Mehrun Nissa Hassan, commonly known as Mehr Hassan, is an American actress, model, and classical dancer.
Personal life and education Hassan is the daughter of religious theologian Riffat Hassan. She was born to a Pakistani mother and an Indian father. Mehr is settled in Louisville, Kentucky, though she has also performed in films in India and Pakistan. She received her master's degree from the University of Louisville.
Career Hassan started her dancing career as a stage performer in the United States. During her college years, she visited India during summer breaks and began her film career in a Tamil film called Anbe Diana, in which she played the title character. During her stay in India, she also studied acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Institute. She continued to work in films while in college, including the award-winning films Diwali and Dreams. It was on the set of Diwali that Samina Peerzada approached her for her film, Shararat, which was filmed in Pakistan and released in 2003. Alt URL She has also appeared in the films The Gold Bracelet (2006) and Heart Land (2009).
Hassan is an accomplished dancer and has worked in award-winning music videos as a dancer and director.
Partial filmography
Release yearFilmCharacterDirector2000Anbe DianaDianaL.V. AthavinN/ADreamersSairaK. Wadia2001Diwali (short film)SejalNick Sivakumaran2003Nilivil KalangmilaiDianeL.V Athavin2003ShararatZaraSamina Peerzada2005Hum Tum Aur MomReenaA. Nanda2006The Gold BraceletSimrun SinghKavi Raz2009Heart LandNeurotic Mummy-BabyFred Holmes2010Channa Sachi MuchiGypsy Ijaz Bajwa2010Hotel HollywoodPriya Param Gill2016Sonne Da KarraSimrunKavi Raz2018Lakeeran the DestinyZubedaDharam Panesar
Music videos Directed and performed (vocals and dance) in Kuch Nahi Terey Bin Co-directed and performed (vocals and dance) in Man Mohna (My Spirit) Performed (vocals and dance) in Piya Nain Milla
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