Mira Hashmi (born 1976) is a Pakistani actress, host and director. She is known for her roles in dramas Teen Bata Teen, Taamak Toyian and Family Front.

Early life

Mira was born in 1976 in

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. She completed her studies and did MPhil in Cultural Studies from National College of Arts in Lahore. Later she went to Concordia University in

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and did Major in film production.

Career

Mira made her debut as an actress in 1995 on PTV. She appeared in a number of dramas on PTV. She appeared in dramas Anteena Washing Powder, Taamak Toyian and Kausar Ka Dastarkhwan. She also appeared in dramas Katauti and Teen Bata Teen. After that she appeared in comedy drama Family Front as Huma, her role was praised by her co-stars Saba Hameed and

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Personal life

Mira is married and has two children. Mira's father Shoaib Hashmi is an actor and her mother is a painter Salima Hashmi and both of her grandparents were

Faiz Ahmad Faiz Faiz Ahmad ''Faiz'' (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984; Urdu, Punjabi: فیض احمد فیض) was a Pakistani poet, and author of Urdu and Punjabi literature. Faiz was one of the most celebrated Pakistani Urdu writers of his time. Outsi ...

and Alys Faiz poeters. And her aunt Muneeza Hashmi is an producer and her cousin Adeel Hashmi is also an actor.

Filmography

Television

Bibliography

Mira also authored a critically book titled ''Gulzar's Ijaazat: Insights Into the Film'' in 2019 in memory of her grandfather

and dedicated to Faiz Festival. The same year she wrote another book titled ''Three Classic Films by Gulzar: Insights Into the Films'' co-authored with Saba Mahmood Bashir and Sathya Saran.

References

External links

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Mira Hashmi
on HarperCollins India
Meera Hashmi
at Cinemaazi {{DEFAULTSORT:Hashmi, Mira 1976 births Living people 20th-century Pakistani actresses Pakistani television actresses 21st-century Pakistani actresses