TV artist Tahira Wasti dies at 68

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TV artist Tahira Wasti dies at 68

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Renowned TV actress Tahira Wasti died in Karachi at the age of 68.

11 March,2012 07:03 pm

Tahira Wasti has undeniably been one of the most professional and adept actresses that the television screen has seen in at least a couple of decades.Wife of the later actor and newsreader Rizwan Wasti and mother of Laila Wasti, the talented actress and drama producer, acting is something that seems to run in the veins of her and her family members.No television viewer, who has seen the dramas produced in the late eighties and nineties, can forget the unforgettable performances given by Tahira Wasti in every role that she was a part of.Her roles were mostly supporting but that didnt inhibit her from showing her true potential through her skills as an actress.Her earliest dramas include Afshan, Jangloos. Daldal, Piyaas and long play Heer Waris Shah, aired on PTV and Kashkol, which was screened on former channel STN.Although she took a break from acting for a few years, she has reemerged with a revamped look in a number of productions both on PTV as well as private channels.Her recent performances have come in the dramas like Harjai, Dil Diya Dehleez, Maamta and Doraha. She has also acted in a tele film by the name of Uss Ki Biwi.