Khalida Riyasat

Khalida Riyasat
Born (1953-01-01)1 January 1953
Karachi
Died 26 August 1996(1996-08-26) (aged 43)
Karachi
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation actress

Khalida Riyasat (1 January 1953 – 26 August 1996) was a veteran Pakistani television actress.[1] Along with Roohi Bano and Uzma Gillani, she dominated the television screen during the 1970s and early 1980s.[2]

Family

She was younger sister of notable TV personality, Ayesha Khan.[3][1]

Career

Riyasat earliest drama was the detective series, Naamdaar. Her career took off with Haseena Moin's classic Bandish during the late 1970s.[4] In another popular venture, she acted alongside actor Moin Akhtar in the cheek-in-tongue long play, Half-Playt,[5] by Anwar Maqsood. Some of her notable plays are Panah, Bandish, Dhoop, Deewar, Khoya Hua Aadmi, Silver Jubilee, Tabeer, Ab Tum Jasakte Ho and Parosi.[6]

Death

She died of cancer on 26 June 1996.

Serials

  • Aik Muhabbat Sou Afsane
  • Bandish
  • Dhund
  • Naamdaar
  • Lazawal
  • Nasheman
  • Maqsoom
  • Saaye
  • Silver Jublie
  • Tabeer
  • Parosi

Telefilms

  • Panah
  • Dasht e Tanhai
  • Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho
  • Khoya Huwa Aadmi
  • Half Plate - 1980s as Begum Sahiba (wife of Mirza)[7]
  • Wadi e Purkhar
  • Meri Sadgi Dekh
  • Dhoop Deewar
  • Nange Paon
  • Baazdeed
  • Naqsh e Saani
  • Qarz
  • Adhay Chehray
  • Typist
  • Umeed e Bahar

References

  1. 1 2 TV Actress Khalida Riyasat remembered 26 August 2012. The News Retrieved 9 December 2012
  2. ↑ "TV Actress Khalida Riyasat remembered". Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Anyone who has been a witness of the golden era of television in Pakistan must be well aware of the sister duo comprising Ayesha Khan and Khalida Riyasat. Extremely talented, both Ayesha and her younger sister were a part of some of the most unforgettable dramas seen in the history of television in Pakistan. Although most of Ayesha's roles were supporting in nature, she naturally brought warmth and sweetness in them. "Ayesha Khan Senior Biography". Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "The extraordinary Khalida Riyasat". Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  5. ↑ HALF PLATE - TV Drama.
  6. ↑ "The unforgettable Khalida Riyasat". DAWN News. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Half Plate Retrieved 24 March 2013



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