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
عشرت ہاشمی
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