Khalida Riyasat


Khalida Riyasat was a veteran Pakistani television actress. Along with Roohi Bano and Uzma Gillani, she dominated Pakistan's television screens during the 1970s and early 1980s.

Family

She was younger sister of notable television personality, Ayesha Khan.

Career

Riyasat earliest drama was the detective series, Naamdaar. Her career took off with Haseena Moin's classic Bandish during the late 1970s. In another popular venture, she acted alongside actor Moin Akhtar in the cheek-in-tongue long play, Half-Playt, by Anwar Maqsood. Some of her notable plays are Panah, Bandish, Dhoop, Deewar, Khoya Hua Aadmi, Silver Jubilee, Tabeer, Ab Tum Jasakte Ho and Parosi.

Work

Serials

Riyasat died of cancer on 26 August 1996.