Syed Rizwan Wasti (1937 – 24 January 2011) was a Radio Pakistan, Karachi's radio news broadcaster and a film and television actor.[2][3]
Rizwan Wasti رضوان واسطی | |
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| Born | Syed Rizwan Wasti 1937 |
| Died | 24 January 2011 (aged 73–74) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Education | Sindh Muslim Law College |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1953 - 2011 |
| Spouse | Tahira Wasti (wife) |
| Children | 3, including Laila Wasti (daughter)[1] |
| Relatives | Maria Wasti (niece) Fahad Rehmani |
Early life
editRizwan Wasti was born in 1937 at Lahore but his family later moved to Karachi where he received his Bachelor of Law degree from Sindh Muslim Law College in Karachi.[2]
Career
editHe first worked for Radio Pakistan as an English news broadcaster in 1953 at age sixteen making made him the youngest newscaster of the sub-continent where he initially learned how to use and control his voice for news media broadcasts.[4][2][5] He worked at Radio Pakistan for sixteen years.[2] Then he moved on to acting in the Pakistani television drama serials in the late 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and played over 200 various different roles in dramas such as Afshan, Shaheen and Khuda Ki Basti.[2] A noted TV actor Talat Hussain commented after his death, "He was a distinguished name in the broadcasting world, a man who had his own distinct style."[5]
Personal life
editHe was also a banker by profession and he worked as a vice president at National Bank of Pakistan later he took retirement in 1996.[2] He was married to TV actress Tahira Wasti and had three children including two sons and actress Laila Wasti is his daughter.[5][2] Maria Wasti a famous television actress is his niece.[6]
Illness and death
editRizwan Wasti had prolonged illness from which he died on 24 January 2011 at age 73.[7][5][8] He was laid to rest at the Gizri graveyard in DHA.[2]
Filmography
editTelevision series
edit- Khuda Ki Basti (1969–1974)[2]
- Shama (TV drama serial), as 'Judge Akhtar Hussain'[2][5][9][title missing]
- Afshan (TV drama serial)
- Ana
- Aabgeenay (TV drama serial)[5]
- Kali Deemak
- Aagahi (TV drama serial)[5]
- Hasina-E Alam
- Eid Flight
- Aik Raat
- StarNite
- Tabeer
- Gurez
- Kashkol
- Eaitraf
- Usay Bhool Ja
- Madan-e-Mohabbat
- Aa Mere Pyar ki Khusboo
- Aroosa
- Shaheen
- Aawazain
- Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord
- Jinnah Se Quaid
- Ghazi Shaheed
- Chai Time Aka Tea Time
Telefilm
edit- Operation Dwarka 1965[citation needed]
Film
edit- Lap of Actress (TV Film)
- Insaf Aur Qanoon[10]
Bibliography
editRizwan authored a critically book titled Sher Shah Suri about the Afghan general and he also wrote a book of poems called A chorus of echoes.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Video: Laila Wasti Talks About Acting, Nepotism, Dunk & Much More". Something Haute. 12 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Khattak, Sohail (26 January 2011). "Actor, presenter Syed Rizwan Wasti dies". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ "Broadcaster Rizwan Wasti remembered". Dawn Newspaper. 9 February 2020.
- ^ A History of Radio Pakistan. Oxford University Press. p. 120.
- ^ a b c d e f g Actor Rizwan Wasti is dead, Dawn newspaper, Published 25 January 2011, Retrieved 13 June 2017
- ^ "Veteran actress Tahira Wasti remembered". Daily Times. 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Rizwan Wasti Remembered On His 7th Death Anniversary". UrduPoint. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Death anniversary of Rizwan Wasti observed". Radio Pakistan. 22 January 2022.
- ^ "[not known]". The Herald. 38 (1–3). Karachi: Pakistan Herald Publications: 32. 2007. ISSN 0018-0467. OCLC 1589238.
- ^ Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 35. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
External links
edit- Rizwan Wasti at IMDb