Mehar Bano () is a Pakistani actress. She has played the role of Umama in the social drama Daagh for which she received a nomination for Best Actress at Lux Style Awards. She also played the roles of Batool in Balaa (2018) and Anoushay in Meray Paas Tum Ho (2019).
Career She started her career while studying at National College of Arts, Lahore. Bano is known for her work in television dramas. She has played the lead role of Umama in ARY Digital's Daagh (2012) for which she was nominated for Best Television Actress at the 13th Lux Style Awards. She further appeared in a leading role in Miss Fire (2013), Uff Yeh Mohabbat (2014) and Bunty I love You (2014).
Her other appearances include Mor Mahal, Lashkara, and Balaa. In 2018, she made her film debut with Motorcycle Girl.
Controversy Mehar Bano courted controversy in 2021 when she stated that she had joined the Aurat March to support homosexual rights in Pakistan. This caused an online backlash and a mass-scale reporting, which caused her Instagram account to be deleted.
Filmography Television Year Title RoleNetwork Notes2012DaaghUmamaNominated–Lux Style Awards for Best Television Actress2013Miss FireMona2014Uff Yeh MohabbatDilkash2014Bunty I Love YouBeenish2016Mor MohalMehar2018LashkaraNikki2018BalaaBatool; Taimoor's sister2019Mere Paas Tum HoAnushay; Mehwish's friend2019DarlingShabboWon award at Venice Film Fest2020GhalatiShanzay2021Khuda Aur Muhabbat 3Rida2022Meray HumnasheenSanobar2023Fatima FengNatasha2025DastakhatAimanHum TVMohallaShamsaExpress Entertainment
Web Series/Films YearTitleRoleNotes2018Motorcycle GirlDebut film2020ChurailsZubaidaZee5 web series 2021Midsummer ChaosYouTube web seriesQatil Haseenaon Ke NaamAnarkaliFilm2024Taxali GateZainabFilm
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