Arjumand Rahim

Arjumand Rahim
Born	(1980-01-01) 1 January 1980 (age 44) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Other names	Arjumand Raheem's
Education	New York Film Academy
Occupations	Actress director producer
Years active	1995 – 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

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

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

Film

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

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
	Ghair	Hawwa
	Bharam	Arjumand

Other appearances

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

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

Awards and nominations

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

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. "Arjumand Rahim — queen of all mediums". Express Tribune. 27 August 2015.
8. 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". urduvoa.com (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". Dawn. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
13. Anwar, Zoya (28 October 2014). "Three Pakistani dramas that dare to be different". Dawn. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
14. "Suno Chanda 2 will have lots of new characters and other things we know about the sequel". Dawn. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
15. "Teasers are out for Ahad Raza Mir and Ramsha Khan's Ramazan special Hum Tum". Dawn. 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 ^{[bare URL]}
18. "Best Supporting Actress PTV Awards - Arjumand Rahim", Pakistan Television Corporation, archived from the original on 22 August 2023, retrieved 22 August 2023
19. C. T. Report. "Pakistan International Screen Awards 2021 nominations revealed". Khaleej Times.

External links

• Arjumand Rahim at IMDb