Khan, born in Toronto to Pakistan parents, was raised in Manchester and earned a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Manchester. Khan worked as a model for a few months and later made her acting debut with the British short film "Writhe", which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival, making her the first actress from Pakistan to attend the festival. She rose to prominence with the role of an antagonist in the romantic television series "Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi" (2014), garnering her a Best Villain nomination at Hum Awards. She followed it by garnering widespread critical acclaim for her starring roles in the romantic series— "Ishq Parast" (2015) and "Karb" (2015). In 2015 and 2016, she played a girl next door in the film and television adaption of the novel "Bin Roye Ansoo", the former earned her a nominations for the Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actress. She established herself in Urdu cinema by starring as the female lead in the romantic comedy "Janaan" and the war drama "Yalghaar", both of which rank among of the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time. Khan subsequently received unanimous praise for portraying a woman caught in a romantic triangle in the romantic television series "Rasm E Duniya" (2017) and a troubled wife in Hum TV-produced social drama "Daldal" (2017).&lt;ref name="tribune/18july2017"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="thenews/1nov2016"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;