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Khalida Riyasat
Pakistani actress (1953-1996)
Khalida Riyasat | |
|---|---|
| Born | Khalida Riyasat (1953-07-07)7 July 1953 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Died | 26 August 1996(1996-08-26) (aged 43) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–1996 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Spouse | Faisal Saleh Hayat (m. 1984–1996) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Ayesha Khan (sister) |
Khalida Riyasat (Urdu: خالدہ ریاست; July 7, 1953 – August 26, 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]
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. In another popular venture, she acted alongside actor Moin Akhtar in the cheek-in-tongue 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]
Personal life
Khalida married Faisal Saleh Hayat in 1984 and had two sons.[11]
Death
Riyasat died of cancer on 26 August 1996 at age 43.[12]
Filmography
Television serials
Telefilm
- Panah
- Dasht-e-Tanhai
- Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho
- Khoya Huwa Aadmi
- Half Plate – 1980s as Begum Sahiba (wife of Mirza)[14]
- Wadi-e-Purkhar
- Meri Sadgi Dekh
- Dhoop Dewar
- Nange Paon
- Baazdeed
- Naqsh e Saani
- Qarz
- Adhay Chehray
- Typist
- Umeed-e-Bahar
Tribute and honour
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]