Tahira Wasti (Punjabi, ) (1944 – 11 March 2012) was a well-known Pakistani writer and television actress.TV artist Tahira Wasti dies at 68, Dunya News website, Published 11 March 2012, Retrieved 14 June 2017 She was one of the most popular Pakistani TV actresses of her time as well as one of the most successful actresses from the 1960s to the 1990s. She is best known for her portrayal of Isabella of Castile in the historical TV drama Shaheen.
Early life Tahira was born in 1944 in Khushab, Sargodha District of Punjab, (British India), now in Pakistan. She received her early education from Sargodha, and later moved to Lahore for higher education, then Karachi.
Career Tahira Wasti started her career with writing articles in a magazine at the age of 16, and also worked as an English newscaster on PTV News in 1964. Tahira started working as an actor in the 1968 Pakistan Television Corporation in 1968 drama serial Jaib Katra based on a novel by Saadat Hasan Manto.Renowned TV actress Tahira Wasti dies at age 68, Dawn (newspaper), Published 11 March 2012, Retrieved 14 June 2017 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 Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord, Shaheen, and Aakhri Chatan.Pakistan TV actress Tahira Wasti passes away, Times of Ummah (Newspaper), Retrieved 14 June 2017Tahira Wasti passes away, Daily Times newspaper, Published 12 March 2012, Retrieved 14 June 2017
She also wrote plays for television and showed a special interest in science fiction.
Personal life She was the wife of TV actor and English language newscaster Rizwan Wasti; they are the parents of TV actress Laila Wasti. Maria Wasti, a famous TV actress, is her niece.
Illness and death Tahira had developed heart ailments, diabetes and had been deeply affected by her husband's death in January 2011. She died of natural causes on 11 March 2012, in Karachi, at the age of 68.
Filmography Television series Year Title Role Notes 1980 Shaheen Ra'ena 1981 Afshan Najmus Sehar 1983 Shikayatain Hakayatain Dr. Almas 1984 Andhera Ujala Nasir's mother 1985 Guriya Begum Waqar Raat Gaye Ahmed's mother Aakhri Chatan Malka-e-Bortai 1986 Khaleej Zonia's mother 1987 Raat Mariyam Bari 1988 Flight 033 Passenger 1989 Jangloos Nasira Pyas Zainab 1990 Fishaar Bilqees Anees 1991 Chotay Baray Log Rubina 1992 Nadan Nadia Tahira 1993 Kashkol Salma 1994 Daldal Nadra Masood 1995 Chand Grehan Khanum Pukaar Malka-e-Helena 1996 Awazain Shireen Gul Noori Jam Tamachi Bela Chand Sa Mukhra Amir's mother Fanooni Lateefay Parveen Heer Ranjha Malki 1997 Shanakht Begum Waqar 1998 Madan-e-Mohabbat Begum Kahlil Operation Dwarka 1965 Begum Commissioner 1999 Barzakh Begum Tanveer Shaam Say Pehlay Mehar-un-Nisa 2000 Tipu Sultan Rani Lakshra Harjaee Azra 2004–05 Moorat Reshma's mother 2006 Damaad House Gulnar Dil, Diya, Dehleez Mrs. Khan 2007 Hyderabad Junction Samina 2008–09 Doraha Samina
Telefilm Operation Dwarka 1965 Uss Ki Biwi (telefilm) Karwat
Film Kyun Tum Say Itna Pyar Hai
As a writer Kaali Deemak (Long play) Parsa (screenplay writer) Hazaron Saal (co-writer) Bheegi Palkain (writer) Waqt Ka Aasman
Honour In 2021 on 16 August the Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result Title Ref. 2005 1st Indus Drama Awards Best Writer Bheegi Palkain
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