Tahira Wasti was a well-known Pakistani writer and TV actress.
Tahira Wasti has undeniably been one of the most professional and adept
actresses that the television screen has seen in at least a couple of
decades. Wife of the later actor and newsreader Rizwan Wasti and mother
of Laila Wasti, the talented actress and drama producer, acting is
something that seems to run in the veins of her and her family members.
No television viewer, who has seen the dramas produced in the late
eighties and nineties, can forget the unforgettable performances given
by Tahira Wasti in every role that she was a part of. Her roles were
mostly supporting but that didn't inhibit her from showing her true
potential through her skills as an actress. Her earliest dramas include
'Afshan', 'Jangloos'. 'Daldal', 'Piyaas' and long play 'Heer Waris
Shah', aired on PTV and 'Kashkol', which was screened on former channel
STN.
Although she took a break from acting for a few years, she has reemerged
with a revamped look in a number of productions both on PTV as well as
private channels. Her recent performances have come in the dramas like
'Harjai' (Indus Vision), 'Dil Diya Dehleez' (Hum TV), 'Maamta' (PTV) and
'Doraha' (Geo TV). She has also acted in a tele film on Hum TV by the
name of 'Uss Ki Biwi'.
Personal life
Tahira was born in Jauharabad (not conform) (British India) in 1944.
She was the wife of TV actor and English newscaster Rizwan Wasti and
mother of TV actress Laila Wasti. A famous TV actress Maria Wasti was
her niece.
Death
She died of natural causes on March 11, 2012, in Karachi, at the age of 68.
Popular Drama serials
Aakhri Chatan
Afshan
Daldal
Fishaar
Jaib Qatra - 1968
Jaangloos
Kashkol - 1990s
Shaheen
Shama
Tipu Sultan
Harjai
Dil Diya Dehleez
Maamta and Doraha
Garnata
