Sarwat Ateeq is a Pakistani actress. She is known for her roles in dramas ''Darwaza'', ''Dukhon Ki Chadar'', ''Mirza & Sons'', ''

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Early life

Sarwat was born in 1949 on May 22 in

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, Pakistan. She completed her MA in journalism from Punjab University.

Career

Sarwat had passion for singing although she never learned music from anybody but she would sing songs in School ceremonies and she also did school stage dramas. In 1965 she gave audition for

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and passed the audition. Sarwat participated in children's program and she worked as child artist. After sometime she got interested in acting and she visited PTV for audition and she was immediately selected by the judges. She also acted on stages plays and she also did radio. Sarwat received basic training in art from radio but since she was working in dramas and couldn't work on Radio so she left Radio. She started her career on NTV from Lahore Center and she played a major role in director Fazal Kamal's comedy show ''Sach Jhoot'', the drama was a success and then she appeared in many more dramas. Sarwat also worked in drama ''Dukhan Ki Chadar'' on PTV the drama was directed Yawar Hayat and Qasim Jalali which was written by

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. Sarwat's performance was praised by viewers. She also starred in classic drama ''Darwaza'' with

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and

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the drama was very popular which was written by

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. In the 1990s she worked in many dramas and her drama ''

'' was popular which directed by Khalid Hafeez in which she did the role of Raheela Shameem.

Personal life

Sarwat is married to Ateeq Ullah Sheikh and has two children. Sarwat's husband was a program producer in radio.

Filmography

Television

Telefilm

Awards and nominations

References

External links

PTV's old faces - Sarwat Ateeq
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