Rizwan Wasti
Rizwan Wasti | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1937 |
| Died | 24 January 2011[1] |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | Television actor |
Syed Rizwan Wasti (1937–2011) was a Radio Pakistan, Karachi's radio news broadcaster and a film and television actor.[2][3]
Early life and career[]
Rizwan Wasti was born in Lahore but his family later moved to Karachi where he received his Bachelor of Law degree from Sindh Muslim Law College in Karachi.[2] He first worked for Radio Pakistan as an English news broadcaster in the 1960s where he initially learned how to use and control his voice for news media broadcasts.[1] Then he moved on to acting in the Pakistani television drama serials in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]
Television shows[]
- Khuda Ki Basti (1969-1974)[2]
- Afshan (TV drama serial)
- Shama (TV drama serial), as 'Judge Akhtar Hussain'[1][2]
- Aabgeenay (TV drama serial)[1]
- Aagahi (TV drama serial)[1]
- Lap of Actress (TV Film)
Death[]
Television actor Rizwan Wasti died on 24 January 2011 at age 73. He left behind his wife TV actress Tahira Wasti, two sons and a daughter.[1] A noted TV actor Talat Hussain commented after his death, "He was a distinguished name in the broadcasting world, a man who had his own distinct style."[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g Actor Rizwan Wasti is dead, Dawn newspaper, Published 25 January 2011, Retrieved 13 June 2017
- ^ a b c d e Khattak, Sohail (January 26, 2011). "Actor, presenter Syed Rizwan Wasti dies". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Rizwan Wasti as a radio news broadcaster on Radio Pakistan website[permanent dead link], Retrieved 13 June 2017
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