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{{Short description|Pakistani actress and model}}
{{Short description|Pakistani actress and model (born 1985)}}
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| caption            = Loren at the launch of Manish Arora's store 'Indian' at Juhu, Mumbai
| caption            = Loren at the launch of Manish Arora's store 'Indian' at Juhu, Mumbai
| birth_name        = Sara Hussain
| birth_name        = Sara Hussain
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1987|12|11|df=y}}<ref name=BOLNews/>
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1985|12|11|df=y}}<ref name=BOLNews/>
| alias              = ''Mona Lisa''<ref name=DawnNews/>
| alias              = ''Mona Lisa''<ref name=DawnNews/>
| nationality        = [[Pakistan]]i
| birth_place        = [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]
| birth_place        = [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]
| occupation        = {{Hlist | Actress | Model}}
| occupation        = {{Hlist | Actress | Model}}
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'''Sara Hussain''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|ساره لورين}}}}), better known as '''Sara Loren''', is a Pakistani actress and model mostly known for working in [[Bollywood|Hindi]] as well as [[Lollywood|Urdu]] movies and television. She is best known for played role as Barkhaa in 2015. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/491086/murder-3-girl-sara-loren-sizzles-in-trailer/ |title=Murder 3 girl Sara Loren sizzles in trailer - The Express Tribune |date=8 January 2013}}</ref>
'''Sara Hussain''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|ساره لورين}}}}), better known as '''Sara Loren''' (born 11 December 1985), is a Pakistani actress and model mostly, known for working in [[Lollywood|Urdu]] as well as [[Bollywood|Hindi]] movies and television. She is best known for playing a role as Barkhaa in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/491086/murder-3-girl-sara-loren-sizzles-in-trailer/ |title=Murder 3 girl Sara Loren sizzles in trailer - The Express Tribune |date=8 January 2013}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Loren was born and raised in [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/349883/dont-call-me-mona/ |title=Don't call me Mona |date=18 March 2012 |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> Her grandfather migrated to Kuwait from [[Rajasthan]] following the [[Partition of India]], and her father and mother are born in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sara loren - AboutMe |url=http://www.saraloren.net/AboutMe.html}}</ref> During an interview in India she said she belongs to a [[multiculturalism|multi-cultural]] background as her father is a [[Rajput]] from Rajasthan, and also said that she goes to the temple.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I am a 'Rajput', I go to temple too: Sara Loren |url=https://www.santabanta.com/ |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=SantaBanta}}</ref> As a teenager, she relocated with her family to Lahore following the death of her father.<ref>{{cite web |title=hotties-to-murder-for |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/hotties-to-murder-for---chatting-with-aditi-hydari/article_35437bac-4a7a-50ba-a347-094654b7c485.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.missmalini.com/2013/03/18/interview-actress-sara-loren-on-meena-kumari-murder-3-and-mahesh-bhatt | title=Interview: Actress Sara Loren on Meena Kumari, 'Murder-3' and Mahesh Bhatt | date=18 March 2013 }}</ref>
Loren was born on 11 December 1985 in [[Kuwait City]], in a [[Rajput]] family.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/349883/dont-call-me-mona/ |title=Don't call me Mona |date=18 March 2012 |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref> Her grandfather migrated to Kuwait from [[Rajasthan]] following the [[Partition of India]], and her father and mother were born in Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sara loren - AboutMe |url=http://www.saraloren.net/AboutMe.html |access-date=30 March 2018 |archive-date=5 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805205715/http://www.saraloren.net/AboutMe.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> During an interview in India she said she belongs to a [[multiculturalism|multi-cultural]] background as her father is a [[Rajput]] from Rajasthan, and also said that she goes to the temple.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I am a 'Rajput', I go to temple too: Sara Loren |url=https://www.santabanta.com/ |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=SantaBanta}}</ref> As a teenager, she relocated with her family to Lahore following the death of her father.<ref>{{cite web |title=hotties-to-murder-for |url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/hotties-to-murder-for---chatting-with-aditi-hydari/article_35437bac-4a7a-50ba-a347-094654b7c485.html |access-date=30 March 2018 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331204548/http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/hotties-to-murder-for---chatting-with-aditi-hydari/article_35437bac-4a7a-50ba-a347-094654b7c485.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.missmalini.com/2013/03/18/interview-actress-sara-loren-on-meena-kumari-murder-3-and-mahesh-bhatt | title=Interview: Actress Sara Loren on Meena Kumari, 'Murder-3' and Mahesh Bhatt | date=18 March 2013 }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Loren made her film debut in the 2010 [[Pooja Bhatt]]'s romantic thriller film ''[[Kajraare]]'' opposite [[Himesh Reshammiya]] and later played seductress Nisha in the 2013 film ''[[Murder 3]]''. The following year she starred in Yasir Nawaz's ''[[Anjuman (2013 film)|Anjuman]]'' for which she won the Tarang Housefull Awards—Best Actress in a Leading Role.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sara loren Pakistani actress |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/sara-loren.html}}</ref> Loren made her acting debut in 2003 with the serial ''Rabia Zinda Rahegi''. She has also appeared in ''Mahnoor, Meharun Nisa, [[Makan TV Series|Makan]],'' ''[[Mehar Bano aur Shah Bano]], [[Sandal]], [[Riyasat]]'','' Help of a Ghost'', ''Dupatta, Umrao jan-e-adaa'', Madhosh and was nominated for Best Drama Actress for her performance in ''Main Mar Gai Shaukat Ali'' at [[2nd Pakistan Media Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sara Loren career |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/sara-loren/biography.html |author=Ali Sohail |work=[[Express Tribune]] |date=6 December 2012 |access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref>
Loren made her bollywood debut in the 2010 [[Pooja Bhatt]]'s romantic thriller film ''[[Kajraare]]'' opposite [[Himesh Reshammiya]] and later played seductress Nisha in the 2013 film ''[[Murder 3]]''. The following year she starred in Yasir Nawaz's ''[[Anjuman (2013 film)|Anjuman]]'' for which she won the Tarang Housefull Awards—Best Actress in a Leading Role.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sara loren Pakistani actress |newspaper=Filmibeat |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sara-loren.html}}</ref> Loren made her acting debut in 2003 with the serial ''Rabia Zinda Rahegi''. She has also appeared in ''Mahnoor, Meharun Nisa, [[Makan TV Series|Makan]],'' ''[[Mehar Bano aur Shah Bano]], [[Sandal]], [[Riyasat (TV series)|Riyasat]]'','' Help of a Ghost'', ''Dupatta, Umrao jan-e-adaa'', ''Madhosh'' and was nominated for Best Drama Actress for her performance in ''Main Mar Gai Shaukat Ali'' at [[2nd Pakistan Media Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sara Loren career |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sara-loren/biography.html |author=Ali Sohail |work=[[Express Tribune]] |date=6 December 2012 |access-date=25 March 2013}}</ref>


