Amar Khan
Amar Khan is a Pakistani television actress, director and writer. She has played a role of Neelofur in 2018 super natural series Belapur Ki Dayan. She further appeared in a leading roles in Ghughi, Dil-e-Bereham, Choti Choti Batain and as antagonist in Dil-e-Gumshuda. Khan made her acting debut with 2017 short film Chashm-e-Num.
Life and career
Khan was born in Lahore, Punjab. She is the daughter of actress Fareeha Jabeen. She has graduated as a filmmaker from Beaconhouse National University, Lahore. While studying, Khan ventured into making short films.In the 2018 super-natural horror series Belapur Ki Dayan, she plays Neelofur, a witch spirit who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge on those who caused her death. The serial ran for 20 episodes and aired weekly. She worked alongside Adnan Siddiqui, Sarah Khan and Irfan Khoosat in the series. The serial also earned her nomination for Best Emerging Talent at Lux Style Awards.
She later appeared in TV One's Ghughi in which she played a Hindu girl who falls in love with a Muslim boy played by Adnan Siddiqui. The series was based on Amrita Pritam's novel Pinjar. Maria Shirazi of The News International wrote, “In a short span of time, Khan has proved her versatility”. In the same year, she made episodic appearance in anthology drama Ustani Jee. She later appeared as Ayeza in Sadia Jabbar's Dil-e-Bereham opposite Wahaj Ali. Her other appearances include Zeena in Angeline Malik's miniseries Choti Choti Batain and Abdullah Kadwani's Dil-e-Gumshuda as antagonist. Her performance as Alizeh is noted by the critics. Reviewer from Daily Times wrote, "Amar imbues the role of Alizey with a certain earnestness that was required to bring her to life".
Her upcoming projects include Ehtesham Uddin's directed feature film Dum Mastam in which she is paired opposite Imran Ashraf and also wrote the project herself. The film is slated to release in 2020.
Career as writer
As a writer, Khan wrote several critical acclaim projects including Akkad Bakkad, Dard-e-Dil, Azaad Masi, Chashm-e-Num, Black Wednesday, of which Black Wednesday earned her Best Film Award in Peace Category at 60 seconds International film Awards. Chashm-e-Num was also her acting debut in which she played a role of a blind girl and story was about a blind couple features her opposite Ahsan Khan.| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2014 | Akkad Bakkad | |
| 2015 | Dard-e-Dil | |
| 2016 | Azaad Masi | Premiered at Delhi International Film Festival & Children’s International Film Festival, Lahore |
| 2016 | Chashm-e-Num | actor and director also |
| 2017 | Black Wednesday | Premiered at American Film Showcase |
| 2020 | Dum Mastam'' | Feature film |
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Chasm-e-Num | Telefilm; director also | |
| 2016 | Bad Gumaan | Saman | |
| 2018 | Belapur Ki Dayan | Neelofur | IPPA Award for Best Female Debut Nominated–Lux Style Awards for Best Emerging Talent Nominated–Hum Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Nominated–Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| 2018 | Ghughi | Nirmala | |
| 2018 | Ustani Jee | Sanober | Episode 12, 13 |
| 2019 | Dil-e-Bereham | Ayeza | |
| 2019 | Choti Choti Batain | Zeena | Episode "Roop" |
| 2019 | Dil-e-Gumshuda | Alizeh |
Music video
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
| 2019 | Adha Adha | Shani Arshad; opposite Ali Rehman Khan |