Mehwish Hayat (born 6 January 1988) is a Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu films, and formerly, in television. She made her film debut with the comedy Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2015) and followed that up with a lead role in Actor in Law (2016). Hayat has since starred in the comedies Punjab Nahi Jaungi (2017), Load Wedding (2018), and London Nahi Jaunga (2022), all of which rank among the highest-grossing Pakistani films.
The 2012 romantic drama series Meray Qatil Meray Dildar marked a significant turning point in Hayat's career, earning her praise and nomination for Best Actress at the Lux Style Awards. She later portraying of a strong headed in Kashif Nisar's acclaim series Kami Reh Gayi (2013). She achieved further success by featuring in four of Momina Duraid's romantic dramasâÂÂPhir Chand Pe Dastak (2011), Mirat-ul-Uroos (2012), Ishq Mein Teray (2013), Ru Baru (2014) and Anjum Shahzad's highly successful family drama Kabhi Kabhi (2013). Her last Pakistani television appearance was Nadeem Baig's tragic romance Dil Lagi (2016). In 2022 she had a supporting role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series Ms. Marvel, as the character Aisha, who has to flee India to Pakistan during the 1940s.
Hayat is the recipient of Lux Style Award and was honoured by the Government of Pakistan with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2019.
In 2024, Hayat made her television comeback with ARY Digital's television film Ijazat, along with Hassan Sheheryar Yasin. In 2025, she made her small screen appearance after 7 years in Geo Entertainment's television series Dayan, along with Ahsan Khan and Hira Mani.
Hayat was born on 6 January 1988 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Her mother, Rukhsar Hayat, was a popular television actress during the 1980s, her eldest brother Zeeshan is a singer-composer while her older sister, Afsheen, is a singer as well. Another older brother, Danish Hayat, is an actor and, through him, she's the sister-in-law of Faiza Ashfaq, a model.
! Ref |- ! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|Lux Style Awards |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 | Mere Qatil Mere Dildar | Best TV Actress â Satellite | | |- | Mein | Best TV Actress â Terrestrial | | |- | 2014 | Kami Reh Gaee | Best Television Actress â Terrestrial | | |- | 2016 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani | Best Actress (Film) | | |- | rowspan="2" | 2017 | Dil Lagi | Best TV Actress | |rowspan="2" | |- | Actor in Law |rowspan="3"|Best Actress (Film) | |- | 2018 | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | | |- | 2019 |Load Wedding | | |- ! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|Hum Awards |- | rowspan="2" | 2013 | rowspan="2" | Mere Qatil Mere Dildar | Best Actress (Drama) | | rowspan="2" | |- | Best Onscreen Couple (Drama) | |- ! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|Hum Style Awards |- | 2016 | | Most Stylish Actress (Film) | | |- ! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|Nigar Awards |- | 2017 | Actor in Law | Best Actress (Film) | | |- ! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="5"|International Pakistan Prestige Awards |- | 2017 | Actor in Law |rowspan="2"|Best Actress (Film) | | |- |2018 |Punjab Nahi Jaungi | |