Ishrat Hashmi

Ishrat Hashmi was a Pakistani TV actress.^[1][2] She was known for her roles in the dramas Dhoop Kinare, Ana, Shehzori and Uncle Urfi.^[3][4]

Ishrat Hashmi
Born	1948 Karachi, Pakistan
Died	31 January 2005(2005-01-31) (aged 56–57) Karachi, Pakistan
Education	University of Karachi
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959 – 2005
Children	Khursheed Talat (daughter)

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.^[5][6] She was noted for her roles in dramas Shama, Afshan, Aroosa and Naukar Ke Aage Chakar.^[7][8] She also appeared in dramas Family 93, Ba Adab Ba Mulahiza, Khala Khairan, Zeenat, Zair, Zabar, Pesh and Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord.^[9][10] Since then she appeared in dramas Shehzori, Aakhri Chattan, Kya Bane Baat, Burger Family, Ana, Bahadur Ali and Dhoop Kinare.^[11][12][13] In 1973 she also appeared in the movie Naam Kay Nawab.^[14][15] 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.^[16][17][18]

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.^[19]

Death

Ishrat Hashmi died on 31 January 2005 in Karachi.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1972	Uncle Urfi	Afsheen's aunt	PTV
1974	Zair, Zabar, Pesh	Munni	PTV
	Shehzori	Tara's mother	PTV[20][21]
1976	Shama	Haleema	PTV[22]
	Happy Eid Mubarak	Razia	PTV
1981	Afshan	Naseera	PTV[23]
1982	Naukar Ke Aage Chakar	Huma	PTV
1983	Bahadur Ali	Gulo's mother	PTV
1983	Maikay Ka Bakra	Shayan's aunt	PTV
1984	Ana	Arifa	PTV
1987	Dhoop Kinare	Anji's mother	PTV[24][25]
1988	Khala Khairan	Begum	PTV
1989	Tareekh-o-Tamseel	Sabiha	PTV
1990	Ba Adab, Ba Mulahiza	Faryadi	PTV
	Aakhri Chattan	Ammi Jaan	PTV
1991	Sassi Punnu	Zainab	PTV
	Saaya-e-Deewar	Aini Begum	PTV
	Zeenat	Shehar Bano	PTV
1992	Green Card	Amma	PTV
	Muqanddar Ka Chukandar	Sanjeeda	PTV
1993	Hum Log	Jumbo	PTV
	StarNite	Herself	PTV
1994	Tasveer	Aapa	PTV
	Aroosa	Naeema	PTV[26][27]
1995	Asawari	Rahat	PTV
	Kya Bane Baat	Tai Jan	PTV
	Mandi	Bakhtay	PTV
	Arzoo	Bobby's mother	STN
1996	Burger Family	Sherish	PTV
	Babar	Bua Begum	PTV
1997	Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord	Shamsa Begum	PTV
	Family 93	Samina's mother	PTV
	Hawain	Masi Khyber Mail	PTV
1998	Samandar Hai Darmiyan	Razia Begum	STN
1999	Kangan	Aapa Begum	PTV
2000	Ek Aur Aasman	Khalida	PTV

Telefilm

Year	Title	Role
1988	Eid Train	Parveen
1998	Dada Giri	Dadu

Film

Year	Title	Role
1973	Naam Kay Nawab	Rushna

References

1. "Old Pakistani TV drama 'Uncle Urfi' still rules over a million hearts". The News International. 1 March 2021.
2. "Memories of Neelofer Abbasi". Pakistaniat.com. 22 March 2021.
3. "Firstperson: Hina in the heartbeat". Dawn News. 2 March 2021.
4. "ٹی وی ڈراموں کی چند مقبول مائیں". Daily Jang News. 20 June 2022.
5. "Ishrat Hashmi". Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
6. "5 Nostalgic Old Long Plays of PTV". Pakistan Television Corporation. 5 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
7. "Dhoop Kinare all set to air in Saudi Arabia". Images.Dawn. 6 March 2021.
8. "PTV's golden age". The Express Tribune. 7 March 2021.
9. "Neelofar Abbasi: "Here comes the bad guy"". Dawn News. 8 March 2021.
10. "5 day Workshop on the "Future of Book Trade in Pakistan", held from 26-30th April, 1986, at Karachi", National Book Council of Pakistan, 1987, 9 March 2021, ... Some of these better known TV adaptations include "Shehzori" by Azim Beg Chughtai ...
11. "Ode to a shooting star: Remembering Haseena Moin". Youlin Magazine. 15 July 2022.
12. "ہر دور کے سب سے مقبول 20 پاکستانی ڈرامے". Dawn News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
13. "Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now". Dawn News. 11 March 2021.
14. "Dhoop Kinarey". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
15. "7 Old PTV Dramas Worth Watching Again". Pakistan Television Corporation. 13 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
16. "The 1st Indus Drama Awards". dailymotion. Indus TV Network. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
17. "Ishrat Hashmi Actress Tribute. Anniversary 2". PTV. 16 March 2021.
18. "TV Actress Ishrat Hashmi". YouTube. 17 March 2021.
19. "Chowk: Personal". Archived from the original on 23 March 2010.
20. "Shehzori", Pakistanica TV, 18 March 2021, ... Shehzori is a Drama of PTV network written by Haseena Moin. Cast includes Shakeel, Neelofar Aleem, Ishrat Hashmi, Arsh Muneer ...
21. "Best Pakistani Dramas of All Time". Masala. 19 March 2021.
22. A woman of substance : the memoirs of Begum Khurshid Mirza, 1918-1989. New Delhi : Zubaan, an imprint of Kali for Women. p. 220.
23. "A tribute to friend, actor Qazi Wajid". Images.Dawn. 20 March 2021.
24. The Herald, Volume 38, Issues 1-3. Karachi : Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 32.
25. Accessions List, South Asia, Volume 9. Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi. p. 427.
26. "Aroosa". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
27. Accessions List, South Asia, Volume 13, Issues 1-6. Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, New Delhi. p. 648.

External links

• Ishrat Hashmi at IMDb