Rukku Nahar

Rukku Nahar
Nahar in 2019
Born	Rukku Priya Nahar[1] (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 28) Bedford, England
Education	Hastingsbury Upper School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present
Television	Wolfblood Hollyoaks EastEnders

Rukku Priya Nahar (born 28 February 1996)^[2] is a British actress, known for her roles as Selina Khan on the CBBC series Wolfblood and Habiba Ahmed on the BBC soap opera EastEnders.^[3]

Early life

Nahar was born on 28 February 1996 in Bedford, England.^[4] Nahar is British of Indian-Punjabi descent.^[5][6] Whilst growing up, Nahar attended Hastingsbury Upper School, and later trained at the Identity School of Acting.^[7]

Career

In 2014, Nahar made her professional acting debut in an episode of the YouTube comedy series Corner Shop Show, as Meena.^[3] In 2016, she began portraying the role of Selina Khan in the CBBC drama series Wolfblood, a role she played for two series.^[8] Later in 2016, she appeared in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty.^[9] In 2017, she made her film debut in the adventure film We Can Be Heroes, as Zara Muhammed.^[10][11] In 2018, Nahar made an appearance in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Rana Khan.^[12] Later that year, she starred in nine episodes of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, as Asha Kaur.^[9]

In February 2019, Nahar began appearing in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as series regular Habiba Ahmed.^[4] On 22 October 2020, Nahar made her final appearance as Habiba in previously unannounced scenes.^[13] Nahar confirmed her exit on Instagram, where she thanked EastEnders for teaching her "so much" during her tenure, and stated that she was "grateful" for the friendships she made on the programme.^[14] Following her exit, she appeared in two episodes of the BBC iPlayer series Flatmates, as well as featuring in an episode of the ITV series The Good Karma Hospital.^[15]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Corner Shop Show	Meena	Episode: "May the Best Man Win"
2016–2017	Wolfblood	Selina Khan	Main role; 19 episodes
2016	Casualty	Rosa Sarwar	Episode: "Chain Reaction"
2017	We Can Be Heroes	Zara Muhammed	Film
2018	Doctors	Rana Khan	Episode: "Monster Love"
2018	Hollyoaks	Asha Kaur	Recurring role; 9 episodes
2019–2020	EastEnders	Habiba Ahmed	Regular role
2021	Flatmates	Serena	2 episodes
2021	Blame	Aisha	Short film
2022	The Good Karma Hospital	Indu	1 episode
2023	The Buckingham Murders	Harleen	Film

References

1. "EastEnders spoilers: Who are the Ahmed sisters? Meet Habiba and Iqra!". Metro. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
2. Rukku Nahar [@RukkuNahar] (28 February 2016). "It's my birthdayyyy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. "Who is Rukku Nahar? New Eastenders actress who plays Habiba Ahmed". Ireland News. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
4. "Who are the Ahmed sisters in EastEnders and who are they played by?". Metro. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
5. "Two new Asian characters to join 'EastEnders'". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Events and Music. 9 February 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
6. Rukku Nahar [@RukkuNahar] (20 March 2017). "No, Punjabi 😁🇮🇳" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. "Rukku Nahar – Identity School of Acting". Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
8. "Wolfblood - What's it like to play Selina?". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
9. Harp, Justin (20 December 2018). "EastEnders casts Hollyoaks actress Rukku Nahar as two sisters arrive". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
10. Donaldson, Laura (27 July 2018). "Hollyoaks cast spoilers: Neeta Kaur's sister Asha Kaur arrives in the village as actress Rukku Nahar makes her debut – all the details on new character". OK! Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
11. Durkacz, Mary (24 June 2017). "EIFF – We Can Be Heroes (2017) 97 mins *****". The Edinburgh Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
12. "BBC One - Doctors, Series 19, Monster Love". BBC. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
13. "EastEnders airs Habiba Ahmed's final scenes as Rukku Nahar bows out". Digital Spy. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
14. Nahar, Rukku (22 October 2020). "🤷🏽‍♀️ Bye Bye Habiba!! 🚕 Thank you @bbceastenders for welcoming me into one of the biggest soaps in the country! I've learnt so much in the last two years and I'm grateful to have made friendships for life ❤️ End of a chapter, onto the next one🥂✌🏽". Instagram. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
15. "Rukku Nahar". CAM. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

External links

• Rukku Nahar at IMDb