Azra Aftab

Azra Aftab
Azra Aftab
Born	23 November 1958 (age 66); Karachi, Pakistan
Occupations	Actress; Radio Artist; Newscaster;
Years active	1974 – present
Children	2

Azra Aftab is a Pakistani actress.^[1] She is known for her roles in dramas Dhuwan, Manzil, Laag, Dasht and Madiha Maliha.^[2]

Early life

Azra was born in 1958 on 23 November in Karachi, Pakistan. She joined the industry in 1974 as a newscaster.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Career

She started working as an Urdu newscaster on PTV and Radio Pakistan in Quetta. Later Azra appeared in dramas on PTV in 1990.^[6]^[7] She was noted for her roles in drama Laag, Manzil, Mohabbat Rooth Jaye Toh, Farz, Hazaron Khwahishen, and Aasmanon Pay Likha.^[8] She also appeared in dramas Kuda Zameen Se Gaya, Kaghaz Kay Phool, Ek Sitam Aur Sahi, Aankh Bhar Asman and Chalo Phir Se Jee Kar Dekhain.^[9] Since then she appeared in dramas Dil Awaiz, Pul Sirat, Painjra, Kaise Huaye Benaam, Lakhon Mein Aik, Bhai and Bari Bahu.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1992	Rait	Bibi	PTV
1993	Dasht	Duresham's mother	PTV
1993	Sheharzad	Abida	PTV
1994	Dhuwan	Dawood's mother	PTV^[13]
1995	Saiban Sheshay Ka	Nigar	PTV
1995	Shantul	Makhi	PTV
1998	Laag	Zubaida	PTV
1999	Wapsi Kay Baad	Kalsoom	PTV
2002	Hawa Pe Raqs	Amma	PTV
2004	Dada In Trouble	Roshan	PTV
2005	Aankh Salamat Andhey Log	Nusrat	ATV
2006	Manzil	Khanam	ARY Digital
2006	Dobara	Rani	PTV
2007	Delhi Kay Bankay	Afia	A-Plus
2007	Mithaas	Dilnaz	PTV
2007	Uss Paar	Nudrat	PTV
2008	Hazaron Khawahishen	Laiba	ATV
2009	Kaghaz Kay Phool	Asad's mother	PTV
2009	Tum Bhi Kaho	Sonia's mother	PTV
2009	Kuda Zameen Se Gaya	Naik Bakht	PTV
2010	Lahore Junction	Noreena	PTV
2010	Husan Ara Kaun	Hajra	TV One
2010	Roger	Rukshana	PTV
2011	Anokhi	Biji	A-Plus
2011	Rookhay Naina	Nani	Geo TV
2011	Kountry Luv	Chaudrani	A-Plus
2011	Mohabbat Rooth Jaye Toh	Shahnawaz's mother	Hum TV
2012	Dobaara	Rani	PTV
2012	Chalo Phir Se Jee Kar Dekhain	Razia	PTV
2012	Pehchaan	Saleha	ATV
2012	Mithaas	Shitara's mother	PTV
2012	Do Naina	Aapa Begum	Express Entertainment
2012	Ghar	Masi Sakina	PTV
2012	Mere Huzoor	Hajra	Express Entertainment
2012	Aankh Bhar Asman	Jahanara	PTV
2012	Sadiyun Se	Javaria	PTV
2012	Naqaab	Malaika's mother	PTV
2012	Madiha Maliha	Madiha's mother	Hum TV
2013	Bint e Adam	Javita's aunt	PTV
2013	Aasmanon Pay Likha	Aaliyan's grandmother	Geo Entertainment
2014	Dil Awaiz	Khaneez	PTV
2015	Kaneez	Kabir's mother	A-Plus
2015	Bari Bahu	Mona's mother	Geo Entertainment
2015	Dooriyan	Saleema	Hum TV
2015	Ek Sitam Aur Sahi	Bi Jaan	Express Entertainment
2015	Kaise Huaye Benaam	Shabana	Geo TV
2016	Pul Sirat	Zakia	ARY Zindagi^[14]
2016	Dhaani	Bee Jee	Geo TV
2016	Bhai	Shakila	A-Plus^[15]
2017	Painjra	Nasreen	A-Plus
2017	Farz	Aliya's mother	PTV^[16]^[17]
2017	Shayad	Saalar Mother	Geo Entertainment
2018	Lakhon Mein Aik	Bibi Jaan	TV One
2019	Satrangi	Gaiti	A-Plus
2020	Barish Mein Aag	Bari Bibi	LTN Family
2021	Ruswaiyaan	Qasim's mother	SAB TV
2023	Jeevan Nagar	Farida	Green Entertainment
2024	Fanaa	Samina's mother	Green Entertainment

Telefilm

Year	Title	Role
2004	Bazar	Rehmat Bibi
2020	Ghanti	Aapa

Film

Year	Title	Role
2016	Hijrat	Mehwish^[18]^[19]
2018	Darling tere liyee	Najia
2019	Kaaf Kangana	Kangana's mother^[20]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
1993	PTV Award	Best Actress	Won	Dasht	^[21]
1994	PTV Award	Best Actress	Won	Dhuwan	^[21]
2008	7th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actress Terrestrial	Nominated	Hazaron Khawahishen	^[22]
2016	Cultural Organization	Lifetime Achievement Award	Won	Arts	^[23]

