Reema

Pakistani actress and director

Reema Khan (born 1972) also known by her screen name Reema, is a Pakistani Lollywood movie actress, director and producer.[1] She has appeared in more than 200 movies since making her debut in 1990.

Early life

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Reema Khan was born in 1972, in the Heera Mandi area of Lahore, Pakistan.[2] She was first spotted in 1990 by the Pakistani movie director Javed Fazil and was offered the leading role in his movie Bulandi.[3] She became popular at once and went on getting success.

Main movies and later career

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Khan's early movies included 'Zherilay', 'Ishq', 'Naag Devta', 'Pyar hi pyar', 'Sailab', 'Dil', 'Aag', 'Shama' and 'Sahiba'. These were followed by movies such as 'Hina', 'Anjuman', 'Chakuri', 'Chandni', 'Neelam' and 'Insaniat'. Later she appeared in 'Hathi Meray Sathi' directed by Shameem Ara and in 'Rani Beti Raj Karegi' directed by Altaf Hussain.[4] In 2002, Asif Ali Pota's 'Fire' and Samina Peerzada's 'Shararat' were released starring Reema in the lead role.[4] She later also started making some movies as a producer and part-time director.

Marriage

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Reema married American cardiologist and surgeon Syed Tariq Shahab on 16 November 2011 in Virginia, United States[source?]. After her marriage, she produced and directed the movie 'Love mein Ghum', released on 31 August 2011.[5] This was a very big commercial and critical success in Pakistan, making over 320 million rupees profit. Reema is mostly living in the USA now and planning new movie projects.

References

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  1. 'Reema is Pakistan's Aishwaria Rai' in Hindustan Times, India, 8 June 2009
  2. Interview, 'Mag' magazine, Pakistan, 11th october 1999
  3. Hindustan Times, 2009
  4. 4.0 4.1 Interview, 1999
  5. IMDB database online