Mehwish Hayat

Mehwish Hayat
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Hayat at a talk show in 2019
Born (1988-01-06) 6 January 1988 (age 36)[1][2]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Alma materUniversity of Karachi
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2009–present
HonoursTamgha-e-Imtiaz (2019)
Musical career
GenresPop music
Instrument
  • Vocals
Labels

Mehwish Hayat (born 6 January 1988) is a Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu films, and formerly, in television. She made her debut in the film with the comedy Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2015) and later went on to become an Actor in Law (2016). Hayat had since starred in the comedies Punjab Nahi Jaungi (2017), Load Wedding (2018), and London Nahi Jaunga (2022), all of which rank among one of highest-grossing Pakistani films.[3][4][5]

2012 romantic drama series Meray Qatil Meray Dildar marked a significant turning point in Hayat's career, earning her praise and nomination for Best Actress at the Lux Style Awards. She later portraying of a strong headed in Kashif Nisar's acclaim series Kami Reh Gayi (2013).[6] She achieved further success by featuring in four of Momina Duraid's romantic dramas—Phir Chand Pe Dastak (2011), Mirat-ul-Uroos (2012), Ishq Mein Teray (2013), Ru Baru (2014) and Anjum Shahzad's highly successful family drama Kabhi Kabhi (2013). Her last Pakistani television appearance was Nadeem Baig's tragic romance Dil Lagi (2016).[7][8][9][10] In 2022 she had a supporting role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series Ms. Marvel, as the character Aisha, who has to flee India to Pakistan during the 1940s.

Hayat is the recipient of Lux Style Award and was honoured by the Government of Pakistan with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2019.[11][12]

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  2. ^ Hirani, Shireen (8 June 2012). "Top Model Mehwish Hayat Full Profile". Style.Pk. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Mehwish Hayat defends 'her choice' of doing item numbers in Pakistani movies". Business Recorder. 22 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Labour of love: Mehwish Hayat on her upcoming item number". Dawn. 7 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Cinema in our country has had mujras for ages: Mehwish Hayat | The Express Tribune". 27 August 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. ^ Vogue. "Fashion Style List – Celebrity Fashion Style Statement – Vogue India The biggest celebrities featured on the Fashion Style List by Vogue India". vogue.in. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2016. [verification needed]
  7. ^ "Punjab Nahi Jaungi's trailer is out and the love triangle has us hooked". DAWN Images. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  8. ^ Feerasta, Salima (13 September 2016). "Review: Actor in Law makes a strong case for Fahad Mustafa's ascent as cinema's golden boy". Dawn Images.
  9. ^ Usman Ghafoor (27 November 2017). "'Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2' set to up the glamour". Gulf News. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  10. ^ Haider Isani, Aamna (22 November 2015). "Mehwish Hayat: What does the 'cat' say?". The News On Sunday. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  11. ^ NewsBytes. "Mehwish Hayat to be honored with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz on March 23". The News International. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Mehwish Hayat pens down a heartfelt note for her mother on her birthday". thenews.com.pk. 24 July 2019.