Hina Khan is a Favorite Indian TV celebrity who shot to fame with her character of Akshara in Star Plus' daily soap Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. She entered the Bigg Boss 11 (2017) house for a celebrity contestant. Let's find out some interesting facts about her private and professional life.
Biography/Wiki
Hina Khan was created on 2 October 1987 (age 31; as in 2018) actress from Jammu & Kashmir, India.
Intially, she wanted to become a journalist or an air-hostess, but destiny had some other plans; as she became an celebrity . It proved to be the right call since she is counted one of the highest paid TV actors. In 2013 and 2014, she had been ranked #50 Sexiest Asian Girls by Eastern Eye.
Physical Appearance
In her younger days, she used to be a bit overweight but with time she has made an athletic body. She's 5′ 4″ tall and weighs around 50 kg.
Family, Caste & Boyfriend
Hina hails from a middle-class conservative Muslim household from Kashmir. Her mum is out of Srinagar while her dad is out of Mumbai.
Hina Khan with her family
She's a younger brother, Aamir Khan, with whom she enjoys to sing.
Though she's been dating Rocky Jaiswal a.k.a Jayant Jaiswal, the supervising producer of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, however she's never accepted her relationship publicly.
Career
Hina was an average pupil who'd her schooling from Srinagar and Lucknow. She later moved to Delhi to pursue her MBA from Colonel's Central Academy School of Management, Gurugram. She aspired to be a journalist or a flight attendant, but ended up being a celebrity. She rose to fame with her portrayal of the role of Akshara on Star Plus' popular show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.
Hina Khan as Akshara
For her character of Akshara, she won the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award to get Best Actress -- Popular, in 2014.
Hina Khan -- Dada Saheb Phalke Award
Controversy
In 2016, her co-star Karan Mehra left the serial Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai in mid-way due to health issues. Afterwards, his wife, Nisha Raval made a Facebook article and wrote about her husband's devotion for the show. There were reports that Karan did not get nicely with Hina Khan on the sets of the show.
Favourite Things
Hina takes a great deal of interest in singing and playing basketball.
She likes to consume Mughlai cuisine and Samosas.
Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Aamir Khan are her favorite actors. Kajol and Smriti Irani are her favourite actresses.
She enjoys humming old Bollywood amounts and her favorite track is Lag Jaa Gale from the Movie Woh Kaun Thi (1964).
She is a travel enthusiast and enjoys to spend her vacations in Italy, Goa, London, and Kerala.
She had been the runner-up of Colors TV's adventure series Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi.
Hina Khan at Khatron Ke Khiladi
She likes to use skies blue.
Her favourite cologne is Enjoy of Pink by Lacoste and Burberry.
She likes to dine in Veda at Connaught Place, New Delhi.
Facts
She's quite protective about her Taaviz and constantly carries it in her wallet.
She is a fitness enthusiast and does gymming regularly.
Hina Khan at a gym
She's brand conscious and likes to use Neeta Lulla's collection.
She's known to be a reserved person who doesn't have many friends.