Rukku Nahar

Rukku Priya Nahar (born 28 February 1996) 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.

Early life Nahar was born on 28 February 1996 in Bedford, England. Nahar is British of Indian-Punjabi descent. Whilst growing up, Nahar attended Hastingsbury Upper School, and later trained at the Identity School of Acting.

Career In 2014, Nahar made her professional acting debut in an episode of the YouTube comedy series Corner Shop, as Meena. Later in 2016, she appeared in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty. In 2017, she made her film debut in the adventure film We Can Be Heroes, as Zara Muhammed. In 2018, Nahar made an appearance in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Rana Khan. Later that year, she starred in nine episodes of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, as Asha Kaur. 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. 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.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2014 Corner Shop 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