Tahira Wasti

Tahira Wasti (1944 – March 11, 2012) (Urdu: طاہرہ واسطی‎) was a well-known Pakistani writer and television actress.[2] She is best known for portrayal of Isabella of Castile in the TV drama Shaheen.[1]

Tahira Wasti
طاہرہ واسطی
Born1944
Sargodha,Khushab, Punjab, British India
Died11 March 2012(2012-03-11) (aged 67–68)[1]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationTelevision actress, writer
Years active1968 - late 1990s
Spouse(s)Rizwan Wasti, a fellow TV and film actor
RelativesMaria Wasti (niece)

Television career

Wasti started working at Pakistan Television Corporation in 1968 by acting in a TV drama serial Jaib Katra based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto.[1][3][4] She appeared in a number of TV dramas from 1968 until the 1990s, most of them have become classics of PTV such as Kashkol, Jaangloos and Daldal. Her prominent personality made her famous for playing regal roles suitable for representing royal, feudal or upper-class families, as in TV plays like Gharnata, Tipu Sultan, Shaheen and Aakhri Chatan.[5][3]

She also wrote plays for television and showed special interest in science fiction.[6]

Personal life

Wasti was born in 1944 at Sargodha, Khushab, (British India) now in Pakistan.[6]

She was the wife of TV actor and English language newscaster Rizwan Wasti and mother of TV actress Laila Wasti.[1][7] A famous TV actress Maria Wasti is her niece.[4]

Death

She died of natural causes on March 11, 2012, in Karachi, at the age of 68.[1]

TV drama serials
  • Shama
  • Aakhri Chatan
  • Afshan[2]
  • Daldal
  • Fishaar[1]
  • Jaib Katra - 1968
  • Jaangloos
  • Kashkol - 1990s[1]
  • Shaheen[1]
  • Raat
  • Tipu Sultan
  • Harjai
  • Dil, Diya, Dehleez (TV series)
  • Maamta
  • Moorat
  • Doraha
  • Harjaee
  • Aakhri Chatan
  • Chand Grahan
  • Khaleej
  • Gharnata[3]
  • Teer Pa Heer (Pashto Comedy Drama)
  • Shaam Se Pehlay (PTV drama serial)
  • Uss Ki Biwi (a telefilm)[2]
  • Heer Waris Shah (PTV drama serial)[2]

Awards and nominations

References
  1. Renowned TV actress Tahira Wasti dies at age 68, Dawn (newspaper), Published 11 March 2012, Retrieved 14 June 2017
  2. TV artist Tahira Wasti dies at 68, Dunya News website, Published 11 March 2012, Retrieved 14 June 2017
  3. Tahira Wasti passes away, Daily Times newspaper, Published 12 March 2012, Retrieved 14 June 2017
  4. "TV actress Tahira Wasti passes away". The Nation newspaper. 2012-03-12. Archived from the original on 20 November 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  5. Pakistan TV actress Tahira Wasti passes away, Retrieved 14 June 2017
  6. "BBC Urdu - فن فنکار - پاکستانی فنکارہ طاہرہ واسطی انتقال کرگئیں". BBC News website. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  7. "Geo Urdu - ٹی وی فنکارہ طاہرہ واسطی انتقال کرگئیں". Geo TV website (in Urdu language). 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  8. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4519118/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast Tahira Wasti's nomination for Indus Drama Award in 2005 on IMDb website, Retrieved 14 June 2017


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