Armeena Rana Khan (Urdu: Ø§Ø±Ù…ÛŒÙ†Û Ø±Ø§Ù†Ø§ خان‎, pronounced
[əɾˈmiË naË ËˆxaË n]) is a Pakistani Canadian film and television
actress and model. One of Pakistan's most popular actresses, she has
received a Lux Style Award, a Hum Award and a Nigar Award nomination.
Most of her television series in which she has starred were highly
successful, establishing Khan in the Urdu entertainment
industry.[1][2][3] 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.[4][5]Khan, born
in Toronto to Pakistan parents, was raised in Manchester and earned a
master's degree in Business Administration from the University of
Manchester. Khan worked as a model for a few months and later made her
acting debut with the British short film Writhe, which was screened at
the Cannes Film Festival, making her the first actress from Pakistan
to attend the festival. 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 seriesâ€" Ishq Parast (2015) and Karb (2015). In
2015 and 2016, she played a girl next door in the film and television
adaption of the novel Bin Roye Ansoo, the former earned her a
nominations for the Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actress. She
established herself in Urdu cinema by starring as the female lead in
the romantic comedy Janaan and the war drama Yalghaar, both of which
rank among of the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time. Khan
subsequently received unanimous praise for portraying a woman caught
in a romantic triangle in the romantic television series Rasm E Duniya
(2017) and a troubled wife in Hum TV-produced social drama Daldal
(2017).[6][7]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 a younger. Khan is of Pashtun and Punjabi
origins.[8] 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.[7][9] Khan is fluent in English and Urdu and can
read Arabic.[5]
[əɾˈmiË naË ËˆxaË n]) is a Pakistani Canadian film and television
actress and model. One of Pakistan's most popular actresses, she has
received a Lux Style Award, a Hum Award and a Nigar Award nomination.
Most of her television series in which she has starred were highly
successful, establishing Khan in the Urdu entertainment
industry.[1][2][3] 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.[4][5]Khan, born
in Toronto to Pakistan parents, was raised in Manchester and earned a
master's degree in Business Administration from the University of
Manchester. Khan worked as a model for a few months and later made her
acting debut with the British short film Writhe, which was screened at
the Cannes Film Festival, making her the first actress from Pakistan
to attend the festival. 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 seriesâ€" Ishq Parast (2015) and Karb (2015). In
2015 and 2016, she played a girl next door in the film and television
adaption of the novel Bin Roye Ansoo, the former earned her a
nominations for the Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actress. She
established herself in Urdu cinema by starring as the female lead in
the romantic comedy Janaan and the war drama Yalghaar, both of which
rank among of the highest-grossing Pakistani films of all time. Khan
subsequently received unanimous praise for portraying a woman caught
in a romantic triangle in the romantic television series Rasm E Duniya
(2017) and a troubled wife in Hum TV-produced social drama Daldal
(2017).[6][7]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 a younger. Khan is of Pashtun and Punjabi
origins.[8] 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.[7][9] Khan is fluent in English and Urdu and can
read Arabic.[5]
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