Ishrat Hashmi was a Pakistani TV actress.[1][2] She was known for her roles in the dramas Dhoop Kinare, Ana, Shehzori and Uncle Urfi.[3][4]

Ishrat Hashmi
Born1948
Died31 January 2005(2005-01-31) (aged 56–57)
EducationUniversity of Karachi
OccupationActress
Years active1959 – 2005
ChildrenKhursheed Talat (daughter)

Early life

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Ishrat was born in 1948 in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her studies from University of Karachi. She started working at Radio Pakistan in Lahore in 1959.

Career

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She made her debut as an actress on PTV in the 1970s.[5][6] She was noted for her roles in dramas Shama, Afshan, Aroosa and Naukar Ke Aage Chakar.[7][8] She also appeared in dramas Family 93, Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza, Khala Khairan, Zeenat, Zair, Zabar, Pesh and Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord.[9][10] Since then she appeared in dramas Shehzori, Aakhri Chattan, Kya Bane Baat, Burger Family, Ana, Bahadur Ali and Dhoop Kinare.[11][12][13] In 1973 she also appeared in the movie Naam Kay Nawab.[14][15] In 2005, tributes were paid to her at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in Karachi by television personalities including Moin Akhter, Adnan Siddiqui, Faysal Qureshi, Sultana Siddiqui, Humayun Saeed and Babra Sharif.[16][17][18]

Personal life

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Ishrat was married and had six children, including daughters Khursheed Talat, Anjum, Shella and Farah and sons Iqbal and sohail. In the 2000s, Ishrat left television and moved with her family to America. In 2004, she returned to Pakistan.[19]

Death

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Ishrat Hashmi died on 31 January 2005 in Karachi.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Network
1972 Uncle Urfi Afsheen's aunt PTV
1974 Zair, Zabar, Pesh Munni PTV
Shehzori Tara's mother PTV[20][21]
1976 Shama Haleema PTV[22]
Happy Eid Mubarak Razia PTV
1981 Afshan Naseera PTV[23]
1982 Naukar Ke Aage Chakar Huma PTV
1983 Bahadur Ali Gulo's mother PTV
1983 Maikay Ka Bakra Shayan's aunt PTV
1984 Ana Arifa PTV
1987 Dhoop Kinare Anji's mother PTV[24][25]
1988 Khala Khairan Begum PTV
1989 Tareekh-o-Tamseel Sabiha PTV
1990 Ba Adab, Ba Mulahiza Faryadi PTV
Aakhri Chattan Ammi Jaan PTV
1991 Sassi Punnu Zainab PTV
Saaya-e-Deewar Aini Begum PTV
Zeenat Shehar Bano PTV
1992 Green Card Amma PTV
Muqanddar Ka Chukandar Sanjeeda PTV
1993 Hum Log Jumbo PTV
StarNite Herself PTV
1994 Tasveer Aapa PTV
Aroosa Naeema PTV[26][27]
1995 Asawari Rahat PTV
Kya Bane Baat Tai Jan PTV
Mandi Bakhtay PTV
Arzoo Bobby's mother STN
1996 Burger Family Sherish PTV
Babar Bua Begum PTV
1997 Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord Shamsa Begum PTV
Family 93 Samina's mother PTV
Hawain Masi Khyber Mail PTV
1998 Samandar Hai Darmiyan Razia Begum STN
1999 Kangan Aapa Begum PTV
2000 Ek Aur Aasman Khalida PTV

Telefilm

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Year Title Role
1988 Eid Train Parveen
1998 Dada Giri Dadu

Film

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Year Title Role
1973 Naam Kay Nawab Rushna

References

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  1. ^ "Old Pakistani TV drama 'Uncle Urfi' still rules over a million hearts". The News International. 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Memories of Neelofer Abbasi". Pakistaniat.com. 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Firstperson: Hina in the heartbeat". Dawn News. 2 March 2021.
  4. ^ "ٹی وی ڈراموں کی چند مقبول مائیں". Daily Jang News. 20 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Ishrat Hashmi". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ^ "5 Nostalgic Old Long Plays of PTV". Pakistan Television Corporation. 5 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Dhoop Kinare all set to air in Saudi Arabia". Images.Dawn. 6 March 2021.
  8. ^ "PTV's golden age". The Express Tribune. 7 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Neelofar Abbasi: "Here comes the bad guy"". Dawn News. 8 March 2021.
  10. ^ "5 day Workshop on the "Future of Book Trade in Pakistan", held from 26-30th April, 1986, at Karachi", National Book Council of Pakistan, 1987, 9 March 2021, ... Some of these better known TV adaptations include "Shehzori" by Azim Beg Chughtai ...
  11. ^ "Ode to a shooting star: Remembering Haseena Moin". Youlin Magazine. 15 July 2022.
  12. ^ "ہر دور کے سب سے مقبول 20 پاکستانی ڈرامے". Dawn News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now". Dawn News. 11 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Dhoop Kinarey". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  15. ^ "7 Old PTV Dramas Worth Watching Again". Pakistan Television Corporation. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  16. ^ "The 1st Indus Drama Awards". dailymotion. Indus TV Network. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Ishrat Hashmi Actress Tribute. Anniversary 2". PTV. 16 March 2021.
  18. ^ "TV Actress Ishrat Hashmi". YouTube. 17 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Chowk: Personal". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010.
  20. ^ "Shehzori", Pakistanica TV, 18 March 2021, ... Shehzori is a Drama of PTV network written by Haseena Moin. Cast includes Shakeel, Neelofar Aleem, Ishrat Hashmi, Arsh Muneer ...
  21. ^ "Best Pakistani Dramas of All Time". Masala. 19 March 2021.
  22. ^ A woman of substance : the memoirs of Begum Khurshid Mirza, 1918-1989. New Delhi : Zubaan, an imprint of Kali for Women. p. 220.
  23. ^ "A tribute to friend, actor Qazi Wajid". Images.Dawn. 20 March 2021.
  24. ^ The Herald, Volume 38, Issues 1-3. Karachi : Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 32.
  25. ^ Accessions List, South Asia, Volume 9. Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi. p. 427.
  26. ^ "Aroosa". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  27. ^ Accessions List, South Asia, Volume 13, Issues 1-6. Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi. p. 648.
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