Hina Khan

Biography

Hina Khan (pronounced [ˈɦiːnaː kʰaːn]; born 2 October 1987) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi and Punjabi films and television. Khan is noted for her versatility across genres—from family dramas and reality shows to psychological thrillers. One of the highest-paid television actresses in India, she is a recipient of several accolades including three ITA Awards, three Indian Telly Awards and seven Gold Awards. Khan is widely recognised for portraying Akshara Maheshwari Singhania in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (2009–2016), her performances earned her two ITA Award for Best Actress - Popular. 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, which earned her the Gold Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role.

== Early life == Khan was born on 2 October 1987 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. 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. Since August 2025, she participated in Colors TV's reality show, Pati Patni Aur Panga as a Contestant along with her husband.

== Personal life == Khan is multilingual and speaks several languages, including English, Hindi, and Kashmiri, having been brought up in Kashmir.

=== Marriage === In 2014, Khan started dating Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai's supervising producer Rocky Jaiswal. The couple got married in June 2025.

=== Health === She revealed that she has 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.