“After 'Veer' failed to set the cash registers ringing, I was written off. I was severely criticized for my weight. But, I took it in my stride and lost several kilos.”

Indian actress, born 1987

Zareen Khan is an Indian actress who works mainly in Hindi-language films. She was born in 1987, and made her acting debut in 2010 with the action film Veer. For that role, she received a nomination for Best Female Debut at the Zee Cine Awards. She later appeared in the popular item number in Ready in 2011 and in Housefull 2 in 2012, which became her highest-grossing release. After the Punjabi film Jatt James Bond in 2014, she returned to Hindi cinema with a starring role in Hate Story 3 in 2015. In 2019, she made her Telugu film debut with Chanakya.