References

^ "The spirit of Ramazan". The Express Tribune. 10 November 2020.
^ "Farooq Mengal goes from dramas to film". The Express Tribune. 8 November 2020.
^ "LAC stages Sipahi Maqbool Hussain". Dawn News. 6 November 2020.
^ "Play on Sipahi Maqbool Hussain's life staged". The Nation. 14 November 2020.
^ "Jee Saheeli Epi 57 Part 3/4 Guest : Azra Aftab". YouTube. 1 October 2020.
^ "Culture Circle: LAC's Puppet Theatre to resume at Alhamra from 28th". Dawn News. 7 November 2020.
^ "Jee Saheeli Epi 57 Part 4/4 Guest : Azra Aftab". YouTube. 2 October 2020.
^ "Minister Fayyazul Hasan Chohan calls for more plays highlighting patriotism". The Express Tribune. 9 November 2020.
^ "Alhamra remembers sacrifice of Sipahi Maqbool Hussain". Daily Times. 17 November 2020.
^ "PTV to launch drama serial 'Farz'". The Nation. 13 November 2020.
^ "ٹی وی ڈراموں کی چند مقبول مائیں". Daily Jang News. 20 June 2022.
^ "اداکارہ عذرا آفتاب کی دوبارہ شوبز سرگرمیاں شروع". Nawaiwaqt. 28 February 2022.
^ "Nostalgia alert: Dhuwan drama cast – then and now". ARY News. 15 November 2020.
^ "Villain of the year". The News International. 18 November 2020.
^ "APlus Entertainment | A-Plus Entertainment Official Website | Zindagi Haseen Hai". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
^ "'Farz' all set to launch". The Nation. 12 November 2020.
^ "New drama serial portrays women as powerful and progressive entities". Daily Times. 16 November 2020.
^ "First person: In the line of fire". Dawn News. 5 November 2020.
^ "Hijrat: Watch at your own risk". The Nation. 11 November 2020.
^ "اچھی کہانی فلم کی کامیابی میں اہم کردار ادا کرتی ہے، عذرا آفتاب". Daily Pakistan. 20 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Exclusive Interview With Legendary Actress Azra Aftab", Express News, 4 August 2021, archived from the original on 19 April 2022, retrieved 27 February 2022{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "10 years of LSA". Lux. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ "اداکارہ عذرا آفتاب کو لائف اچیومنٹ ایوارڈ دیا گیا". UrduPoint. 19 November 2020.

External links

Azra Aftab at IMDb

[1] "The spirit of Ramazan". The Express Tribune. 10 November 2020.

[2] "Farooq Mengal goes from dramas to film". The Express Tribune. 8 November 2020.

[3] "LAC stages Sipahi Maqbool Hussain". Dawn News. 6 November 2020.

[4] "Play on Sipahi Maqbool Hussain's life staged". The Nation. 14 November 2020.

[5] "Jee Saheeli Epi 57 Part 3/4 Guest : Azra Aftab". YouTube. 1 October 2020.

[6] "Culture Circle: LAC's Puppet Theatre to resume at Alhamra from 28th". Dawn News. 7 November 2020.

[7] "Jee Saheeli Epi 57 Part 4/4 Guest : Azra Aftab". YouTube. 2 October 2020.

[8] "Minister Fayyazul Hasan Chohan calls for more plays highlighting patriotism". The Express Tribune. 9 November 2020.

[9] "Alhamra remembers sacrifice of Sipahi Maqbool Hussain". Daily Times. 17 November 2020.

[10] "PTV to launch drama serial 'Farz'". The Nation. 13 November 2020.

[11] "ٹی وی ڈراموں کی چند مقبول مائیں". Daily Jang News. 20 June 2022.

[12] "اداکارہ عذرا آفتاب کی دوبارہ شوبز سرگرمیاں شروع". Nawaiwaqt. 28 February 2022.

[13] "Nostalgia alert: Dhuwan drama cast – then and now". ARY News. 15 November 2020.

[14] "Villain of the year". The News International. 18 November 2020.

[15] "APlus Entertainment | A-Plus Entertainment Official Website | Zindagi Haseen Hai". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

[16] "'Farz' all set to launch". The Nation. 12 November 2020.

[17] "New drama serial portrays women as powerful and progressive entities". Daily Times. 16 November 2020.

[18] "First person: In the line of fire". Dawn News. 5 November 2020.

[19] "Hijrat: Watch at your own risk". The Nation. 11 November 2020.

[20] "اچھی کہانی فلم کی کامیابی میں اہم کردار ادا کرتی ہے، عذرا آفتاب". Daily Pakistan. 20 January 2023.

[ExpressNews-21] "Exclusive Interview With Legendary Actress Azra Aftab", Express News, 4 August 2021, archived from the original on 19 April 2022, retrieved 27 February 2022{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[22] "10 years of LSA". Lux. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[23] "اداکارہ عذرا آفتاب کو لائف اچیومنٹ ایوارڈ دیا گیا". UrduPoint. 19 November 2020.

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