Yasra Rizvi is a Pakistani actress and writer. She played the female lead in a number of television productions, including ''
Mann Ke Moti'' (2012), ''
Woh Dobara'' (2014), ''
Thora Sa Aasman'' (2016) and ''
Ustani Jee'' (2018). In her acting career, she is known for her portrayals of women in challenging situations.
She gained critical acclaim for her performance in the web-series ''
Churails'' (2020). Her directorial ventures include ''
Shanaas'', ''
Working Women'' (both 2023) and ''
Chand Nagar''.
Personal life
Rizvi resides in
Islamabad
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,
Pakistan
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. She married Abdul Hadi in
Karachi
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during December 2016.
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Career
Rizvi started her acting career after completing her Master's
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from London
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, UK. She initially performed on stage and theatre
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plays and moved to television serials. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of a single mother in '' Mann Ke Moti'' (2013) aired on Geo TV
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It is the publisher of the Urdu language new ...
. The series was a critical and commercial hit, also broadcast in India
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on Zindagi TV. Later she appeared as Fariha in '' Malika-Aliya'' (2014) and as Yasmeen in '' Woh Dubara'' (2014)''.'' In 2016, she appeared in the women-centric serial '' Thoda Sa Aasman'', portraying the role of Fatima.
In 2016 Rizvi started working on a comedy, ''Senti Aur Mental'', featuring Zain Afzal, Rizvi herself and Yousuf Bashir Qureshi in the cast. The project, that would have been Rizvi's directorial debut, was cancelled in 2021.
Her other appearances include '' Iss Khamoshi Ka Matlab'' (2016), ''Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain'' 2 (2016), '' Baji Irshad'' (2017), '' Aangan'' (2017) ''and Ustani Jee'' (2018)''.ZEE5
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. Her portrayal of an ubar rich wedding planner was praised by critics. A reviewer from ''The Express Tribune
''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the flagship publication of the '' Lakson Group'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the '' Intern ...
'' opined "her performance improves tremendously with each episode.", while '' The Khaleej Times'' found her "simply delightful, often bringing in humorous elements to scenes rife with tension."
The same year, she starred in '' Dunk'' as a wife seeking justice for her husband, a professor who had succumbed to suicide due to false allegations of harassment. In the following year 2021, she was portrayed an undereducated call girl in Kashif Nisar directed '' Dil Na Umeed To Nahi''.
In 2023, she made her solo directorial debut '' Shanaas'', a mystery-thriller broadcast on Green Entertainment. A reviewer from '' DAWN Images'' praised her direction for its balance, emotional depth, and ability to elicit strong performances from the cast. Her next project '' Working Women'', a series about the challenges of working women of the society ,which was written by Bee Gul also broadcast on the same network.
Filmography
Film
Television
Webseries
References
External links
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21st-century Pakistani actresses
Living people
Pakistani television actresses
1982 births
Western Michigan University alumni