Armeena Khan Explained

Armeena Khan
Birth Name:Armeena Rana Khan
Birth Date:1987 3, df=no
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality:Pakistani Canadian
Alma Mater:University of Manchester
Occupation:Actress, model
Years Active:2011–present
Children:1

Armeena Rana Khan (Urdu: {{nq|ارمینہ رانا خان in Urdu pronounced as /əɾˈmiːnaː ˈxaːn/) is a Pakistani-Canadian film and television actress and model. She has received nominations for a Lux Style Award, a Hum Award and a Nigar Award.

Khan, born in Toronto to Pakistani parents, was raised in Manchester and earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Manchester. She rose to prominence with the role of an antagonist in the romantic television series Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi (2014), garnering her a Best Villain nomination at Hum Awards. She followed it by garnering widespread critical acclaim for her starring roles in the romantic series— Ishq Parast (2015) and Karb (2015).[1] [2] [3] [4]

She, in 2015 and 2016, played a girl next door in the film and television adaption of the novel Bin Roye Ansoo, the former earned her a nomination for the Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actress. She then starred as the female lead in the romantic comedy Janaan and the war drama Yalghaar, both of which rank among the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time, and has since played a woman caught in a romantic triangle in Rasm E Duniya (2017) and a troubled wife the social drama Daldal (2017).

Early life and background

Khan was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Pakistani parents. Her father is a businessman, and her mother is a homemaker. She has two sisters, one elder and one younger. Khan is of Pashtun and Punjabi origins.[5] Khan did her schooling from Toronto, however, the family later relocated to Manchester, where she attended the University of Manchester, earning an Honors degree in Business Administration. She later studied method acting at the Ealing Studios and the Pinewood Studios. According to the actress, she holds dual citizenship of Pakistan and Canada. Khan is fluent in English and Urdu and can read Arabic.[6]

Khan pursued modelling in 2010 before becoming an actress. During this time, she worked for various brands and products, including Nishat Linen, Faysal Bank and Sprite. She established herself as a well-known model in Pakistan and Britain, and soon began receiving offers for film roles.

Acting career

Khan's first acting role was for the British short film "Writhe", in which Khan played the role of a serial killer. The film was selected for the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Khan claimed that she was the first Pakistani actress to walk at Cannes in 2013.[7] She then appeared in another short film, titled Stranger Within Me which was screened at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[8] [9] Khan starred alongside Azfar Rehman in the sitcom Happily Married which aired in 2013 on ARY Digital. The year 2013, also witnessed the broadcasting of Khan's first serious acting performances with the airing of Shab-e-Arzu ka Alam, in which she plays the lead role alongside Mohib Mirza. But it was the television series Muhabbat Ab Nahi Hugi that proved to be a breakthrough for her, and for which she was also nominated for Hum Awards 2015. She then moved on to continue with other TV serials Ishq Parast and Karb playing the lead role alongside Adnan Siddiqui.[10] Khan made her Bollywood debut in 2013 with Huff! It's Too Much with a lead role in the film.[11] [12] [13]

Khan became a well-known actress in the country with the 2015 romantic drama film Bin Roye as the lead cast along with Mahira Khan and Humayun Saeed,[14] and was later turned into a drama serial with the same name.[15] Produced by Momina Duraid, the film and the television version were based on the novel Bin Roye Aansu by Farhat Ishtiaq.[14] [16] That same year, she featured alongside Osman Khalid Butt in the music video "Sajna". Sung by Uzair Jaswal and produced by his brother Yasir Jaswal, the single was well received upon release and earned her nationwide recognition.[17] [18] Her other big screen projects include the epic-war drama Yalghaar,[19] a film by Hassan Waqas Rana which is being termed as the most expensive film in the history of Pakistani cinema, and Janaan, a romantic comedy which is directed by Azfar Jafri and co produced by Hareem Farooq, Reham Khan and Imran Raza Kazmi. In November 2016, she was signed for Rasm E Duniya, a television drama that aired on ARY Digital.[20] In 2019, Khan played the leading role in the patriotic war film Sherdil.[21] [22] [23] [24]

In 2016, Eastern Eye named her among the "50 Sexiest Asian Women" and the following year, she was awarded the Women Empowerment Award by the Pakistan Achievement Awards.[25]

Personal life

Khan announced her engagement to British Pakistani businessman Fesyl Khan on Twitter in July 2017. She revealed that Fesyl had proposed to her on the beach in Cuba.[26] [27] Khan married Fesyl in a Nikah ceremony in London on 14 February 2020.[28] The couple became parents to a girl, Amelie Isla, in December 2022. [29]

Filmography

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Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2013WritheLilySharaz AliBritish short film
2013Huff! It's Too MuchIshitaPushkar JogHindi film
2014UnforgettableGhazal singerArshad Yusuf PathanCameo appearance
2015Bin RoyeSaman ShafiqShahzad KashmiriNominated—Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actress
2016JanaanMeena KhanAzfar JafriNominated—Nigar Award for Best Actress
2017YalghaarKajoHassan Rana
2019SherdilSabrinaAzfar Jafri

