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Omair Rana
Omair Rana
Born	Omair Tahir Rana; January 31, 1978 (age 46); Al Ain, UAE
Education	London School of Economics (External Program, University College Lahore)
Occupation	Actor
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Spouse	Maira Rana (married 2002–present)

Omair Tahir Rana (born January 31, 1978) is a Pakistani actor and theatre director. He also directs plays in educational institutes, notably One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (2014) and Life of Galileo (2013) at Lahore Grammar School Johar Town campus.^[1] He runs his theatre company by the name of Real Entertainment Productions (REP) that was founded in 2000 and has done over 50 plays ever since.

Early life and career

He had his early education in Al Ain, UAE, Al Ain English-speaking school, which was instrumental in inculcating his love for theatre. In the course of his career development, he also undertook a number of internships including one with the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry.^[2]^[3]^[4]

He is a theater actor in the region who has made a significant contribution in the field of teaching Dramatics Art at a number of institutions, including introducing IGCSE Drama to Pakistan in 2009. As a screen actor he has also worked in numerous TV productions and in the films Chambaili and Tamanna.

Making his TV debut in 2014, he won a lot of recognition for his performances in dramas like Maan, Sang-e-Mar Mar and O Rangreza, and in 2018 he starred in the much anticipated Hum TV's period drama Aangan.^[5] Omair Rana was appointed as a CLF Goodwill Ambassador by the Children's Literature Festival on July 30, 2019.^[6] In 2020, he played the villainous and lewd stepfather of the protagonist in the romance Pyar Ke Sadqay.^[7] He also played the role of Shahmeer Sikandar's father Dawood Ibrahim in the drama Ishq Murshid.Ishq Murshid

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Director	Additional notes
2005	Toba Tek Singh	Bishan Singh	Afia Nathaniel	Short film; based on the short story by Manto
2013	Chambaili	Rashid	Ismail Jilani	Film feature debut
2013	65	Soldier/husband	Steven Moore	TV short; based on the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
2014	Tamanna	Rizwan Ahmed	Steven Moore
2015	Dukhtar	Zarak Khan	Afia Nathaniel
2022	Kamli	Nadir Malik	Sarmad Khoosat
2023	Gunjal	News Editor	Shoaib Sultan
TBA	Driven	TBA	Michael Hudson

Television serials

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2013	Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi	Sir Chauhan	Hum TV
2014	Ek Mohabbat Kay Baad		ARY Digital
2014	Do Saal Ki Aurat	Umar	Hum TV
2015	Dilfareb	Zain	Geo Entertainment
	Tum Mere Kya Ho	Khalid	PTV Home
	Maan	Arslan	Hum TV
2016	Sang-e-Mar Mar	Safiullah Khan	Hum TV
2016	Piya Be Dardi	Sahir	A Plus Entertainment
2017	Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain	Sikander (ep. 31)	Hum TV
	O Rangreza	Waji Kamal	Hum TV
	Mujhay Jeenay Do	Ittefaq	Urdu 1
	Qurban	Kaysar Khan	ARY Digital
2018	De Ijazat		Hum TV
	Zann Mureed	Sajjad
	Aangan	Mazhar Chacha
2020	Pyar Ke Sadqay	Sarwar	PTV Home Hum TV
2021	Dil Na Umeed To Nahi	Zulfi	PTV Home TV One
2021	Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay	Mansoor (Cameo appearance)	Hum TV
2022	Sang-e-Mah	Mastaan Singh	Hum TV
2022	Pinjra	Javed Rehman	ARY Digital
2023	Benaqab	Doctor	Hum TV
	Muhabbat Gumshuda Meri	Ibrahim
	Ishq Murshid	Dawood Ali Khan

Webseries

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Churails	Jameel Khan	Released on Zee5

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References

^ Muhammad Ali (7 December 2017), "A conversation with Omair Rana", The Nation. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
^ The Herald 2006 37 p 10-12 "Produced by Real Entertainment Productions (REP) and directed by Omair Rana, the play was staged from 8 to 12 September. The plot is simple, yet hilarious. Harassed advertising executive Timothy Westerby (Shezad Noor Butt) hits his.."
^ "Omair Rana - an Inspiring Man of many Talents". Ideasevolved.com. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
^ "TEDxKinnaird | TEDx". TED.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
^ Ally Adnan (3 October 2018), "I expect ‘Aangan’ will do well both critically and commercially: Omair Rana", PakistanToday. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^ "Children's Literature Festival Appoints Fourteen Goodwill Ambassadors". 30 July 2019.
^ "THE ICON INTERVIEW: 'THIS IS WHAT I'M MEANT TO DO'". Dawn (newspaper). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

External links

[1] Muhammad Ali (7 December 2017), "A conversation with Omair Rana", The Nation. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

[2] The Herald 2006 37 p 10-12 "Produced by Real Entertainment Productions (REP) and directed by Omair Rana, the play was staged from 8 to 12 September. The plot is simple, yet hilarious. Harassed advertising executive Timothy Westerby (Shezad Noor Butt) hits his.."

[3] "Omair Rana - an Inspiring Man of many Talents". Ideasevolved.com. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

[4] "TEDxKinnaird | TEDx". TED.com. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

[5] Ally Adnan (3 October 2018), "I expect ‘Aangan’ will do well both critically and commercially: Omair Rana", PakistanToday. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[6] "Children's Literature Festival Appoints Fourteen Goodwill Ambassadors". 30 July 2019.

[7] "THE ICON INTERVIEW: 'THIS IS WHAT I'M MEANT TO DO'". Dawn (newspaper). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2024.

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