Loren acted in the stage performances of ''Anarkali'', ''Shahyad Issi Ka Naam Mohabbat Hai Sheiftaa'', in [[Karachi]] and [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2347461/sara-loren-prefers-bollywood-for-films-but-is-more-comfortable-doing-pakistani-projects |title=Sara Loren prefers Bollywood for films but is more 'comfortable' doing Pakistani projects |website=The Express Tribune |date=15 March 2022}}</ref> Loren made her screen debut with the 2010 [[Pooja Bhatt]]'s [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Kajraare]]''.<ref name=BOLNews>{{cite web |url=https://pakistan.bolnews.com/entertainment/2022/03/sara-loren-looks-ravishing-in-black |title=Sara Loren looks ravishing in black |website=BOL News |date=25 March 2022}}</ref> The following year, she had a cameo appearance in song "Love Mein Ghum" in [[Reema Khan]]'s ''[[Love Mein Ghum]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1190149/unravelling-the-mysterious-sara-loren |title=Unravelling the mysterious Sara Loren |website=Images Dawn |date=24 May 2022}}</ref> She then played the role of seductress Nisha in the 2013 film ''[[Murder 3]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130215155131/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-review-Murder-3/Article1-1012062.aspx Hindustan Times]</ref> The following year, she made her [[Lollywood]] debut in Yasir Nawaz's ''[[Anjuman (2013 film)|Anjuman]]''.<ref name=DawnNews>{{cite web |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1690947/the-icon-interview-the-mystery-of-sara-loren |title=THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE MYSTERY OF SARA LOREN |website=Dawn News |date=24 May 2022}}</ref> In 2014, she did an [[item number]] "Saiyaan" in [[Syed Faisal Bukhari]]'s ''[[Saltanat]]''. She then appeared in Shadaab Mirza's ''[[Barkhaa (2015 film)|Barkhaa]]'', where she played a small town girl turned bar dancer. The film ran for 50 days but was commercially declared a disaster.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sara Loren's Barkhaa a true love story |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/728506|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707080029/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/728506|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Box Office Disma |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/lifestyle/showbiz/barkhaa-yahaan-sabki-lagi-hai-box-office-collections-ink-dismal-start/58301/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sara Loren plays a super model |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/adhyayan-suman-and-sara-loren-have-completed-shooting-for-ishq-click-hindi-news-126823}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sara bags Prakash Jha's Fraud Saiyyan |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sara-loren-bags-prakash-jhas-film-fraud-saiyyan-hindi-news-119017}}</ref>
Loren acted in the stage performances of ''Anarkali'', ''Shahyad Issi Ka Naam Mohabbat Hai Sheiftaa'', in [[Karachi]] and [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2347461/sara-loren-prefers-bollywood-for-films-but-is-more-comfortable-doing-pakistani-projects |title=Sara Loren prefers Bollywood for films but is more 'comfortable' doing Pakistani projects |website=The Express Tribune |date=15 March 2022}}</ref> Loren made her screen debut with the 2010 [[Pooja Bhatt]]'s [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Kajraare]]''.<ref name=BOLNews>{{cite web |url=https://pakistan.bolnews.com/entertainment/2022/03/sara-loren-looks-ravishing-in-black |title=Sara Loren looks ravishing in black |website=BOL News |date=25 March 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The following year, she had a cameo appearance in song "Love Mein Ghum" in [[Reema Khan]]'s ''[[Love Mein Ghum]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1190149/unravelling-the-mysterious-sara-loren |title=Unravelling the mysterious Sara Loren |website=Images Dawn |date=24 May 2022}}</ref> She then played the role of seductress Nisha in the 2013 film ''[[Murder 3]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130215155131/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Critics-review-Murder-3/Article1-1012062.aspx Hindustan Times]</ref> The following year, she made her [[Lollywood]] debut in Yasir Nawaz's ''[[Anjuman (2013 film)|Anjuman]]''.