Ishrat Hashmi was a Pakistani actress who worked in television, film and radio. She was known for her roles in the TV dramas Dhoop Kinare, Ana, Shehzori and Uncle Urfi.
Early life 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 She made her debut as an actress on PTV in the 1970s. She appeared as the shrewd elderly Haleema in Shama (1976). She also appeared in Afshan, Aroosa and Naukar Ke Aage Chakar. She depicted a cunning matchmaker in Hawain. She also appeared in dramas Family 93, Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza, Khala Khairan, Zeenat, Zair, Zabar, Pesh and Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord. She later appeared in dramas Shehzori, Aakhri Chattan, Kya Bane Baat, Burger Family, Ana, Bahadur Ali and Dhoop Kinare. In 1973 she also appeared in the film Naam Kay Nawab. 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.
Personal life 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.
Death Ishrat Hashmi died on 31 January 2005 in Karachi.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNetwork1972 Uncle Urfi Afsheen's aunt PTV1974 Zair, Zabar, Pesh Munni PTV Shehzori Tara's mother PTV1976 Shama Haleema PTV Happy Eid Mubarak Razia PTV1981 Afshan Naseera PTV1982 Naukar Ke Aage Chakar Huma PTV1983 Bahadur Ali Gulo's mother PTV1983 Maikay Ka Bakra Shayan's aunt PTV1984 Ana Arifa PTV1986 Altamash Shah Turkan PTV1987 Dhoop Kinare Anji's mother PTV1988 Khala Khairan Begum PTV1989 Tareekh-o-Tamseel Sabiha PTV1990 Ba Adab, Ba Mulahiza Faryadi PTV Aakhri Chattan Ammi Jaan PTV1991 Sassi Punnu Zainab PTV Saaya-e-Deewar Aini Begum PTV Zeenat Shehar Bano PTV 1992 Hasina-E-Alam Mrs. Shehryar PTV Green Card Amma PTV Muqanddar Ka Chukandar Sanjeeda PTV1993 Hum Log Jumbo PTV StarNite Herself PTV1994 Tasveer Aapa PTV Aroosa Naeema PTV1995 Asawari Rahat PTV Kya Bane Baat Tai Jan PTV Mandi Bakhtay PTV Hawain Masi Khyber Mail PTV Arzoo Bobby's mother STN1996 Burger Family Sherish PTV Babar Bua Begum PTV1997 Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord Shamsa Begum PTV Family 93 Samina's mother PTV Hawain Masi Khyber Mail PTV1998 Samandar Hai Darmiyan Razia Begum STN1999 Kangan Aapa Begum PTV2000 Ek Aur Aasman Khalida PTV
Telefilm YearTitleRole1988 Eid Train Parveen1998 Dada Giri Dadu
Film YearTitleRole1973 Naam Kay Nawab Rushna
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