Yasra Rizvi is a Pakistani actress and writer. She played the female lead in a number of television productions, including ''

Mann Ke Moti ''Mann Ke Moti'' (English: ''Pearls of Heart'') is a 2013 Pakistani family drama television series premiered on Geo TV on 23 February 2013. It was produced by Asif Raza Mir and Babar Javed under their banner A&B Entertainment. The first seaso ...

'' (2012), ''

Woh Dobara ''Woh'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani horror television series written by Syed Atif Ali and directed and produced by Angeline Malik under the banner Angelic Films. The serial has two seasons, first aired in 2013 on Hum TV while second season titled, ...

'' (2014), '' Thora Sa Aasman'' (2016) and ''

Ustani Jee ''Ustani Jee'' ( ur, , lit=Teacher) is a Pakistani anthology thriller drama series, directed and produced by Angeline Malik and Written by Yasra Rizvi. Each episode of drama consists of a different cast except Yasra Rizvi, Hammad Farooqui and ...

'' (2018). In her acting career, she is known for her portrayals of women in challenging situations.

Personal life

Rizvi resides in

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. She married Abdul Hadi in

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during December 2016.

Career

Rizvi started her acting career after completing her

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from

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, UK. She initially performed on stage and

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plays and moved to television serials. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of a single mother in ''

'' (2013) aired on

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. The series was a critical and commerciall hit, also broadcast in

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on Zindagi TV. Later she appeared as Fariha in '' Malika-Aliya'' (2014) and as Yasmeen in ''

Woh Dubara ''Woh'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani horror television series written by Syed Atif Ali and directed and produced by Angeline Malik under the banner Angelic Films. The serial has two seasons, first aired in 2013 on Hum TV while second season titled, ...

'' (2014)''.'' In 2016, she appeared in the women-centric serial '' Thoda Sa Aasman'', portraying the role of Fatima. Her other appearances include ''

Iss Khamoshi Ka Matlab ''Iss Khamoshi ka Matlab'' (''Eng'': What's the meaning of this silence?) is a Pakistani family drama television series premiered on Geo TV on 13 April 2016. It is produced by Babar Javed under A&B Entertainment. Plot ''Is Khamoshi Ka Matlab' ...

'' (2016), ''Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain'' 2 (2016), ''

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'' (2017), '' Aangan'' (2017) ''and

'' (2018)''.''

Filmography

Film

Television

Webseries

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rizvi, Yasra 21st-century Pakistani actresses Living people Pakistani television actresses 1982 births Western Michigan University alumni