Television

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
2011Dolly Aunty Ka Dream VillaPreetiAabis Raza
2013Happily MarriedArmeenaWajahat Rauf
2014Shab-e-Arzoo Ka AalamKiranSohail Javed
2014Muhabbat Ab Nahi HugiFizza ArhamMomina DuraidNominated—Hum Award for Best Villain
2015Ishq ParastDua ZohaibBadar Mehmood
2015KarbHaniyaAmna Nawaz Khan
2016Bin RoyeSaman ShafiqHaissam Hussain
2017Rasm E DuniyaHaya HaribRoomi Insha
2017DaldalHira ShujaSiraj-ul-Haque
2020Mohabbatain ChahateinTaraAli Hassan

Notes and References

  1. News: Sorry guys, Armeena Khan is officially off the market! - The Express Tribune . 24 February 2018 . The Express Tribune . 18 July 2017.
  2. News: raza . Nida . Armeena Rana Khan . 24 February 2018 . The News International . 1 November 2016 . en.
  3. Web site: Mohabbatein Chahatein: In conversation with Armeena Khan - BBC URDU - YouTube . 22 December 2020 . YouTube.
  4. Web site: 8 October 2020 . It is always good to be back on HUM TV: Armeena Khan talks about her new project HUM TV - Watch Dramas Online . 22 December 2020 . en-US.
  5. News: Alavi . Omair . And then there was Armeena . 18 January 2021 . Dawn. Pakistan . 26 July 2015 . en.
  6. News: Ahmad . Fouzia Nasir . THE TUBE . 4 February 2021 . Dawn . 6 December 2020 . en.
  7. News: Alavi . Omair . And then there was Armeena . 24 February 2018 . Dawn. Pakistan . 26 July 2015.
  8. News: Honestly, Armeena TNS - The News on Sunday . 24 February 2018 . The News International . 21 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180225205541/http://tns.thenews.com.pk/honestly-armeena/#.WpELX5P1X6Y . 25 February 2018 . dead.
  9. News: The Hit Dozen Of 2017 . 24 February 2018 . Mag The Weekly . 5 January 2018 . en.
  10. Web site: Armeena Khan signed up for . The News International . https://web.archive.org/web/20150520235433/http://magazine.thenews.com.pk/mag/detail_article.asp?id=10261&magId=11 . 20 May 2015 . dead.
  11. News: Huff! It's Too Much: A candyfloss romance with a real touch - Times of India . 24 February 2018 . The Times of India . 8 November 2013.
  12. News: HUM TV Awards 2015: the nominations are in . Dawn.
  13. Web site: Civilisations are known by their cultural legacies: Khan . The Express Tribune. 15 June 2013.
  14. News: Mahira Khan and Humayun Saeed's Bin Roye likely to steal your hearts . 10 April 2015 . The Express Tribune . 1 April 2021.
  15. News: I can't wait to see both my films rule the box office: Humayun Saeed . 5 May 2015 . 1 April 2021 . The Express Tribune . Hassan . Sameen.
  16. News: Ishq Parast ARY Digital Drama Cast Is New . 8 February 2015 . Awami Web . 26 March 2018 . en-US.
  17. Web site: Hum Awards 2016 Complete Nominations List . Maheen Nusrat . Brandsynario . 6 April 2016 . 6 April 2016.
  18. Web site: Hum Awards 2016 Complete Nominations List . . 13 April 2016 . 14 April 2016.
  19. News: Tapal . Nida . 10 September 2014 . Hassan Rana talks Yalghaar, Shaan and future of Pakistan's cinema . 1 April 2021 . Dawn.
  20. News: Armeena Rana Khan signs her next television project - Daily Times . 24 February 2018 . Daily Times . 18 November 2016.
  21. News: Here's all you need to know about movie 'Sherdil' . 24 February 2018 . Daily Pakistan Global.
  22. News: Adnan Siddiqui's 'Karb' looks like a bore . Ahmad . Ayesha . 28 April 2015 . HIP . 26 March 2018 . en-US.
  23. News: Armeena Rana Khan signs her next television project - Daily Times . 18 November 2016 . Daily Times . 26 March 2018 . en-US.
  24. News: Armeena Khan talks about Daldal with BBC Asian Network . Khan . Saira . 16 January 2018 . HIP . 26 March 2018 . en-US.
  25. News: Armeena Rana Khan . 24 August 2016 . The News International . 31 March 2018 . en-US.
  26. News: Sorry guys, Armeena Khan is officially off the market! . 18 August 2017 . The Express Tribune . 18 July 2017 . en-US.
  27. News: Fan accuses Armeena Khan of already being married once before . 24 August 2016 . The Express Tribune . 31 March 2018 . en-US.
  28. News: Armeena Rana Khan, Fesl Khan are married! . 15 February 2020 . Samaa TV . 15 February 2020 . en-US.
  29. News: Armeena Khan welcomes a baby girl, names her 'Amelie Isla' . 26 December 2022 . Tribune . 15 February 2023 . en-US.