Arjumand Rahim

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Arjumand Rahim
Born (1980-01-01) 1 January 1980 (age 44)
Other namesArjumand Raheem's
EducationNew York Film Academy
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
  • producer
Years active1995 – present

Arjumand Rahim (Urdu: ارجمند رحیم; born 1 January 1980) is a Pakistani television actress, director and producer.[1] She has been seen in different television serials on different channels.[2] She is best known for her character "Pari" in Suno Chanda 2.[3]

Early life[edit]

Arjumand was born in 1980 in Karachi, Pakistan and she completed her secondary education from St. Michael's Convent School later she went to DHA Degree College for Women and she considered joining Liberal Arts and graduated with a degree in Arts. Then she went to New York City and attended New York Film Academy to study direction and got a degree in direction.[4]

Career[edit]

Arjumand started her career as an actress in 1995 from her college.[5] Later in 2004, she started acting in many serials. In 2006 she opened her own production house "Art RepuWik". She produced Shahrukh Khan Ki Maut in 2005 and also produced Hotel for TV One.[6] In 2015–16, she played the leading role of Mashal Chaudhry who inherits her husband's political legacy in PTV Home's Aangan Mein Deewar.[7] In 2021, she received praise for her performance in Syed Ahmed Kamran's directorial Phaans as a courageous mother who stands up against her sexual abuser son.[8][9] In 2023, her brief role of a train passenger in the short film "Ek Sau Taeeswan" in anthology Teri Meri Kahaniyaan was praised by critics.[10]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Shahrukh Khan Ki Maut Producer
2015 Manto Nazneen [11]
2022 Carma – The Movie Haya Ali Khan
2023 Teri Meri Kahaniyaan Mrs. Qutub-ud-Din Segment: "Aik So Teeswaan" [12]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1998 Qurut-ul-Ain Sonia [7]
1999 Neeli Dhoop Naveeda
2002 Thori Khushi Thora Ghum Malaika
2004 Nasl Nazish
2007 Aurat Aur Char Devari Suraiya Episode "Cactus Ka Phool"
2008 Hotel Producer
2011 Dil Behkay Ga Sahira
Ladies Park Rubina
Akhri Barish Chanda
2012 Bari Aapa Firdous "Choti Aapa"
Mann Ke Moti Sara Rahil
2013 Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se Aaliya
Billo Bablu & Bhaiyya Alizeh
Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain Seemi
2014 Chup Raho Minal [13]
2015 Zara Si Bhool Saira
2015 Aangan Mein Deewar Mashal Chaudhry
2016 Mann Mayal Cookie
2017 Manto Bulwant Kaur
2018 Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja Faryal Episode 9: "Meri Bholi Begum"
2019 Suno Chanda 2 Parveen "Pari" Mughal [14]
2020 Ghisi Piti Mohabbat Noor
2021 Phaans Nadia [8]
2022 Hum Tum Ulfat Qutub ud Din [15]
2023 College Gate Zoya
Khel Nafeesa
2024 Dil Pe Dastak Yasmin

Other appearances[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2005 1st Indus Drama Awards Presenter
Ariel Mothers Herself
2009 Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat Soniya Guest appearance
2010 Nestlé Nido Young Stars Herself
2019 In Se Miliye Andaleeb Telefilm
2023 Kuch Ankahi Seema Suhrawardy Guest appearance; Episode 18

Web series[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Dastak Na Do Nausheen [16]
2021 Midsummer Chaos Maryam [17]
2024 Abdullahpur Ka Devdas

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
2012 PTV Award Best Supporting Actress Won Dil Behkay Ga [18]
2022 Pakistan International Screen Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated Ghisi Piti Mohabbat [19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Arjumand Rahim recalls going to India and meeting several Bollywood actors". Jang. 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ Tribune.com.pk (27 August 2015). "Arjumand Rahim — queen of all mediums". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Suno Chanda is back". The Nation. 14 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Arjumand Rahim | Phaans | Ghisi Piti Mohabbat | Suno Chanda". Fuchsia Magazine. 28 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Work and career of TV actress Arjumand Rahim". fashion47.pk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  6. ^ "An interview of TV actress and producer". tvkahani.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Arjumand Rahim — queen of all mediums". Express Tribune. 27 August 2015.
  8. ^ a b Hareem Fatima (8 July 2021). "Arjumand Rahim as Nadia in Phaans: A realistic goal?". Cutacut. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  9. ^ "سال 2021: باہمت اور مضبوط خواتین کا کردار نبھانے والی اداکارائیں". Urdu VOA (in Urdu). 30 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021.
  10. ^ Afreen Seher (9 July 2023). "Telling tales". The News International. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  11. ^ "'Manto' to release end of 2014". Dawn. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Teri Meri Kahaniyaan Movie Review: Three very different stories in which the human element trumps all". Images Dawn. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  13. ^ Anwar, Zoya (28 October 2014). "Three Pakistani dramas that dare to be different". Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Suno Chanda 2 will have lots of new characters and other things we know about the sequel". Dawn Images. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Teasers are out for Ahad Raza Mir and Ramsha Khan's Ramazan special Hum Tum". Dawn Images. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  16. ^ Buraq Shabbir (5 July 2020). "Dastak Na Do knocks at people not taking social distancing seriously enough". The News International.
  17. ^ https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/865562-a-provocative-attempt-at-creative-pragmatism
  18. ^ "Best Supporting Actress PTV Awards - Arjumand Rahim", Pakistan Television Corporation, archived from the original on 22 August 2023, retrieved 22 August 2023{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. ^ C. T. Report. "Pakistan International Screen Awards 2021 nominations revealed". Khaleej Times.

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