Mehr Hassan

Mehr Hassan
Born
Mehrunnissa Hassan

1983 or 1984
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • classical dancer

Mehrun Nissa Hassan, commonly known as Mehr Hassan, is an American actress, model, and classical dancer.[1]

Personal life and education

Hassan is the daughter of religious theologian Riffat Hassan. She was born to a Pakistani mother and an Indian father.[2] Mehr is settled in Louisville, Kentucky, though she has performed in films in India and Pakistan, as well. She received her master's degree from the University of Louisville.[3]

Career

Hassan started her dancing career as a stage performer in the United States.[citation needed] During her college years, she visited India during summer breaks and began her film career in a Tamil film called Anbe Diana, in which she played the title character.[2] During her stay in India, she also studied acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Institute. She continued to work in films while in college, including the award-winning films, Diwali and Dreams. It was on the set of Diwali that Samina Peerzada approached her for her film, Shararat, which was filmed in Pakistan and released in 2003.[citation needed] She has also appeared in the films, The Gold Bracelet (2006) and Heart Land (2009).[3]

Hassan is an accomplished dancer and has worked in award-winning music videos as a dancer and director.

Partial filmography

Release Year Film Character Director
2000 Anbe Diana Diana L.V. Athavin
N/A Dreamers Saira K. Wadia
2001 Diwali (short film) Sejal Nick Sivakumaran
2003 Nilivil Kalangmilai Diane L.V Athavin
2003 Shararat Zara Samina Peerzada
2005 Hum Tum Aur Mom Reena A. Nanda
2006 The Gold Bracelet Simrun Singh Kavi Raz
2009 Heart Land Neurotic Mummy-Baby Fred Holmes
2010 Channa Sachi Muchi Gypsy Ijaz Bajwa
2010 Hotel Hollywood Priya Param Gill
2016 Sonne Da Karra Simrun Kavi Raz
2018 Lakeeran the Destiny Zubeda Dharam Panesar

Music videos

  • Directed and performed (vocals and dance) in Kuch Nahi Terey Bin[2]
  • Co-directed and performed (vocals and dance) in Man Mohna (My Spirit)[2]
  • Performed (vocals and dance) in Piya Nain Milla[2]

References

  1. ^ "Mehr Hassan". WN.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e Larry Muhammad (13 June 2011). "Louisville-raised Mehr Hassan is a global film star (part 2)". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b Larry Muhammad (13 June 2011). "Louisville-raised Mehr Hassan is a global film star (part 1)". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 30 April 2020.


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