Laila Wasti

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Laila Wasti
لیلیٰ واسطی
Born
Syeda Saira Wasti

(1977-06-03) 3 June 1977 (age 48)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Education University of California, Los Angeles
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
Years active1992–present
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
Children1
Parents
Relatives Maria Wasti (cousin)

Laila Wasti (born 3 June 1977) is a Pakistani actress and director. She is known for her roles in television series such as Qurban , Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay , Sun Yaara and Dunk . [1]

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Early life

Wasti was born on 3 June 1977 in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her studies from Saint Joseph Convent, she graduated with English Literature. [2] Then she went to the United States, [2] studying at University of California, Los Angeles, where she did her masters in filmmaking. [3] [4] Laila's mother Tahira Wasti and father Rizwan Wasti were also actors. [5] [6]

Career

Although initially uninterested to act in television productions, Wasti felt inclination towards it during her first project in the 1990s, PTV's Begum Haveli, a telefilm which was written by her mother Tahira Wasti. [7] [8] [2] She was noted for her roles in PTV's productions such as Eaitraf, Pukaar, Saibaan, Operation Dwarka 1965, Heer Waris Shah and Eendhan. [9] [10] In 2000, she appeared in Badlon Par Basera as a Pakistani-US coping with a failed relationship. [11] Wasti then returned to television after a hiatus of ten years, [8] in television serials such as Sangsar in 2017, [12] followed by Daldal and Qurban in the same year, and Teri Meri Kahani in the following year. [13] [14] In 2020, she portrayed a loving and doting maternal figure in Dil Ruba . [15] In 2021, she played Mahira Khan's mother in Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay and Sajal Aly's mother in Ishq E Laa . [8] [16] In 2024, she portrayed a submissive wife of a ruthless tribal man in Khaie. [17]

Personal life

Wasti married Fahad on 27 December 2008. [2] They have one child together. [2] [18] Shortly after her marriage, she was diagnosed with Leukemia. [2] She went to U.S for the treatment, [19] and after 6–7 years of painful treatment, she finally survived cancer. [2] [20] Wasti's father Rizwan Wasti died in 2011 and her mother Tahira Wasti died in 2012. [21] She has two older brothers Rehan Wasti and Adnan Wasti. [22] [23] Her cousin Maria Wasti is also an actress. [24] [25]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
1993Begum HaveliGirl PTV
1994EendhanNoreen
1995Kali DeemakShehla
Hip Hip Hurrey Season 1Herself STN [26]
PukaarPrincess of Leon PTV
AawazainRabia
1996EaitrafRida
Hip Hip Hurrey Season 2Herself STN [27]
IlzamShahida Asif Ali PTV
1997ShanakhtZara
1999SaibaanMariam
2000Heer Waris ShahHeer
2001Badlon Par BaseraDeeba
2002NeelmaNeelma
2014Tum BinSalma
2016 Khwab Saraye Farhat Hum TV
Ahsas Sanobaar Urdu 1
Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (season 2) Wafa Hum TV
2017 Sun Yaara Saima ARY Digital [28]
Sangsar Nadra Hum TV
Iltija Adeela ARY Digital
Tere Bina Shan's wife Geo Entertainment
PaimanayAyesha Urdu 1
Daldal Rukhsana Hum TV [29]
Qurban Shehla ARY Digital
2018 Teri Meri Kahani Rabia Hum TV [30] [31]
Tum Mujrim HoGhazala Zafar Bol Entertainment
Mazaaq Raat Herself Dunya News [32]
Ro Raha Hai DilPinkyTV One
Kabhi Band Kabhi Baja Iffat Express Entertainment
2019Rani NokraniAyesha
Qismat Ka Likha Aisha
Bharam Farah Burhan Hum TV
Makafaat Erum Geo Entertainment
2020TamannaZakiya Geo TV
Dil Ruba Samiya Hum TV [15]
Makafaat Season 2 Azra Geo Entertainment
Dunk Saba ARY Digital [33] [34]
2021 Azmaish Almas
Oye MottiShela Idrees Express Entertainment
SitamFaryal Hum TV
Hum Kahan Ke Sachay Thay Rabia
Ishq E Laa Shireen
Bebaak Nafisa
2022Sirat-e-Mustaqeem Season 2Shehla ARY Digital
Rasme-e-UlfatRabia PTV
Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi Naheed ARY Digital
MushkilMarium Geo TV
IlzaamSaimaAan TV
2023Mein Kahani HunHiba Express Entertainment
BojhDilshad Geo Entertainment
Working Women Natasha Jahangir ElahiGreen Entertainment
SukoonAbida ARY Digital
2024Khaie [16] Bareera Geo Entertainment
Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain Mrs. Akmal Siddiqui Hum TV
Teray Janay Kay BaadArfa ARY Digital
BOL KahaniBushra BOL Network
2025DastakAnika ARY Digital
BehroopiaTabinda DilshadGreen Entertainment
Rasm-e-WafaMehreen ARY Digital
BiryaniNighat ARY Digital