<ref name=DawnNews>{{cite web |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1690947/the-icon-interview-the-mystery-of-sara-loren |title=THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE MYSTERY OF SARA LOREN |website=Dawn News |date=24 May 2022}}</ref> In 2014, she did an [[item number]] "Saiyaan" in [[Syed Faisal Bukhari]]'s ''[[Saltanat]]''. She then appeared in Shadaab Mirza's ''[[Barkhaa (2015 film)|Barkhaa]]'', where she played a small town girl turned into bar dancer. The film ran for 50 days but was commercially declared a disaster.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sara Loren's Barkhaa a true love story |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/728506|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707080029/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/728506|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Box Office Disma |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/article/lifestyle/showbiz/barkhaa-yahaan-sabki-lagi-hai-box-office-collections-ink-dismal-start/58301/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sara Loren plays a super model |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/adhyayan-suman-and-sara-loren-have-completed-shooting-for-ishq-click-hindi-news-126823}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sara bags Prakash Jha's Fraud Saiyyan |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/sara-loren-bags-prakash-jhas-film-fraud-saiyyan-hindi-news-119017}}</ref> in 2026, she made comeback for action film''Bulleh''.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|[[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|[[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|-
|-
| ''Umrao Jan Ada''
| ''[[Umrao Jaan Ada (TV series)|Umrao Jaan Ada]]''
| Umrao Jaan
| Umrao Jaan
| [[Geo TV]]
| [[Geo Entertainment|Geo TV]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| rowspan="2" | 2005
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| [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
| [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Riyasat]]''
| ''[[Riyasat (TV series)|Riyasat]]''
| Aamna
| Aamna
| [[ARY Digital]]
| [[ARY Digital]]
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| ''Kajal''
| ''Kajal''
| Kajal
| Kajal
| [[Geo TV]]
| [[Geo Entertainment|Geo TV]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Makan (TV series)|Makan]]''
| ''[[Makan (TV series)|Makan]]''
| Nazli  
| Nazli  
| [[Geo TV]]
| [[Geo Entertainment|Geo TV]]
|-
|-
|2007
|2007
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|''Sirf Aik Baar''
|''Sirf Aik Baar''
|Maheen
|Maheen
|[[TV One Pakistan]]
|TV One Pakistan
|-
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2010
| rowspan="5"| 2010
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| ''Madhosh''
| ''Madhosh''
| Lubna
| Lubna
| [[TV One Pakistan|TV One]]
| TV One
|-
|-
|''Tere Liye''
|''Tere Liye''
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| ''Sandal''
| ''Sandal''
| Sandal  
| Sandal  
|rowspan="2"|[[Geo TV]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Geo Entertainment|Geo TV]]
|-
|-
|''Tumhain Kuch Yaad Hai Jaana''
|''Tumhain Kuch Yaad Hai Jaana''
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|''Zard Patay Sa Yeh Dil''
|''Zard Patay Sa Yeh Dil''
|Neha
|Neha
|[[TV One Pakistan]]
|TV One Pakistan
|-
|-
|''Jan-e-Ada''
|''Jan-e-Ada''
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| Shah Bano
| Shah Bano
| [[Hum TV]]
| [[Hum TV]]
|}
===Telefilms===
{| class="wikitable''
! Year
! Title
! Network
|-
|2008
| ''Romeo''
| ''Indus Tv''
|-
|2009
| ''Mem Sahab''
| ''Indus Tv''
|}
|}


