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Khalida Riyasat
Pakistani actress (1953-1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Khalida Riyasat (Urdu: خالدہ ریاست; 7 July 1953 – 26 August 1996) was a veteran Pakistani television actress.[1] Along with Roohi Bano and Uzma Gillani, she dominated Pakistan's television screens from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s.[2][3][4]
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Early life and family
Khalida Riyasat was born in 1953 in Karachi.[5] She was the younger sister of notable television personality Ayesha Khan.[6][1]
Career
Riyasat's earliest drama was the detective series Naamdaar.[7] Her career took off with Haseena Moin's classic Bandish during the late 1970s.[8] In another popular venture, she acted alongside actor Moin Akhtar in the tongue-in-cheek long play, Half-Plate by Anwar Maqsood.[9] Some of her notable plays are Panah, Bandish, Dhoop Dewar, Khoya Hua Aadmi, Silver Jubilee, Tabeer, Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho and Parosi.[10]
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Personal life
Khalida married Faisal Saleh Hayat in 1984 and had two sons.[11]
Death
Filmography
Television serials
Telefilm
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Tributes and honours
In 2005, tributes were paid to her and was called a legend at the 1st Indus Drama Awards in Karachi by television personalities including Moin Akhter, Adnan Siddiqui, Faysal Qureshi, Sultana Siddiqui, Humayun Saeed and Babra Sharif.[15] The Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16, 2021.[16]
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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