Ayeza Khan

Ayeza Khan (born Kanza Khan; 15 January 1991 ) is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television. Khan has established herself as one of the leading television actresses and is a recipient of several accolades including three Hum Awards and two Lux Style Awards. Khan has been described among the nation's highest-paid actresses by the media.

After making her debut with Tum Jo Miley in 2009, Khan garnered recognition through her roles in Pyarey Afzal (2013), Mere Meherbaan (2014), Tum Kon Piya (2016), Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai (2017), Tau Dil Ka Kia Hua (2017), Koi Chand Rakh (2018) and Chupke Chupke (2021). For the last of these, she won Hum Award for Best Actress Popular. Khan further received critical praise her portrayal of Mehwish in Mere Paas Tum Ho (2019) and won the Pakistan International Screen Award for Best TV Actress.

In addition to this, Khan has also appeared in many telefilms. She is married to actor Danish Taimoor, with whom she has two children. Khan is the second most-followed Pakistani celebrity on Instagram.

Early life
Ayeza Khan was born as Kanza Khan, on 15 January 1991 in Karachi, Sindh.

Career
Ayeza Khan participated in a contest "Pantene Shine Princess" while studying in school and became the first runner-up. Soon after this, she got offered to work as a model in a telecom advertisement. Then she started focusing on modeling. While in college, she started taking more modeling offers and eventually shifted to showbiz rather than continuing her studies.

She was offered a supporting role in the comedy-drama Tum Jo Miley, in 2009 opposite Fahad Mustafa, Sunita Marshal, and many others. In 2010, she was offered the main lead in the drama serial ‘Pul Sirat’. After doing supporting roles in several television series, she appeared in the leading role in the Geo TV romantic drama, Tootay Huway Per (2011).

Breakthrough and success
In 2014, her performance in the drama serial, Pyaray Afzal, earned her the Best Actress Award at Lux Style Awards. She was offered many roles in Bollywood, which she rejected. She took a break for a while from the industry after her marriage.

She later appeared after a gap of two years in the tragic romance ,Tum Kon Piya (2016), opposite Imran Abbas. Her serial Koi Chand Rakh included Imran Abbas, Muneeb Butt, and Areeba Habib.

Her performance in the 2019–20 romantic drama Meray Paas Tum Ho earned her Pakistan International Screen Award for Best Television Actress.

In 2021, she appeared as a happy-go-lucky girl with childish mannerisms in the comedy serial Chupke Chupke, opposite Osman Khalid Butt. Khan received praise for her on-screen chemistry with Butt and won various accolades for her performance including Hum Award for Best Actress and Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress.

In 2023, her performance in Bafar Mehmood's directed Mein as an egoistic lady with bipolar disorder was panned by critics and audiences.

In 2023, now she is currently portraying as Mahnoor in Jaan-e-Jahan opposite Hamza Ali Abbasi in their second project together after Pyaray Afzal.

Personal life
Khan married actor Danish Taimoor in 2014, after an 8-year relationship since 2006, shared by the couple in a morning show Ek Nayee Subha with Farah on A-Plus. Taimoor, while talking to Maria Wasti at Croron Mein Khel-Bol TV on 25 March 2020, revealed that he met Ayeza Khan for the first time on social networking site. She gave birth to a daughter in 2015, and a son in 2017.

Other work and media image
Khan has been described in the media, among Pakistan's most popular and highest-paid actresses. In 2014, Khan was the country's second most searched person on Google. Khan was placed in Hello Pakistan's HOT100 list, in the "Trailblazers" category in 2020. The actress serves as a brand ambassador for several products such as Himalaya, Dabur, Harpic and Lifebuoy and has done several photoshoots. Khan was also the most-followed Pakistani celebrity on Instagram, until surpassed by Hania Aamir in 2024.

Awards and nominations
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 * rowspan="2"|Mere Meherbaan
 * Best Actress Popular
 * rowspan="2" Nominated
 * Best Actress Jury
 * rowspan="4"|2022
 * rowspan="4"|Chupke Chupke
 * Best Actress Popular
 * Won
 * Best Actress Jury
 * Nominated
 * Best Onscreen Couple with Osman Khalid Butt
 * Won
 * Best Onscreen Couple Jury with Osman Khalid Butt
 * Won
 * Best Actress Jury
 * Nominated
 * Best Onscreen Couple with Osman Khalid Butt
 * Won
 * Best Onscreen Couple Jury with Osman Khalid Butt
 * Won
 * Won
 * Best Onscreen Couple Jury with Osman Khalid Butt
 * Won
 * Best Onscreen Couple Jury with Osman Khalid Butt
 * Won
 * 2015
 * Pyaray Afzal
 * rowspan="2"|Best TV Actress
 * Won
 * 2020
 * ''Mere Paas Tum Ho
 * Nominated
 * 2021
 * Mehar Posh
 * Best TV Actress (Viewers' choice)
 * Nominated
 * 2022
 * Chupke Chupke
 * Best Actress (Viewers' choice)
 * Won
 * 2023
 * Chaudhry and Sons
 * Best Actress (Viewers' choice)
 * Nominated
 * Chupke Chupke
 * Best Actress (Viewers' choice)
 * Won
 * 2023
 * Chaudhry and Sons
 * Best Actress (Viewers' choice)
 * Nominated
 * Best Actress (Viewers' choice)
 * Nominated
 * 2020
 * Mere Paas Tum Ho
 * Best Television Actress
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * 2020
 * Mere Paas Tum Ho
 * Most Stylish TV Actress
 * Nominated
 * Nominated
 * 2020
 * Meray Paas Tum Ho
 * Best TV Actress
 * Won
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 * }
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