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| ''[[Mahnoor]]''
| ''[[Mahnoor]]''
| Mahnoor
| Mahnoor
| [[Urdu]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Urdu]]
| Debut
| Debut
|-
|-
| ''[[Meharun Nisa]]''
| ''[[Meharun Nisa]]''
| Meharun Nisa
| Meharun Nisa
| [[Urdu]]
|  
|  
|-
|-
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| ''Help of a Ghost''
| ''Help of a Ghost''
| Afshan
| Afshan
| Urdu
|
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Kaafila]]''
| ''[[Kaafila]]''
| Niharika
| Niharika
| Hindi
| rowspan="2" | [[Hindi]]
|
| Bollywood debut (as Mona Liza)
|-
|-
| 2010
| 2010
| ''[[Kajraare]]''
| ''[[Kajraare]]''
| Nargis
| Nargis
| [[Hindi]]
|
| Bollywood Debut
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
| ''[[Love Mein Ghum]]''
| ''[[Love Mein Ghum]]''
| Herself
| Herself
| [[Urdu]]
| Urdu
| Special appearance in song "Love Mein Ghum"
| Special appearance in song "Love Mein Ghum"
|-
|-
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| ''[[Anjuman (2013 film)|Anjuman]]''
| ''[[Anjuman (2013 film)|Anjuman]]''
| Anjum Hayat Khan
| Anjum Hayat Khan
| Urdu
| rowspan="2" | Urdu
|   
|   
|-
|-
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| ''[[Sultanat (2014 film)|Sultanat]]''
| ''[[Sultanat (2014 film)|Sultanat]]''
| Herself
| Herself
| Urdu
| Special appearance in song "Saiyaan"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/50-movies/186101-pakistani-movie-%E2%80%98sultanat%E2%80%99-to-be-released-on-eid-ul-fitr.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811012710/http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/50-movies/186101-pakistani-movie-%E2%80%98sultanat%E2%80%99-to-be-released-on-eid-ul-fitr.html |archive-date=11 August 2014 |title=Pakistani movie 'Sultanat' to be released on Eid-ul Fitr}}</ref>
| Special appearance in song "Saiyaan"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/50-movies/186101-pakistani-movie-%E2%80%98sultanat%E2%80%99-to-be-released-on-eid-ul-fitr.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811012710/http://www.brecorder.com/arts-a-leisure/50-movies/186101-pakistani-movie-%E2%80%98sultanat%E2%80%99-to-be-released-on-eid-ul-fitr.html |archive-date=11 August 2014 |title=Pakistani movie 'Sultanat' to be released on Eid-ul Fitr}}</ref>
|-
|-
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| ''[[Barkhaa (2015 film)|Barkhaa]]''
| ''[[Barkhaa (2015 film)|Barkhaa]]''
| Barkhaa
| Barkhaa
| Hindi
| rowspan="2" | Hindi
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Sara opposite Taaha Shah in Barkhaa |url=http://www.awaztoday.com/News_Did-you-know-Sara-Loren-to-star-in-Bollywood-film-Barkhaa_3_42555_Showbiz-News.aspx}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Sara opposite Taaha Shah in Barkhaa |url=http://www.awaztoday.com/News_Did-you-know-Sara-Loren-to-star-in-Bollywood-film-Barkhaa_3_42555_Showbiz-News.aspx}}</ref>
|-
|-
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| ''[[Ishq Click]]''
| ''[[Ishq Click]]''
| Sophie Dias Vardhan
| Sophie Dias Vardhan
| Hindi
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Sara Loren completed Ishq Click |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Adhyayan-Suman-and-Sara-Lorens-Ishq-clicks-by-the-pool-side/articleshow/42014329.cms}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Sara Loren completed Ishq Click |url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Adhyayan-Suman-and-Sara-Lorens-Ishq-clicks-by-the-pool-side/articleshow/42014329.cms}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
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| Urdu
| Urdu
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1189059 |title=Ishrat Made in China's first teaser is finally here |date=18 December 2021 |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=Images by [[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/936978-ishrat-in-action |title=Ishrat in action |website=The News International |date=28 February 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1189059 |title=Ishrat Made in China's first teaser is finally here |date=18 December 2021 |access-date=17 January 2022 |work=Images by [[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/936978-ishrat-in-action |title=Ishrat in action |website=The News International |date=28 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2026
|''[[Bullah]]''
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| Urdu
|
|}
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{Twitter|saraloren101}}
* {{IMDb name|3872330}}
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* {{Facebook|saralorenofficial |Sara Loren }}
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Sara Loren
Loren at the launch of Manish Arora's store 'Indian' at Juhu, Mumbai
Born
Sara Hussain

