Shameen Khan

 you & me

It was not long ago that young and versatile actor Shameen Khan entered the showbiz industry. Her talent was initially recognised by her uncle who is a painter himself. He encouraged her to take acting courses at NAPA to hone her acting skills and from there Shameen got her first break and was selected to perform in a stage play ‘Merchant of Venice’ directed by the legendry Zia Mohyeddin. Impressed with Shameen’s confidence and onstage presence, Azra Moyeddin (wife of Zia Mohyeddin) decided to take this talented girl to Sakina Samoo and she was selected for the serial ‘Gohr-e-Nayab’, directed by Sakina. That is how she made her smooth transition to television. She dedicates her success to writer Mehrunisa Mustaqeem, who has been her mentor when she really needed to streamline a career in the showbiz industry. Unlike other actresses, Shameen prefers quality over quantity and her hard work is surely paying off. Some of her serials include ‘Zindagi Tum Ho’, ‘Bahu Raniyaan’, ‘Rubaru’, ‘Muradan Mai’, ‘Tum Kaun Piya’ and many more. Besides acting, she has done various commercials like PTCL, HBL, Crescent Lawn, Vital Beauty Soap etc. In a very short span of time Shameen has carved a niche for herself and tries to choose roles which offer her margin to perform. She is very excited about her upcoming projects and is hopeful that serial ‘Dharkan’ will be a milestone in her career. Let’s take a look at her likes and dislikes....

• My biggest asset:

          My faith and strong belief in Almighty Allah

• My strength:

          My work

• Something I am strongly possessive about:

          My mother

• When feeling low I prefer:

          To drive and listen to good music

• I wish I could:

          Become the head of a university some day

• I get dejected:

          When I am being misunderstood

• I regret:

          Nothing

• My worst nightmare:

          Losing my loved ones

• If I could be another person I would like to be:

          I won’t mind being a doctor if a second chance comes my way

• Something I would like to forget:

          My childhood

• Something I hate about myself:

          I trust people easily

• Something I like about myself:

          My ability to stay focused and calm in challenging situations

• My definition of love is:

          Love is all about caring unconditionally

• What touches me the most:

          When I come across people who are blessed with good hearts

• I feel over the cloud nine when:

          I am being appreciated for my good work

• What bores me the most?

          When I have nothing exciting to do

• My favourite love lore

          ‘Crazy Love’. It was a story of a girl falling in love with an actor

• One person I would like to dine out with:

          Angelina Jolie

• The most unforgettable moment of my life was;

          Once I was doing a theatre play and I fumbled in front of seven hundred people. It was quite an embarrassment as I am a quick learner and I always rehearse             my script very well but I don’t know what happened that day. But I somehow I managed to successfully bring myself back into the character

          My message:

          Be good!

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Text & photography by Asif Khan