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Durefishan Saleem is a Pakistani actress of Punjabi descent who appears on Urdu television. She made her acting debut in Dil Ruba (2020) as a supporting actress.

She also played in Bhaaras (2020) for which she received an ARY People's Choice Awards. Then, she gained her recognition in Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi (2022) and Ishq Murshid (2023).

Early life and education

Durefishan was born on 14 January 1996 in Lahore, Punjab to Saleem-ul-Hassan, who worked as a director and as a producer for PTV in the 2000s. She obtained her LLB from University College London. In 2019, she moved to Karachi to make her career in acting.

Career

Debut and Established actress (2020-present)

Durefishan made her debut in a supporting role in Dil Ruba along with Hania Amir for which she garnered a nomination in Lux Style Awards for best newcomer. Then, she made her lead debut in Bhaaras opposite Omer Shahzad and received positive reviews from critics. After that, she acted in Pardes with Affan Waheed and Juda Huay Kuch Is Tarha.

In 2022, she acted in the love-dramatic Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi opposite Danish Taimoor which made her successful and estiblished actress in industry. In 2023, she acted in Jurm along with Wahaj Ali then in a antholology-series Siyaah, and the social-drama Jaisay Aapki Marzi opposite Mikaal Zulfiqar. She was also offered to act in Jhok Sarkar along with Farhan Saeed.

Then, she portrayed as Shibra Sulaiman in Ishq Murshid along with Bilal Abbas Khan and it garned good recognition from critics also praised fishan's acting. In 2024, she acted in the revenge-thriller Khaie opposite Faysal Quraishi also it received positive reviews from audiences.

In 2025, Durefishan going to appear in Sanwal Yaar Piya along with Feroze Khan and Ahmed Ali Akbar also marks their first project together.

Filmography

TV series

Reality shows

Telefilm and Miniseries

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

• Durefishan Saleem at IMDb
• Durefishan Saleem on Instagram

• Biography
• Pakistan
• Television
• 1990s

• 1996 births
• Living people
• Punjabi people
• 21st-century Pakistani actresses
• People from Lahore
• People from Punjab, Pakistan
• Actresses from Lahore
• Actresses in Urdu cinema
• Actresses in Urdu television
• Pakistani Muslims
• Pakistani film actresses
• Pakistani television actresses
• Pakistani female models
• ARY People's Choice Awards winners