(1985-12-11) 11 December 1985 (age 40)[1]
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Other namesMona Lisa[2]
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active2003 – present

Sara Hussain (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), better known as Sara Loren (born 11 December 1985), is a Pakistani actress and model mostly, known for working in Urdu as well as Hindi movies and television. She is best known for playing a role as Barkhaa in 2015.[3]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Loren was born on 11 December 1985 in Kuwait City, in a Rajput family.[4] Her grandfather migrated to Kuwait from Rajasthan following the Partition of India, and her father and mother were born in Pakistan.[5] During an interview in India she said she belongs to a multi-cultural background as her father is a Rajput from Rajasthan, and also said that she goes to the temple.[6] As a teenager, she relocated with her family to Lahore following the death of her father.[7][8]

Career[edit | edit source]

Loren made her bollywood debut in the 2010 Pooja Bhatt's romantic thriller film Kajraare opposite Himesh Reshammiya and later played seductress Nisha in the 2013 film Murder 3. The following year she starred in Yasir Nawaz's Anjuman for which she won the Tarang Housefull Awards—Best Actress in a Leading Role.[9] Loren made her acting debut in 2003 with the serial Rabia Zinda Rahegi. She has also appeared in Mahnoor, Meharun Nisa, Makan, Mehar Bano aur Shah Bano, Sandal, Riyasat, Help of a Ghost, Dupatta, Umrao jan-e-adaa, Madhosh and was nominated for Best Drama Actress for her performance in Main Mar Gai Shaukat Ali at 2nd Pakistan Media Awards.[10]

Loren acted in the stage performances of Anarkali, Shahyad Issi Ka Naam Mohabbat Hai Sheiftaa, in Karachi and Delhi.[11] Loren made her screen debut with the 2010 Pooja Bhatt's Bollywood film Kajraare.[1] The following year, she had a cameo appearance in song "Love Mein Ghum" in Reema Khan's Love Mein Ghum.[12] She then played the role of seductress Nisha in the 2013 film Murder 3.[13] The following year, she made her Lollywood debut in Yasir Nawaz's Anjuman.[2] In 2014, she did an item number "Saiyaan" in Syed Faisal Bukhari's Saltanat. She then appeared in Shadaab Mirza's Barkhaa, where she played a small town girl turned into bar dancer. The film ran for 50 days but was commercially declared a disaster.[14][15][16][17] in 2026, she made comeback for action filmBulleh.

