Baarish Ban Jaana | Payal Dev and Stebin Ben |
| 2021 | Main Bhi Barbaad | Yasser Desai |
| 2021 | Mohabbat Hai | Stebin Ben |
| 2022 | Runjhun | Vishal Mishra |
| 2023 | Barsaat Aa Gayi | Shreya Ghoshal, Stebin Ben |
| 2024 | Halki Halki Si | Asees Kaur, Saaj Bhatt |

## Accolades

For Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Khan has won two ITA Award for Best Actress - Popular, among three nominations.