Mehar Bano

Pakistani actress (born 1994)

Mehar Bano

Born|

Mehar Bano

13 April 1994

Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan

Nationality| Pakistani
Education| National College of Arts
Occupation| Actress
Years active| 2011–present
Notable work| Daagh
Miss Fire
Balaa
Churails
Height| 5'0[citation needed]

Mehar Bano (Urdu: مہر بانو) is a Pakistani actress. She has played the role of Umama in social-drama Daagh for which she received a nomination for Best Actress at Lux Style Awards.[1] She also played the roles of Batool in ARY Digital's Balaa (2018) and Anoushay in Mere Paas Tum Ho (2019)

## Career[edit]

She started her arts career while studying at National College of Arts (NCA) Bano is known for her work in Television dramas. She has played the lead role of Umama in ARY Digital's Daagh (2012) for which she was nominated for Best Television Actress at the 13th Lux Style Awards.[2] She further appeared in a leading role in Miss Fire (2013),  Uff Yeh Mohabbat (2014) and Bunty I love You (2014).[3]

Her other appearances include DANCING  Mor Mahal,[4][5] Lashkara,[6] Balaa.[7][8][9] In 2018, she made her film debut with Motorcycle Girl.[10][11] She has established her dancing and theatre institute at Karachi namely "Sway Dance Project" where training is given to young people regarding acting and dancing.[12]

## Filmography[edit]

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2012  | Daagh | Umama  | Nominated–Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress[2]
2013  | Miss Fire | Mona  |
2014  | Uff Yeh Mohabbat | Dilkash  |
2014  | Bunty I Love You | Beenish  |
2016  | Mor Mohal | Mehar  |
2018  | Lashkara | Nikki  |
2018  | Balaa | Batool; Taimoor's sister  |
2019  | Mere Paas Tum Ho | Anushay; Mehwish's friend  |
2019  | Darling | Shabbo  | Won award at Venice Film Fest[13] |
2020  | Ghalati | Shanzay  |
2021  | Khuda Aur Muhabbat 3 | Rida  |
2022  | Meray Humnasheen | Sanobar  |
2023  | Fatima Feng | Natasha  |

### Web Series/Films[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2018  | Motorcycle Girl |  | Debut film
2020  | Churails | Zubaida  | Released on Zee5
2021  | Midsummer Chaos |  | Youtube web series
Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam | Anarkali  | [14]
2022  | London Nahi Jaunga | Aarzoo's friend  | [citation needed]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Desk, Entertainment (13 August 2014). "2014 Lux Style Awards: Meet the nominees!". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
2. ^ a b Desk, Entertainment (4 December 2014). "13th Lux Style awards: And the winners are..." DAWN. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
3. ^ "Miss Fire drama geo latest episode - HarPal Geo.TV". Geo TV. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
4. ^ Siddique, Sadaf (1 June 2016). "Why Mor Mahal is proving to be a hard sell to Pakistani audiences". DAWN. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
5. ^ "Top 10 dramas of 2016 that held us twiddling". The Nation. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
6. ^ "Oye Yeah Gives You 5 Reasons Why Lashkara Is A Must Watch!". Oyeyeah. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
7. ^ NewsBytes. "Bilal Khan and Ushna Shah-starrer Balaa goes on air tonight". The News International. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
8. ^ Haider, Sadaf (20 September 2018). "Review: In Balaa, Ushna Shah's negativity is her biggest strength". DAWN. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
9. ^ "Big Bang Entertainment all set to present 'Balaa'". The Nation. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
10. ^ "Movie Review: Motorcycle Girl". Newsline. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
11. ^ NewsBytes. "Sohai Ali Abro-starrer Motorcycle Girl is up on iflix". The News. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
12. ^ "Mehar Bano on Instagram: "We're looking for performers/dancers/actors to join our dance troupe. If you think you've got what it takes, DM @swaydanceproject right…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
13. ^ "Pakistan's short 'Darling' wins big at Venice Film Festival". Arab News. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
14. ^ "'Given India-Pak relationship, never thought it would be possible to work in Bollywood': Mehar Bano". Indian Express. 15 December 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Mehar Bano at IMDb
* Desk, Entertainment (1 November 2022). "شوہر پاؤں دباتا ہے، ناشتہ اور رات کا کھانا بھی بناتا ہے، اداکارہ مہربانو". Dawn News Television. Retrieved 1 November 2022.