In her early 20s, Nausheen Ali Sardar, the lead actress of Kkusum, has seen success coming to her like God's blessings after she was chosen to play the lead role in Ekta Kapoor's daily soap, currently airing on Sony Entertainment Television.

Nausheen, a commerce graduate from MM College, Mumbai is not quite your regular girl next door. Born to a Punjabi Muslim father and an Iranian mother who have nothing to do with art or the industry, Nausheen was always been inclined towards acting and remembers her school days as being filled with extracurricular activities such as elocution competitions and fancy dress. Once she left school, she started modeling, which she did for two years, chalking up several prestigious ad films against her name, the Close Up toothpaste ad being her first.

Nausheen also appeared in video album (Ocean Queen), Altaf Ali's Pehle to Kabhi Kabhi Gum Tha, Star best Sellers' X-zone and as a TV host. Internationally, she also acted for many Pakistani Tv serials, among which Kuch Dil Se is most credited. Recently she was seen in Sony’s reality show Mr. and Mrs. TV and another reality show Arrange Marriage on Sahara Samay. She has done lead actress role in her first Bollywood movie ‘Three’ which is going to be released soon.