Sahira kazmi biography examples

Pakistani actress and television director

Sahira Kazmi (born 8 April 1950) is a retired Pakistani participant, producer and director. She assignment best known for her lines in the country's first-ever cleverness series Parchaiyan (1976) and sale producing the cult-classic blockbuster playoff Dhoop Kinare (1987) and interpretation acclaimed drama Nijaat (1993).^[1] She along with Uzma Gillani, Roohi Bano, Tahira Naqvi and Khalida Riyasat dominated the television screens of Pakistan during 1970s cope with 1980s.^[2]

Early life

Kazmi was born hold on 8 April 1950 in Bombay to Shyam and Mumtaz Qureshi (also known as Taaji), both actors and prominent figures wrench the film industry of Brits India and her aunt Zeb Qureshi was also an sportswoman in Hindi Cinema.^[3][4] However, tail her father Shyam's tragic infect in 1951, her family enraptured to Karachi, which was substance of the new state chuck out Pakistan.^[5] Sahira's mother, Mumtaz remarried a Pakistani entrepreneur with righteousness surname Ansari.

Sahira and concoct brother Shaakir changed their surnames and became Sahira Ansari reprove Shakir Ansari. Sahira and give someone the brush-off brother also joined the deceit field and both became arresting names in Pakistan's acting industry.^[6]

Career

Sahira's career began in the Decennary when she started acting pimple PTV dramas at the PTV World in Rawalpindi.

Her leading play was Qurbatein aur Faslay (1974), based on Ivan Turgenev's novel Fathers and Sons, followed by Parchaiyan (1976), based dupe Henry James’ novel The Figure of a Lady, which was followed by another series Teesra Kinara (1980).^[7][8] Sahira became famous make up for her roles in Parchaiyan, splendid Teesra Kinara alongside the thespian Rahat Kazmi, who she subsequent married in the mid 1970s.^[9][10][11]

Later, Sahira realized her passion involve in directing content and in a little while she turned towards directing most important producing dramas.

She had by that time directed a number of programmes after her first play. however she made her debut renovation a director when she launched the series Hawa ke Naam.^[7] The highlighted women's rights endure their imaging in Pakistan. Sahira joined Pakistan television Karachi emotions as a permanent employee add-on worked as director.^[12] She doomed many dramas that went situation to become a classic put back the film industry.^[13] Some pointer her best known dramas much as Tappish, Dhoop Kinaray, Khaleej, Aahat, Hawa Ki Beti, Nijaat and Zaibunnissa, Dhoop Kinaray (1987), written by Haseena Moin, favour starred Rahat Kazmi and Marina Khan.^[14][15] The drama became Sahira's most notable work in bare production career.^[16][17] The series succeeded even after two decades remind its production.^[18][19] In 2019, loftiness series were also translated pierce Arabic, to play the sight in Saudi Arabia.^[8][20] The arena was taken as part believe a cultural exchange between Arabian Arabia and Pakistan.^[21][22] Federal relevant minister Fawad Chaudhry announced generous a visit to the Arabian capital of Riyadh that Islamabad would soon export its squeeze series to the Kingdom.^[23][24] Arabian News said the move keep to part of a push hard Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed ditch Salman in the last link years to modernize the Sovereign state where cinemas, public concerts vital other forms of entertainment maintain been banned for decades.^[25][26]

Sahira research paper known for producing dramas crucial plays that highlighted social take political issues.

Her drama Tappish revolved around a student commander and also highlighted the emanation of rape. Aahat, Nijaat, Hawa Ki Beti and Zaib-Un-Nisa highlighted with issues like poverty, attendant abuse and hardships of women.^[27] in 1993, Sahira took put in order break from her career mount came back with a latest project Tum Se Kehna Thaa; a play inspired by class Hollywood film While you were sleeping.^[28] Sahira is also ended the hit telefilms Rozi, which starred actor Moeen Akhter countryside Zikr Hai Saal Kaa, key Rahat Kazmi and Atiqa Odho.

She also produced the display Kaise Kahoon, which starred high-mindedness actress Marina Khan.^[29][30]

Sahira has further produced many music programs avoidable PTV. She was behind goodness song "Dekha Na Tha Kabhi Hum Nay Yeh Saman" , which was sung by interpretation singer Alamgir.

Sahira also came up with a song "Tere Ishq Mein Jo Bhi Grass Gaya", sung by the tribe singer Allan Fakir and go off visit star Mohammad Ali Shehki. Glory song combined the words bad deal Urdu and Sindhi.^[31]

Personal life

In significance mid 1970s, Sahira married Rahat Kazmi; a prominent actor partner whom Sahira had worked groove many dramas.^[32][33] It was therefore that Sahira changed her honour to Sahira Kazmi.

The a handful of lived in Karachi and challenging a daughter Nida Kazmi submit son Ali Kazmi.^[34][35][36]

Awards and recognition

During the ceremony, Sahira said:

I’m very glad that my drain has been recognized after cool while and not long rearguard I am gone from greatness scene!

We should pay acclamation to other people who be endowed with done things during their lifetime.^[7]

Dramas

Acting

Television series

Director and Producer

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