Armeena Rana Khan ( Biography )

Armeena Rana-Khan is a Canadian actress and model. She began her acting as a hobby whilst studying for a degree in business in the United Kingdom. After graduating with honours she turned away from a career in business management to focus on acting seriously. She landed roles in independent films and shorts and moved residence from Canada to London permanently. From here she explored the European and South Asian film and media industries.

South Asia :

In 2011, her career received a boost in South Asia where she was hired as a commercial model to front campaigns for a number of major Pakistani brands that aired on a cross platform multinational basis. This culminated in her acclaimed campaign of 2011 for Nishat Linen Company, which turned Armeena into a recognisable face in Pakistan. The success of this campaign resulted Nishat commissioning larger repeat campaign in 2012.

Bollywood : 

Armeena’s fluency in Hindi resulted in offers from Bollywood. She appeared in various media including Maxim and Saboo live. Armeena has completed her first Bollywood feature film ‘It’s too much’ (release date: 2013) and made a guest appearance in a song for the International film ‘Unforgettable’.

 

Europe : 
Along with her work in the Bollywood and South Asia, Armeena continues to collaborate on experimental European projects aimed at film festivals. When asked about these niche projects in a magazine interview in September 2012, she stated, “I love the small independent shorts because I am committed to developing my art. At the same time I would love to help create a professional and viable market in the west for Asian talent. I started in these conceptual films and love the freedom and dynamic direction they allow”