A look at popular actress, Hina Khan's inspirational journey in the TV industry. Here's all you need to know about the struggle behind her journey to become one of India's highest-paid actresses.
Hina Khan is one of the biggest television actresses in the country. With 19.1M followers on her Instagram handle, she is among the most followed actresses in India. She made her acting debut in the television industry back in 2009 with the show, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. In the last 15 years, Hina has worked in a series of television shows, films, and web series. Not only this, but she has also participated in many famous reality shows and has worked on music videos.
With six Gold Awards, three Indian Telly Awards, Gold Glam and Style Awards, and many more awards in her cabinet, Hina Khan is one of the few actresses in the Indian television industry, who has won it all. Despite being such a big star in the television industry, Hina never took her success seriously, which is one of the prime reasons why she is so popular nationwide. The actress has a fan club called 'Hinaholics,' in different parts of the country.
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On June 28, 2024, Hina Khan took to her Instagram handle and shocked everyone after she revealed that she had been diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. The actress shared that she went through a challenging diagnosis but reassured her die-hard fans and followers that she was doing well.
The treatment has started, and Hina Khan requested her massive fanbase, 'Hinaholics,' to pray for her health. As soon as her Instagram post went live, she received tons of encouraging comments from her fans, friends, and other celebrities.
Hina Khan was born on October 2, 1987, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, into an orthodox Kashmiri Muslim family. Before we talk about her acting journey, here's something you need to know about Hina Khan's educational qualifications. She completed her schooling from Lucknow's CMS Montessori School. After this, she took admission in Delhi University's Gargi College, where she pursued a Bachelor's degree in Commerce. After completing her graduation degree, Hina went to Colonel's Central Academy School of Management to pursue a Master's degree in Business Administration.
Hina Khan was born into an orthodox Muslim family, but she never let it come between her dreams and aspirations. According to a report in ABP News, Hina's family was so serious about its traditions and values that no single love marriage had happened in her clan. This is why, right from an early age, she had to live under a lot of restrictions. The report further stated that her parents were skeptical about the prospect of sending their daughter to Delhi for her schooling.
However, after having multiple discussions with her father, Hina Khan convinced him, and she was sent to Delhi to complete her education. When Hina was studying at Delhi University, one of her friends told her about the audition for Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Although Hina initially turned down the opportunity, she decided to give it a go after constant pressure from her friends.
To everyone's surprise, Hina Khan was selected and was offered the role of the show's lead, 'Akshara Naitik Singhania'. At the mere age of 22, Hina Khan moved to Mumbai without informing her parents about the same. However, after settling in the new city, when Hina told her parents about working as a lead actress in a television show, they were absolutely shocked. However, Hina's father supported her and told her to complete her studies if she wanted to continue her acting career. The doting daughter accepted her father's condition and completed her graduation and post-graduation while working in the television industry.
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Soon, Hina Khan's debut show, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, started getting a lot of attention and caught the eyes of her relatives, who were unaware of her acting journey in Mumbai. The relatives immediately cut all ties with Hina's parents and never contacted them again, as acting is considered vile by many Muslims across the world. Despite not getting support from her relatives, Hina Khan continued picking up the ladders in her acting journey and is now one of the highest-paid actresses in the country.
A few years back, Hina Khan posted a picture on her Instagram stories in which she could be seen travelling in her car. The actress penned a note atop the picture and shared that she has been living more inside her car than in her house, which is worth crores in Mumbai. Hina further added that she has been eating, sleeping, and spending most of her life in her car for the past 14 years due to her professional commitments. Her note atop the picture could be read as:
"Mumbai mai pandra saal se mai se chauda saal maine gaadi mein guzaare hain… And I swear I am not kidding… Everything happens in the car. Khaana, peena, sona, meetings, everything.."
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One of the most interesting unknown facts about Hina Khan is that she never initially wanted to become an actress. Before falling in love with acting, Hina wanted to become an air hostess and even enrolled in a course for the same. However, just when she was about to join the course, she contracted malaria and her dream to become an air hostess was buried in the dust of time. Hina's second dream was to become a journalist, but it couldn't materialise. Finally, during college, Hina tried her luck in acting, and the rest is history.
We hope Hina Khan continues to entertain us for years with her acting.
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