Yasra Rizvi

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Yasra Rizvi
Born (1982-11-15) 15 November 1982 (age 42)
Islamabad, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Occupation Actress
Years active2011–present
Spouse
Abdul Hadi
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(m. 2016)​
[1]
Relatives Jenaan Hussain (sister-in-law)

Yasra Rizvi is a Pakistani actress and writer. She played the female lead in a number of television productions, including Mann Ke Moti (2012), Woh Dobara (2014), Thora Sa Aasman (2016) and Ustani Jee (2018). In her acting career, she is known for her portrayals of women in challenging situations. [2] [3] [4] She gained critical acclaim for her performance in the web-series Churails (2020). Her directorial ventures include Shanaas , Working Women (both 2023) and Chand Nagar . [5]

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Personal life

Rizvi resides in Islamabad, Pakistan.[ citation needed ] She married Abdul Hadi in Karachi during December 2016. [1]

Career

Rizvi started her acting career after completing her Master's from London, UK. She initially performed on stage and theatre plays and moved to television serials. [6] She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of a single mother in Mann Ke Moti (2013) aired on Geo TV. The series was a critical and commercial hit, also broadcast in India on Zindagi TV. Later she appeared as Fariha in Malika-Aliya (2014) and as Yasmeen in Woh Dubara (2014). In 2016, she appeared in the women-centric serial Thoda Sa Aasman , portraying the role of Fatima.[ citation needed ]

In 2016 Rizvi started working on a comedy, Senti Aur Mental, featuring Zain Afzal, Rizvi herself and Yousuf Bashir Qureshi in the cast. [7] [8] The project, that would have been Rizvi's directorial debut, [9] was cancelled in 2021. [10] [11] [12]

Her other appearances include Iss Khamoshi Ka Matlab (2016), Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain 2 (2016), Baji Irshad (2017), Aangan (2017) and Ustani Jee (2018). [13] [14]

In 2020, she played the lead role of Jugnu Chaudhary alongside an ensemble cast in Asim Abbasi's directed Churails , and released on ZEE5. Her portrayal of an ubar rich wedding planner was praised by critics. A reviewer from The Express Tribune opined "her performance improves tremendously with each episode.", [15] while The Khaleej Times found her "simply delightful, often bringing in humorous elements to scenes rife with tension." [16]

The same year, she starred in Dunk as a wife seeking justice for her husband, a professor who had succumbed to suicide due to false allegations of harassment. In the following year 2021, she was portrayed an undereducated call girl in Kashif Nisar directed Dil Na Umeed To Nahi . [17]

In 2023, she made her solo directorial debut Shanaas , a mystery-thriller broadcast on Green Entertainment. A reviewer from DAWN Images praised her direction for its balance, emotional depth, and ability to elicit strong performances from the cast. [18] Her next project Working Women , a series about the challenges of working women of the society ,which was written by Bee Gul also broadcast on the same network. [19] [20]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Sherry's mother
2015 Manto Balwant Kaur [3]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012–2013 Daagh Rehana
2013 Kaash Aisa Ho
2013–2014 Mann Ke Moti Fariha [21]
2014 Malika-e-Aliya Khadija
2014 Woh Dobara Yasmeen [3]
2014Bhabhi Sambhal Chabi
2014–2015 Choti Dr.Amna
2015 Sawaab Sadia
Baji Irshad IrshadDirector also [22]
Nazo Habeel's sister
2016 Main Kamli Raaghi [23]
2016 Iss Khamoshi Ka Matlab [24]
2016 Thoda Sa Aasman Fatima [25]
2016Iftar MulaqaatHerself
2016 Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain 2 YasraEpisode 36
2016–2017 Faltu Larki Tajwar [26]
2016–2017 Manchahi
2017 Aangan Haseena Cameo
2018 Ustani Jee Shehwar; Ustani Jeewriter also [13]
2020-2021 Dunk Sairah
2021 Dil Na Umeed To Nahi Sawera
2022 Dil Awaiz Tammana Khanum
2023 Shanaas Director also
Working Women —Director only
2024 Chand Nagar —Director only

Webseries

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Ayesha AyeshaWeb series
2020 Churails JugnuWeb series on Zee5

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