Sahira Kazmi
| Sahira Kazmi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ساحرہ کاضمی |
| Born | |
| 🏡 Residence | Karachi |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Pakistani |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Parchayian, Teesra Kinara, Dhoop Kinaray |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Rahat Kazmi |
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Sahira Kazmi' (Urdu: ساحرہ کاضمی ; is a Pakistani actress, director and a producer of Pakistan Television Network. She has created notable plays for the drama industry of Pakistan.
Early Life and Parents[edit]
Sahira studied at St. Joseph College College Karachi. Her biological father Sunder Shyam Chadda was a Hindi film actor., He married a Muslim, Mumtaz Qureshi (nickname "Taji") from whom he had two children, Sahira and Shakir. Shyam passed away in a tragic incident in 1951 during the shooting of film Shabistan. He died after falling while riding a horse. After tragic death of Shyam , Mumtaz with her two kids migrated back to her home town Lahore which was now part of newly created state of Pakistan. However Mumtaz remarried a Pakistani entrepreneur with the surname Ansari and lead a low profile life away from media. The children of Mumtaz and Shyam i.e Sahira and Shaakir grew up in Pakistan.[1]and earned prominent positions in their respective fields as well. Both Shakir and Sahira ammended their surnames and became Shakir Shayam-Ansari and Sahira Ansari. [2]
Acting Career[edit]
Sahira's career started when her mentor Aslam Azhar, managing director of PTV asked her to take the job of English newscasting from Rawalpindi Centre. Later after that she started with her acting career in 1974[3]when she played a female lead role in PTV Drama Qurabatein aur Faslay which was an adaption of a Russian Novel ‘Fathers and sons,’ by Ivan Turgenev. [4] Rahat Kazmi got the role of male lead in it. Both worked in another PTV play Parchayian based on English novel ‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Henry James.[5] Sahira appeared in another drama with Rahat Kazmi which was Teesra Kinara based on Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand’s novel ‘Fountainhead’.[6] Sahira has worked in other short plays as well.
Direction[edit]
Sahira Kazmi was very keen towards being a director so she stepped out of the acting zone and became a director. In that field as well, she became successful. Her famous plays as a director are Dhoop Kinaray [7], Rozi, Aahat, Zaib-un-Nisa [8], Zikar Hay Kai Saal Ka, Tapish , Aanch, Khaleej, Hawaa ki beti which depicted sale of a young and few more plays. Nijat and Aahat were on family planning, Zaibunnisa was on the theme of wife bashing. It was due to the courage of Sahira, one of the female working director and producer that she highlighted the socio-economic conditions and inequality in Pakistani society. [9] As a director Sahira got immense appreciation. She also introduced the concept of outdoor shooting in music videos. She also directed the music video of Watan Ki Matti by Nayyara Noor.
Personal Life[edit]
Sahira Kazmi is married to famous Pakistani actor Rahat Kazmi. She has a daughter Nida Kazmi[10] and son Ali Kazmi.
Awards[edit]
Sahira has been given Pride of Performance Award in 2011[11] by the government of Pakistan for her outstanding efforts in the field of television industry. During the presentation ceremony,Sahira stated:
“I’m very glad that my work has been recognised after a while and not long after I am gone from the scene! We should pay tribute to other people who have done things during their lifetime,”.
References[edit]
- ↑ Ahmed, Dr Ishtiaq. "An evening with actor Shyams family". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 14/5/2018. C1 control character in
|title=at position 28 (help); Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ↑ reviewit.pk https://reviewit.pk/the-kazmi-family/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Ahmed, Shoaib. "Today's dramas don't depict the society we belong to, says Amjad Islam Amjad". www.images.dawn.com.
- ↑ Zubedi, Bilal; Shaikh, Riaz (June 2013). [jisr.szabist.edu.pk/JISR-MSSE/Publication/2013/11/1/1401MSsS02.pdf "Rise and Fall of Progressive Thought in Pakistan: An Appraisal of PTV Drama Tradition"] Check
|url=value (help) (PDF). Jisr-Msse. 11 (1): 113. Retrieved 14.5.2018. Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ↑ www.reviewit.pk https://reviewit.pk/dramas-based-on-foreign-novels/. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ www.nation.com.pk https://nation.com.pk/22-May-2017/pakistani-dramas-that-once-appealed-to-every-age-group-have-now-glued-themselves-to-feminist-issues-only. Retrieved 12/5/2018. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Ahmed, Bisma. "Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 14/5/2018. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ Abbas Qaiser, Saleem; Jabeen, Firasat. "Portrayal of Women's Issues in PTV Drama Serials: An Overview". Bodhi: an Interdisciplinary Journal. 2 (1). Retrieved 14/5/2018. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ Zubedi, Bilal; Ahmed Shaikh, Riaz. [jisr.szabist.edu.pk/JISR-MSSE/Publication/2013/11/1/1401MSsS02.pdf "Rise and Fall of Progressive Thought in Pakistan: An Appraisal of PTV Drama Tradition"] Check
|url=value (help) (PDF). Jisr-Msse. 11 (1). Retrieved 14/5/2018. Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ↑ reviewit.pk https://reviewit.pk/the-kazmi-family/. Retrieved 12/5/2017. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Qamar, Sadia. "Civil awards: Pride of the nation". www.tribute.com.pk. Retrieved 12/5/2018. Check date values in:
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