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Network
2002 Jannat Nagina PTV
2003 Rabia Zinda Rahegi Rabia ARY Digital
Jahan Basain Dildar Nazo PTV
Umrao Jaan Ada Umrao Jaan Geo TV
2005 Mah-e-Neem Shab Khadija PTV
Riyasat Aamna ARY Digital
2006 Kajal Kajal Geo TV
Makan Nazli Geo TV
2007 Pyar Mein Rimal PTV
2008 Noori Noori PTV
Piyaasi Sajila Hum TV
2009 Sirf Aik Baar Maheen TV One Pakistan
2010 Kisi Ko Maan Liya Apna Roshni Hum TV
Madhosh Lubna TV One
Tere Liye Fiza ARY Digital
Sandal Sandal Geo TV
Tumhain Kuch Yaad Hai Jaana Dariya
2011 Kaisi Yeh Agan Ramla PTV Home
Anokhi Aalan/Aini A-Plus TV
Main Mar Gai Shaukat Ali Allah Rakhi A-Plus TV
Zard Patay Sa Yeh Dil Neha TV One Pakistan
Jan-e-Ada Ada ATV (Pakistan)
2012 Mehar Bano aur Shah Bano Shah Bano Hum TV

Telefilms[edit | edit source]

Year Title Network
2008 Romeo Indus Tv
2009 Mem Sahab Indus Tv

Web series[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Network
2022 Malika Encounter Mariya AKA Malika UrduFlix

Film[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Notes
2004 Mahnoor Mahnoor Urdu Debut
Meharun Nisa Meharun Nisa
2007 Help of a Ghost Afshan
Kaafila Niharika Hindi Bollywood debut (as Mona Liza)
2010 Kajraare Nargis
2011 Love Mein Ghum Herself Urdu Special appearance in song "Love Mein Ghum"
2013 Murder 3 Nisha Hindi
Anjuman Anjum Hayat Khan Urdu
2014 Sultanat Herself Special appearance in song "Saiyaan"[18]
2015 Barkhaa Barkhaa Hindi [19]
2016 Ishq Click Sophie Dias Vardhan [20]
2018 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 Herself Urdu Special appearance in song "Ishq Hoa Jo Taari"
2019 Fraud Saiyyan Payal Hindi [21]
2022 Ishrat Made in China Jia Urdu [22][23]
2026 Bullah Urdu

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
2005 4th Lux Style Awards Best TV Actress (Terrestrial) Nominated Mah-e-Neem Shab [24]
2011 2nd Pakistan Media Awards Best Drama Actress Nominated Main Mar Gai Shaukat Ali
2013 Tarang Housefull Awards Best Actress in Leading Role Won Anjuman [25]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sara Loren looks ravishing in black". BOL News. 25 March 2022.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE MYSTERY OF SARA LOREN". Dawn News. 24 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Murder 3 girl Sara Loren sizzles in trailer - The Express Tribune". 8 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Don't call me Mona". The Express Tribune. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sara loren - AboutMe". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "I am a 'Rajput', I go to temple too: Sara Loren". SantaBanta. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "hotties-to-murder-for". Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Interview: Actress Sara Loren on Meena Kumari, 'Murder-3' and Mahesh Bhatt". 18 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Sara loren Pakistani actress". Filmibeat.
  10. ↑ Ali Sohail (6 December 2012). "Sara Loren career". Express Tribune. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Sara Loren prefers Bollywood for films but is more 'comfortable' doing Pakistani projects". The Express Tribune. 15 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "Unravelling the mysterious Sara Loren". Images Dawn. 24 May 2022.
  13. ↑ Hindustan Times
  14. ↑ "Sara Loren's Barkhaa a true love story". Archived from the original on 7 July 2014.
  15. ↑ "Box Office Disma".
  16. ↑ "Sara Loren plays a super model".
  17. ↑ "Sara bags Prakash Jha's Fraud Saiyyan".
  18. ↑ "Pakistani movie 'Sultanat' to be released on Eid-ul Fitr". Archived from the original on 11 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "Sara opposite Taaha Shah in Barkhaa".
  20. ↑ "Sara Loren completed Ishq Click".
  21. ↑ "Pakistani actress Sara Loren to make Bollywood comeback in 'Fraud Saiyyan'". Business Recorder. 1 June 2022.
  22. ↑ "Ishrat Made in China's first teaser is finally here". Images by Dawn. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "Ishrat in action". The News International. 28 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Lux Style Award Nominations". Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  25. ↑ "Tarang Housefull Awards , the results, the pictures…". Galaxy Lollywood. 23 August 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

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