Sarwat Ateeq

Sarwat Ateeq
ثروت عتیق
Born	(1949-05-22) 22 May 1949 (age 75) Lahore, Pakistan
Education	Punjab University
Occupations	Actress Singer
Years active	1965 – 2010
Spouse	Ateeq Ullah Sheikh (husband)
Children	2

Sarwat Ateeq is a Pakistani actress. ^[1] She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. ^[2] She is known for her roles in dramas Darwaza, Dukhon Ki Chadar, Mirza & Sons, Samundar , Sach Jhoot, Kaanch Ka Pul , Aankh Macholly and Guest House . ^[3]

Early life

Sarwat was born in 1949 on 22 May in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her MA in journalism from Punjab University. ^{[4] [2]}

Career

Sarwat had passion for singing although she never learned music from anybody but she would sing songs in School ceremonies and she also did school stage dramas. ^[2] In 1965 she gave audition for Radio Pakistan and passed the audition. ^[2] Sarwat participated in children's program and she worked as child artist. After sometime she got interested in acting and she visited PTV for audition and she was immediately selected by the judges. ^[2]

She also acted on stages plays and she also did radio. ^[2] Sarwat received basic training in art from radio but since she was working in dramas and couldn't work on Radio so she left Radio. ^[2] She started her career on NTV from Lahore Center and she played a major role in director Fazal Kamal's comedy show Sach Jhoot, the drama was a success and then she appeared in many more dramas. ^{[2] [5] [6] [7]}

Sarwat also worked in drama Dukhan Ki Chadar on PTV the drama was directed Yawar Hayat and Qasim Jalali which was written by Amjad Islam Amjad. ^{[2] [8]} Sarwat's performance was praised by viewers. ^{[9] [2]} She also starred in classic drama Darwaza with Asif Raza Mir, Roohi Bano and Durdana Butt the drama was very popular which was written by Munnu Bhai. ^{[2] [10] [11] [12]}

In the 1990s she worked in many dramas and her drama Guest House was popular which directed by Khalid Hafeez in which she did the role of Raheela Shameem. ^{[2] [13]}

Personal life

Sarwat is married to Ateeq Ullah Sheikh and has two children. ^[2] Sarwat's husband was a program producer in radio. ^[2]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1971	Dastak Na Do	Geeti	PTV
1972	Sitamgar Tere Liye	Sanam	PTV
1973	Ya Naseeeb Clinic	Begum	PTV [2]
1976	Kaliyan	Ms. Rizwan	PTV [14]
1978	Sach Jhoot	Nighat	PTV [2]
1979	Alif Laila	Zamurad	PTV
1979	Geetiara	Sabreen	PTV
1980	Sayeen Aur Psychiatrist	Barkat Bibi	PTV
1981	Darwaza	Zari's mother	PTV [2]
	Kaanch Ka Pul	Margaret	PTV [15]
1982	Siah Kiran	Tahira	PTV
1983	Dour-e-Junoon	Rehana	PTV
	Wadi-e-Purkhar	Gami	PTV
	Samundar	Jeeran	PTV
1984	Dukhon Ki Chadar	Bakhtu	PTV [2]
	Status	Sajida	PTV
	Tota Kahani No: 09	Razia	PTV
	Mirza & Sons	Hameeda Begum	PTV
	Andhera Ujala	Muneer Begum	PTV
	Aankh Macholi	Naseem	PTV
	Mata-e-Gharoor	Nago	PTV
1985	Ali Baba Aor Qasim Bhai	Hafiza	PTV
	Drama 85	Parveen	PTV
	Raat Gaye	Bholan	PTV
1986	Inn Sey Miliye	Zohra	PTV
	Meri Saadgi Dekh	Mansoor's mother	PTV
	Deadline	Bari Behan	PTV
1987	Dhund Kay Us Paar	Sadia	PTV
1988	Sooraj Kay Sath Sath	Jameela	PTV
1989	Fehmida Ki Kahani Ustani Rahat Ki Zubani	Ayesha	PTV
1990	Kahani No: 10	Baji	PTV
1990	Dasht	Waheeda	PTV
1991	Guest House	Raheela Shameem	PTV [16]
1991	Bacho Ka Park	Lady	PTV
1997	Dua	Ayesha	PTV
1998	Kahani No: 09	Shahida	PTV

Telefilm

Year	Title	Role
1984	Aankh Macholly	Kako [2]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
1981	PTV Award	Best Actress	Nominated	Sach Jhoot	[17]
1983	PTV Award	Best Actress	Won	Samundar	[18]
1985	PTV Award	Best Actress	Nominated	Dukhon Ki Chadar	[19]
1986	6th PTV Awards	Best Actress	Nominated	Raat Gaye	[20]
1998	PTV Award	Best Actress	Nominated	Herself	[21]

References

1. "فلمی و ادبی شخصیات کے سکینڈلز۔ ۔ ۔قسط نمبر512". Daily Pakistan. 24 June 2021.
2. "گیسٹ ہاؤس کی "مسز شمیم" کہاں چھپ گئیں". Jang News. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
3. "Recent pictures of Mr Shamim from PTV drama 'Guest House'". ARY News. 26 February 2022.
4. "Story of Imroze and its pensioners". Dawn News. 2 July 2021.
5. 50 Years of Lahore Arts Council, Alhamra: An Overview. Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 3.
6. Comic Performance in Pakistan: The Bhānd. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 143.
7. The Making of a Modern Muslim Woman: Begum Khurshid Mirza (1918–1989). Brite Books, Lahore. p. 83.
8. Pakistan Television Drama and Social Change: A Research Paradigm. University of Karachi. p. 1.
9. "شری انصاری اور ثروت عتیق کی پرستار ہوں، روبی انعم". Daily Pakistan. 26 January 2022.
10. The Herald, Volume 38, Issues 1-3. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 18.
11. 50 Years of Lahore Arts Council, Alhamra: An Overview. Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 1.
12. "Firstperson: Hina in the heartbeat". Dawn News. 13 February 2021.
13. "Guest House". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
14. "Kaliyan PTV puppet show, air hostess Sarwat Ateeq", PTV, 26 August 2020, archived from the original on 26 February 2022, retrieved 1 August 2021
15. "Kaanch Ka Pul". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
16. "Sarwat Ateeq". Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
17. "And the award goes to ..." Herald Dawn. 23 April 2021.
18. Teenager, Volume 16. Karachi: M.M. Ahmed. p. 17.
19. Third World International, Volume 9. Karachi: S. J. Iqbal. p. 15.
20. "6th PTV Awards", Pakistan Television Corporation, archived from the original on 1 January 2022, retrieved 8 November 2021
21. "PTV Awards 1998". Pakistan Television Corporation. 30 May 2021.

External links

• PTV's old faces - Sarwat Ateeq
• Sarwat Ateeq at IMDb