Web series

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2023Mor ChaalJameela Vidly

Telefilm

YearTitleRole
1996Operation Dwarka 1965Miss Erum
2002Kuch Bhi Na KahaAbida
2019DastakRomana [35]
2019In Se MiliyeFiha
2021 Hangor S-131 Sameera's mother
2022Mera Pehla PyarAmna
2025Meri UraanZehra

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Khel Khel Mein Zara's motherdebut
2022 Ishrat Made in China Nilofer
2023 Babylicious Mom
2023 Teri Meri Kahaniyaan Salman's mother
2024Daghabaaz DilZoya's mother [36]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultTitleRef.
1995STN AwardsBest New TalentWonHip Hip Hurrey Season 1 [26]
1996STN AwardsBest TalentWonHip Hip Hurrey Season 2 [27]
2017Social Media Drama AwardsBest Supporting ActressNominated Iltija [37]

References

  1. ↑ "Saheefa Khattak's Drama Debut and Azfar Rehman to Play a Different Role in 'Teri Meri Kahani'!". Daily Pakistan Global. 2 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Taron Sey Karen Batain with Fiza Ali | Laila Wasti's comeback after Cancer treatment. GNN. 7 March 2021 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Actor Rizwan Wasti is dead". Dawn News. 4 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Video: Laila Wasti talks about acting, nepotism, Dunk & much more". Something Haute. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original on 20 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Obituary: Television stars mourn as Tahira Wasti passes away". The Express Tribune. 5 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Daughters Who Are Actors Like Their Mothers". Daily Qudrat Global. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Laila Wasti shares powerful story of battling cancer". Jang. 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 "اداکارہ لیلیٰ واسطی کا انٹرویو: 'میں دس سال تک انڈسٹری سے باہر رہی واپسی پر کسی نے ہیروئن کا کردار تو نہیں دینا تھا'". BBC Urdu . 2 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Saheefa Jabbar talks about her TV debut in 'Teri Meri Kahani'". Something Haute. 9 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Sana Javed & Bilal Abbas are coming together in drama 'Dunk'". The Nation. 10 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "This photo from the shoot of 'Badlon Par Basera' reminds of Noorul Huda Shah's masterpiece". The Nation . 8 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "لیلیٰ واسطی طویل عرصے بعد ڈرامہ سنگسار میں نظر آئینگی-". Roznama Dunya. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Saheefa Jabbar Khattak on her TV debut, Teri Meri Kahani". The News International. 14 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Daldal portrays illegal immigration". The Nation. 24 March 2021.
  15. 1 2 "Role mothers we all need". The News International. 28 March 2021.
  16. 1 2 "Laila Wasti opens up about age-gap pairings in TV roles". Samaa.TV. 21 November 2024. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "Laila Wasti shares experience of rejoining drama industry". Dunya News. 11 June 2024. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024.
  18. ↑ "Does the talent gene pass down in families?". Samaa Tv. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Twitter: Laila Wasti not well". Dawn News. 11 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024.
  20. ↑ "Broadcaster Rizwan Wasti remembered". Dawn News. 17 March 2021.
  21. ↑ "Renowned TV actress Tahira Wasti dies at age 68". Dawn News. 18 March 2021.
  22. ↑ "Tahira Wasti will be missed". Dawn News. 19 March 2021.
  23. ↑ "Actress Tahira Wasti laid to rest". Khaleej Times. 1 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "Veteran actress Tahira Wasti remembered". Daily Times. 20 March 2021.
  25. ↑ "TV actress Tahira Wasti passes away". The Nation. 21 March 2021.
  26. 1 2 "Hip Hip Hurrey". Shalimar Television Network. 24 October 2023.
  27. 1 2 "Hip Hip Hurrey". Shalimar Television Network. 2 November 2023.
  28. ↑ "The Week That Was Sun Yaara". Dawn News. 22 March 2021.
  29. ↑ "The Week That Was Daldal". Dawn News. 23 March 2021.
  30. ↑ "Saheefa Jabbar Khattak is gearing up for her drama debut". Images.Dawn. 25 March 2021.
  31. ↑ "Saheefa Jabbar Khattak's Drama Teri Meri Kahani's Teaser is Here!". Daily Pakistan Global. 26 March 2021.
  32. ↑ "Mazaaq Raat With Saad Qureshi & Laila Wasti". YouTube. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023.
  33. ↑ "Bilal Abbas Khan's Dunk to release today". The Nation. 29 March 2021.
  34. ↑ "Bilal Abbas, Ben Dunk Interact In A Humorous Banter On Instagram". BOL News. 30 March 2021.
  35. ↑ Laila Wasti on Upcoming Teletheatre Shoot Dastak. Tv One. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2021– via Youtube.
  36. ↑ "In cinemas now…". The News International. 14 April 2024.
  37. ↑ "Social Media Drama Awards 2017". ARY Digital. 18 March 2023.
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