From Akshara to Komolika, Hina Khan's commendable 10 year journey as an actress

Actress Hina Khan received applause from fans and audience as she slayed at the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival this year. The actress was extremely elated on receiving the TV industry's support and encouragement as she made them proud. The cherry on the cake was Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra applauding the actress. Hina who met Priyanka at the event, couldn't stop praising her in a social media post. Priyanka too reciprocated to the post with much love and warmth, making Hina emotional and gave major #GirlPower goals. Priyanka's reply stated, "Thank you for the kind words Hina. Was so good to meet you and spend time with you. Proud of what you have achieved and it was my pleasure to highlight the talent the Indian industry possesses in anyway that I could. Wishing you all the luck in the world, onward and upwards! Xoxo #GirlsForGirls."Photo-Instagram.

The pretty lady completed 10 long years in the industry recently and fans couldn't control their excitement. From playing Akshara to participating in Khatron Ke Khiladi, Bigg Boss 11 and now essaying the iconic role of Komolika, Hina has tried experimenting with various genres. Let's have a look at her 10 year journey. Photo- Instagram.

The actress who is an MBA, had no intentions of being an actress. But destiny had other plans and she landed in a major role in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Photo- Instagram.

Playing the iconic role of Akshara for eight long years, was no doddle for Hina. But the actress convincingly portrayed her bit and went onto win the hearts of fans. Hina turned out to be TV's favourite Bahu, Mother, Wife, Daughter in no time and she along with actor and co star Karan Mehra went onto be the pillars of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Photo- Instagram.

The actress after 8 years as Akshara, decided to explore different genres and quit her hit show while at the top of her career. She went onto take a quick break and them went ahead with tapping her inner stuntwoman in Khatron Ke Khiladi season 8. Photo- Instagram.

The actress was seen shivering with fear everytime she had to deal with snakes and creepy and crawly insects. But Hina chose to go ahead and give her best shot. She was applauded for her fine guts and will power to perform every task and stunt in the game. Hina emerged as the first runner up in KKK 8. Photo- Instagram.

The actress is blessed with a melodious voice and she showcased the world her fine talent in KKK8 with the classic song Lag Jaa Gale. Photo- Instagram.

She also focused on her singing for quite sometime before bagging another reality show Bigg Boss 11. Hina received mixed reactions in the show. Her fans started loving her more and haters started disliking her more. But the actress remained unaffected by the negativity and chose to move on. She emerged as the first runner up in BB11. Photo- Instagram.

Hina now, has yet again become the talk of the town by switching from being a protagonist to a hard-core antagonist Komolika in Kasauti Zindagi Kay 2. Hina says that she wanted to experiment something really different as an actor and is enjoying playing a reel vamp. Photo- Instagram.

Actress Hina Khan has definitely come a long way. The actress from being a simple girl from Kashmir, has paved her way to the prestigious film festival at Cannes, all at her own merit. The actress made her debut at Cannes and slayed throughout. The first look of Hina at the Cannes red carpet was loved by all. The pretty lady slayed yet again in her second appearance on the red carpet. Hina, from being TV's bahu to being essaying the iconic role of Komolika and from facing her fears in Khatron Ke Khiladi to putting her real self to display in Bigg Boss 11, Hina has done it all. The actress after slaying on TV for almost decade now, is applauded at Cannes as well. Photo Courtesy: AP, Agencies, Instagram.