Hina Khan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Hina Khan

• Hina Khan was born into a middle-class family in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

  

• Hina studied at a school in Kashmir till 5th grade after which she completed her schooling at City Montessori School in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

• She once aspired to be a journalist but could not pursue it.

• During her college days, Hina worked in a call centre, where her base salary was Rs. 25,000 per month. She earned her first paycheck of Rs. 45,000 due to incentives she received from collecting significant debts from clients. While talking about this in an interview, she said,
  

  Some girls I knew in my PG used to work at a call centre, and they used to make good money. They said ‘we just call people and tell them to pay your debt.’ I said ‘bas? dhamkana hai, hadkana hai? (You just have to threaten them, berate them)? I can do it.’ Over there also, the first month I was the highest collector on the floor.”

• After graduating, Hina applied for an air hostess course, but she could not join due to malaria.

• Acting happened to her by chance as she later auditioned for the television series ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ because her friends encouraged her and got selected.

• Before joining ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai,’ she attended a two-week acting crash course at actor Amardeep Jha’s acting classes.

• Hina rose to fame through her role as ‘Akshara Maheshwari Singhania’ in Star Plus’ series ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ (2009). She charged Rs. 1.5 lakh per episode for it.
  

• While working on ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai,’ she was offered many big projects including a Telugu film that required a 60-day schedule. She, however, turned down the offer due to her commitment to the show.

• Hina met Rocky Jaiswal on the sets of ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai,’ where he was a supervising producer. The duo soon became friends and fell in love with each other. They started dating in 2014.

  

• Her work in ‘Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai’ garnered immense love from the audience to the extent that some fans threatened to kill themselves if she quit the show. Hina, however, left the show in 2016 to work on other projects.

• In 2017, she appeared as a contestant on Colors TV’s reality show ‘Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8’ and emerged as the first runner-up.

  

• She appeared in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss 11’ in 2017; the show aired on Colors TV.

  

• Hina Khan has also worked in other television series like StarPlus’ ‘Kasautii Zindagii Kay’ (2018-2019) and Colors TV’s ‘Naagin’ (2020).

  

• In 2019, Hina debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and became the first TV actress to walk the red carpet. While she received appreciation for her looks and confidence at the event, Filmfare’s editor Jitesh Pillai mocked her on social media by commenting, “Cannes has suddenly become Chandivali studios kya?” (Has Cannes suddenly turned into Chandivali studios?).

  

• Hina has also appeared in some films like ‘Wishlist’ (2020) and ‘Lines’ (2021). She not only acted in these films but also co-produced them.

  

• She has also been featured in the music videos of songs like ‘Humko Tum Mil Gaye’ (2021), ‘Runjhun’ (2022), ‘Barsaat Aa Gayi’ (2023), and ‘Halki Halki Si’ (2024).

  

• In 2024, she played the role of ‘Rubiya’ in Amazon miniTV’s web series ‘Namacool.’

  

• Hina is superstitious and always has a ‘Taaviz’ in her purse.

• She is brand-conscious and likes the clothing collections from Neeta Lulla.

• She believes in having a small circle of close friends and prefers quality over quantity when it comes to friendships.

• Hina is a fitness enthusiast and often hits the gym. She also engages in activities like aerial yoga.

  

• She is an avid traveller and frequently posts about her travelling experiences on social media.

  

• She consumes alcohol occasionally.

  

• In June 2024, she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.

• On 4 July 2024, she shared a video of chopping off her hair ahead of a chemotherapy session on social media.

  

• On 9 May 2025, she was appointed as the Honorary Ambassador of Korea Tourism by the Government of South Korea.