Sarah Khan
Born
Sarah Zafar Khan

(1992-07-14) 14 July 1992 (age 31)[1]
Medina, Saudi Arabia
EducationUniversity of Karachi
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Falak Shabir
​
(m. 2020)​
[2]
Children1
RelativesNoor Zafar Khan (sister)

Sarah Falak (Urdu: سارہ فلک), née Sarah Zafar Khan (Urdu: سارہ ظفر خان) (born 14 July 1992), popularly known as Sarah Khan (Urdu: سارہ خان), is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu-language television series.[3] She made her acting debut with a supporting role in 2012 Hum TV's serial Badi Aapa and followed by other brief roles in several series.[4] Khan is best known for her portrayal as Miraal in Hum TV's drama Sabaat.

She rose to prominence with the role of Farisa in the Moomal-produced romantic Alvida (2015)[4] and later on appeared as Saba in the mystery drama Mohabbat Aag Si (2015), which earned her a Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently garnered wide recognition for portraying leading roles in the romantic drama Tumhare Hain, the black magic-based Nazr-e-Bad (both 2017), Belapur Ki Dayan (2018), which earned her a Best Actress nomination at Hum Awards. Further praise came for her performance in Band Khirkiyan (2018), Raqs-e-Bismil (2020) and Hum Tum (2022).[5][6][7][8]

Early life

Khan was born on 14 July 1992, in Medina, Saudi Arabia to a Lebanese mother and a Pakistani Pashtun father of Yusufzai tribe.[9] She has two sisters and one brother, including Noor Zafar Khan who is also an actress, Aisha Khan, and Hamza.[10]

Career

Khan made her acting debut as a supporting role in 2012, Badi Aapa aired on Hum TV, where she played the role of the daughter of the main characters. Next, she appeared in a telenovela serial Mirat-ul-Uroos which was broadcast on Geo TV in the same year. She played the featuring role of Humna alongside Mehwish Hayat, Mikaal Zulfiqar, Ahsan Khan, Samina Ahmad, and Ayesha Khan.

Khan followed it with supporting roles in much successful television series. Her breakthrough came with a negative character of a selfish opportunist in 2015 in the romantic drama Alvida with Sanam Jung, and Imran Abbas Naqvi. The drama was aired on Hum TV and she also got nomination for this act. In the same year, she gave a wonderful performance in the drama Mohabbat Aag Si and got an award for best actor in a supporting role. She played the role of a brave housewife, Saba as a supporting actress along with Azfar Rehman. In 2014, she appeared in a soap series Bhool with Sanam Chaudhry, Behroze Sabzwari, and Fazila Qazi. She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2014.[11] The drama was based on some political intrigue and received several awards, including a Hum Award for Best Actress Popular for her.

In 2018, Khan played the lead Tasha in Belapur Ki Dayan. She was seen as the Dayan along with Adnan Siddiqui and Ammar Khan. Khan received praises for portraying Zohra in Raqs e Bismil.[12] Khan earned recognition and praises for playing an arrogant woman Miraal in Sabaat alongside Usman Mukhtar.[13][14] For her performance she won the PISA Award for Best Television Actress Popular.[15]

Khan played a psychology student Maha Qutub ud-Din in the Ramdan special Hum Tum opposite Junaid Khan in 2022.[16][17] She then played Anum in Wabaal alongside Talha Chahour.[18]

Personal life

Khan married singer and songwriter, Falak Shabir in July 2020,[19] a few weeks after their engagement.[20][21] On 8 October 2021, Shabir announced the birth of their daughter, Alyana Falak.[22]

Other work and media image

Khan has also appeared as a guest on various shows. In 2015, she played Saman in Maana Ka Gharana. She appeared in an episode of Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain: Part 2 (2017) and in an episode of Ustani Jee (2018). In 2018, she appeared as a guest in the second season of the talkshow, The After Moon Show.[23] Khan became the tenth most searched person on Google in Pakistan in 2020.[24] In 2022, Khan was placed in "Best Pakistani Actresses" list, for her performance in Hum Tum.[25] Khan was placed in Hello Pakistan's HOT100 list, in the "Trailblazers" categoryI, in the same year.[26]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Badi Aapa Sharmeen
Mirat-ul-Uroos Javeria
2013 Gohar-e-Nayab Sara
Ek Kasak Reh Gayi Chudana khan
2014 Bhool Humaima
Sultanat-e-Dil Anushey
2015 Alvida Farisa Hadi
Mohabbat Aag Si Saba
Naraaz Feriha
2015 Mumkin Mayra
2016 Mein Kaise Kahoon Saman
Tum Meri Ho Aana
Dekho Chaand Aaya Chand
Ahsas Hina
2017 Tumhare Hain Aania
Mohabbat.pk Fariya
Nazr-e-Bad Maham
Yaar-e-Bewafa Amna
2018 Belapur Ki Dayan Natasha "Tasha"
Karamat e Ishq Sana
Mere Bewafa Azra
Band Khirkiyan Suboohi
2019 Mere Humdam Warda
Deewar-e-Shab Gaiti Ara
2020 Sabaat Miraal Fareed Haris
Raqs-e-Bismil Zohra
2021 Laapata Falak
2022 Hum Tum Maha Qutub ud Din Sultan Ramdan special [27]
2022–2023 Wabaal Anum [28]
2023-present Namak Haram Asma [29]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2024 Abdullahpur Ka Devdas Gul Bano Web series for ZEE5 [30]

Other appearances

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Maana Ka Gharana Saman
2017 Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain 2 Khushed Episode 10: "Ghairat Mand" [31]
2018 Ustani Jee Zainab Episode 9 [32]
The After Moon Show 2 Herself Episode 4

Awards and nominations

Year Category Work Result Ref.
Hum Awards
2016 Best Supporting Actress Alvida Nominated [33]
Mohabbat Aag Si Won
2019 Best Actress Belapur Ki Dayan Nominated [34]
Best Actress Popular Nominated
2022 Raqs-e-Bismil Nominated [35]
Best Onscreen Couple Popular (with Imran Ashraf) Nominated
Pakistan International Screen Awards
2020 Best Television Actress Popular Deewar-e-Shab Nominated [36]
2021 Sabaat Won [37]

References

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  15. ^ "Sneak peak into the star-studded 2nd Annual Pakistan International Screen Awards (PISA) 2021". Latest News - The Nation. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Ahad Raza Mir, Ramsha Khan, Sarah Khan to feature in a Ramazan special drama". Minute Mirror. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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  22. ^ Images Staff (8 October 2021). "Sarah Khan and Falak Shabir announce the birth of a healthy baby girl". Images. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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  27. ^ "Hum Tum becomes a modern classic that teaches powerful lessons". Galaxy Lollywood. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  28. ^ "Sarah Khan and Talha Chahour to share screen in new project". Daily Times. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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