Faryal Mehmood is a Pakistani model and actress. She started her career in theater and made her television debut with Mein Bushra (2014–15), and received a nomination of Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress with the poetic romance Raqeeb Se (2021). She made her cinematic lead debut with Wakhri (2024), and gained praise for her performance.
Her mother is Pakistani singer Rohani Bano.
Personal life In late 2019, Mehmood shared in an interview with Samina Peerzada that she was a victim of sexual harassment and that her stepfather had molested her when she was a child. She is an avid dancer.
On 28 May 2020, Mehmood married Daniyal Raheal, son of veteran actor Simi Raheal. Rumours surrounding their alleged separation began to spread later that year; on 13 December 2020, Mehmood publicly rejected these claims, commenting that she would "like you guys to leave my marriage up to me and @daniyalraheal and focus on issues that are important in your own lives." Later in 2021, she confirmed her divorce stating that she is single again.
Career
She appeared in 2017's series Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai as an antagonist. The same year, she had her first major role in Laal Ishq written by Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar. In 2019, she made her web series debut as a jealous girlfriend of the protagonist in Wajahat Rauf's Enaaya. Shafiq ul Hassan of The Express Tribune found that she "manages to act quite well in a few scenes where she displays her anger and outrage".
For her portrayal of a straightforward and realist daughter in Kashif Nisar's directed and Bee Gul's written Raqeeb Se, she received a nomination of Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress.
After a two-year hiatus, she returned to acting in 2023 with a supporting role in Zaheer Uddin's Chikkar. She then played the titular role in Iram Parveen Bilal's Wakhri. Sara Danial of the Dawn Images found her portrayal as "nothing short of brilliance" and she "seamlessly encapsulating the nuances of her character, resonating with authenticity and depth". The film, released in January 2024, was inspired by the life of late social media sensation Qandeel Baloch. Her next appearance was a cameo in Umair Nasir Ali's Nayab, where she danced to the song "Shendi".
Filmography +Key Denotes film/serial that have not yet been released
Film Year Title RoleNotesRefs2023ChikkarNeelam ShehzadiSupporting role2024WakhriNoorLead roleNayab DancerCameo
Television Year Title RoleNotesRefs2014–15Mein BushraSania2015Farwa Ki ABCAasma Ghaznavi2015Khuda Dekh Raha HaiSana Mehmood2015Bheegi PalkeinFariha2016 Mera Yaar MiladayMehru 2016 Aap Ke Liye Shaheer's wife2016 Teri Chah MeinAmber 2016Babul Ki Duaen Leti JaNirma2016Bheegi PalkeinIfra2017 Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat HaiJiya2017 Laal IshqMahi 2017HiddatSeema2017Yeh Ishq HaiKhoobsuratEpisode "Khoobsurat"2017Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (season 2)NatashaEpisode 362018Babban Khala Ki BetiyannBisma aka Baby2018Ek Pal Ka MalaalKiran2018 Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja Episode 22018Tum Se Hi Talluq Hai Rahma 2018Baba Jani Mehwish 2018SiskiyaanMumtaz2019Enaaya Arya Web series2019Ramz-e-IshqSadia2019Dolly DarlingPinky2019 DaasiAaliyah2019Aey ZindagiFarah2020GustakhMuntaha2021Raqeeb SeInsha
Awards and nominations Year Awards CategoryWorkResultRefs 2022 Hum Awards Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress Raqeeb Se
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