Mira Hashmi

Mira was born in 1976 in Lahore, Pakistan.^[3] She completed her studies and did MPhil in Cultural Studies from National College of Arts in Lahore.^[3] Later she went to Concordia University in Canada and did Major in film production.^[3]

Mira made her debut as an actress in 1995 on PTV,^[4][5] where she appeared in a number of dramas.^[6][7][8] She appeared in dramas Anteena Washing Powder, Taamak Toyian and Kausar Ka Dastarkhwan.^[9][10][11] She also appeared in dramas Katauti and Teen Bata Teen.^[12][13] After that she appeared in comedy drama Family Front as Huma; her role was praised by her co-stars Saba Hameed and Naseem Vicky.^{[14][15][16][17][18]}

Mira is married and has two children.^[19] Mira's father Shoaib Hashmi was an actor and her mother is a painter Salima Hashmi. Both her grandparents Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Alys Faiz were poets.^[19] Her aunt Muneeza Hashmi is a producer and her cousin Adeel Hashmi is an actor.^[19][20]

Mira also authored a critically book titled Gulzar's Ijaazat: Insights Into the Film in 2019 in memory of her grandfather Faiz Ahmad Faiz and dedicated to Faiz Festival.^[21][22] The same year she wrote another book titled Three Classic Films by Gulzar: Insights Into the Films co-authored with Saba Mahmood Bashir and Sathya Saran.^[23]