Ishrat Hashmi was a Pakistani actress. Ishrat acted in numerous television dramas. She was known for her roles in dramas in ''

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'', '' Ana'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Ishrat was born in 1948 in

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, Pakistan. She completed her studies from

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. She started working at

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in 1960s.

Career

She made her debut as an actress on PTV in 1970s. She was noted for her roles in dramas '' Shama'', '' Afshan'', ''

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'' and ''Naukar Ke Aage Chakar''. She also appeared in dramas ''Family 93'', ''Ba Adab, Ba Mulahiza'', ''Khala Khairan'', '' Zeenat'', ''

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'' and '' Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord''. Since then she appeared in dramas ''

'', ''Aakhri Chattan'', ''Kya Bane Baat'', ''Burger Family'', '' Ana'', ''Bahadur Ali'' and ''

''. In 1973 she also appeared in movie ''Naam Kay Nawab''. In 2005, Tributes were paid to her at the

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by television personalities including

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, Faysal Qureshi,

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and

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Personal life

Ishrat was married and had six children a daughter named Khursheed Talat, a son named Ikbal,a daughter named Anjum, a son named sohail, and two daughters called shella and Farah . Ishrat later in 2000s, she left television and migrated abroad with her family to

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. In 2004 she returned back.

Death

Ishrat Hashmi died on 31 January 2005 in

Filmography

Television

Telefilm

Film

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hashmi, Ishrat 1948 births 20th-century Pakistani actresses 2005 deaths Pakistani television actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses Pakistani film actresses