Khalida Riyasat
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7 July 1953
Khalida Riyasat | |
|---|---|
| خالدہ ریاست | |
| Born | Khalida Riyasat 7 July 1953 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Died | 26 August 1996 (aged 43) Karachi, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–1996 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Ayesha Khan (sister) |
Khalida Riyasat (Urdu: خالدہ ریاست; 7 July 1953 – 26 August 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]
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 1975 detective series Naamdaar.[7] Her career took off with Haseena Moin's classic Bandish during the late 1970s.[8] In another popular venture, she acted alongside actor Moin Akhtar in the tongue-in-cheek 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
Filmography
Television serials
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Aik Muhabbat Sou Afsane | Rana | |
| Dhund | [13] | ||
| Naamdaar | |||
| Lazawal | |||
| Nasheman | |||
| Maqsoom | |||
| Saaye | |||
| Ankahi | |||
| Silver Jublie | |||
| 1975 | Tabeer | Sakeena | |
| 1976 | Zod-e-Pashemaan | Laila | |
| 1976 | Bandish | Tania | |
| 1983 | Adhay Chehray | Aleena Ali Ahmed | |
| 1990 | Parosi | Jahan Ara | |
| Yes Sir, No Sir |
Telefilm
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Typist | Safia Azeem | |
| 1981 | Panah | Shireen | |
| 1982 | Dhoop Dewar | Roshan | |
| 1982 | Qarz | Dr. Safia | |
| 1982 | Baazdeed | Rubina | |
| 1983 | Nange Paon | Nadira | |
| 1985 | Umeed-e-Bahar | Dr. Jamila | |
| Dasht-e-Tanhai | |||
| 1983 | Wadi-e-Purkhar | Najma | |
| 1986 | Meri Sadgi Dekh | Sumra | |
| 1989 | Khoya Huwa Aadmi | Bano | |
| 1990 | Half Plate | Begum Mirza | [14] |
| 1996 | Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho | Aaliya | |
| Naqsh e Saani |
Tributes and honours
In 2005, tributes were paid to her and she 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]