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Bushra Ansari
PP SI
Bushra Ansari PP SI
بشریٰ انصاری
Born	Bushra Bashir; 20 July 1956 (age 68); Karachi, Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan
Alma mater	Bachelor's in Fine Arts from Rawalpindi
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, writer
Years active	1965–present
Spouses	Iqbal Ansari (m. 1978; div. 2014); Iqbal Hussain (m.?)
Relatives	Ahmad Bashir (father); Asma Abbas (sister); Sumbul Shahid (sister); Zara Noor Abbas (niece)
Honours	Pride of Performance (1989) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2021)

Bushra Ansari^[a] (Punjabi pronunciation: [bʊʃɾaː ənsaːɾiː]) is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer, and playwright in Punjabi and Urdu cinema, who started her career as a child performer in the 1960s.^[2] Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1989 for her contributions to Pakistani television.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Personal life

Bushra was first married to Iqbal Ansari, but later they divorced.^[6] The couple has 2 daughters, Meera Ansari and Nariman Ansari.^[7] Meera Ansari was born in Karachi and now resides in the United States.^[8] She is also step-mother to her second husband's two sons.^[9]

Career

Ansari's first dramatic acting role was in one of Iqbal Ansari's productions.^[10] She also appeared on PTV's most-watched shows, including Angan Terha, Show Time, Show Sha, Rang Tarang, Emergency Ward, and the sketch comedy TV series Fifty Fifty.^[11]^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2015	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani	Zoya's Mother
2016	Ho Mann Jahaan	Nadir's Mother
2023	Allahyar and the 100 Flowers of God	Lizzy Appa	Voice

Selected television

Year	Serial	Role	Notes
1978–1984	Fifty Fifty		^[4]
1983	Saturday Night Live	Safia	PTV Classic series
1984	Aangan Terha	Jehan Ara Begum	^[13]
1985	Karawaan	Sajida	PTV
1986	Raat Gaye		PTV^[14]
1989	Neelay Hath	Jameela	PTV
1992	Zara si Aurat	Qudsia	PTV Telefilm^[15]
1999	Neeli Dhoop	Nasira	Writer^[16]
2003	Umrao Jan Ada	Khanam Jaan
2004	Meharun Nisa	Zainab
2006	Kuch Dil Ne Kaha	Shaista	Also a writer^[17]^[18]
2006–2007	Makan	Tayee G	Also a writer
2006	Bushra Bushra	Host
2007	Aurat Aur Char Devari	Seema	Episode "Mein Akeli Hun"
	Amawas		Writer
2009–2012	Kis Ki Aayegi Baraat	Saima
2009	Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat	Saima Chaudry	^[5]
2010	Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat	Saima Chaudry	^[5] won Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress^[19]
2010–11	Dil Hai Chota Sa	–	Writer^[20]
2011	Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat	Saima Chaudry	^[5]
2011	Mera Naseeb	Sabah	^[16]
2012	Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain	Recurring
	Bilqees Kaur	Bilqees Kaur	^[21]
	Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat	Saima Chaudry	^[5]
	Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley	Zakia	Also a writer
2013	Kabhi Kabhi	Aarez's mother
2013	Bushra Bara Boor	Bushra
2013	1st Hum Awards	Presenter
2013–2014	Pakistan Idol (season 1)	Judge	^[22]
2014	Jab We Wed	Faris's Mother	^[23]
2015	Tum Mere Paas Raho	Tabish's Mother
2015	Utho Geo Pakistan	Host	^[24]
2015	Khuda Dekh Raha Hai		^[25]
2015–2016	Riffat Aapa Ki Bahuein	Riffat Aapa
2016	Udaari	Sheedan	Hum Award for Most Impactful Character^[26]
	Jhoot	Saleha
	Pakeeza		Writer^[27]
	Commander Safeguard's Mission: Clean Sweep: Jungle Main Mungle	Dirtee	Voice
	Seeta Bagri	Nandani Das	^[28]
2017	Shaadi Mubarak Ho	Shahnaz
2018	Bay Dardi	Shafay's Mother	^[29]
2018	Naulakha	Noor Jehan	^[30]
2019	Deewar-e-Shab	Sitara Jahan	^[31]
2020	Zebaish	Shahana	Writer also
2021	Mrs. Chaudhry Ka Tarka	Saima Chaudhry	Ramadan special cooking show
2021	Pardes	Mumtaz
2023	Tere Bin	Begum Salma Shahnawaz Khan
2024	Very Filmy		Ramadan Special series for Hum TV
2024	Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum	Shagufta Iftekhar Ahmed

Awards and honors

Nigar Awards Best Actress Award for Aangan Terha in 1984.^[32]
6th PTV Awards Best Actress Award for Raat Gaye in 1986^[33]
In 1989, she was awarded Pride of Performance for her contribution to Arts by the President of Pakistan.
Iconic Women from Pakistan at Hum Women Leader Awards^[34]
On 23 March 2021, she was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz for her contribution to Arts during the annual civil awards conferred by the President of Pakistan.

Lux Style Awards

Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
3rd Lux Style Awards^[35]	Best Television Actress	Umrao Jaan Ada	Nominated
5th Lux Style Awards	Best Television Actress (Satellite)	Kuch Dil Ne Kaha	Won
7th Lux Style Awards^[36]		Vanee
10th Lux Style Awards^[37]		Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat
10th Lux Style Awards^[37]	Best Television Writer	Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat	Nominated
17th Lux Style Awards^[38]	Best Television Actress	Seeta Bagri	Nominated

Notes

^ Punjabi, Urdu: بشریٰ انصاری

References

^ ^a ^b "Bushra Iqbal official website". Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019. 1953: Bushra Bashir was born on 20th July at the Lady Dufferin hospital in Karachi to parents Mehmooda Begum and Ahmad Bashir, a famous journalist & filmmaker.
^ "Bushra Ansari biography, complete biography of Actresses (TV) Bushra Ansari". pak101.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ "Bushra Ansari". global.ptv.com.pk. Pakistan Television Corp. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b Instep (5 August 2018). "The gravitas of Bushra Ansari". TNS – The News on Sunday. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bushra Ansari announces comeback with laughter-laden 'Aayegi Baraat' series". Daily Pakistan Global. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
^ "'My moral responsibility': Bushra Ansari defends ex-husband amid criticism".
^ "Iqbal Hussain praised for his kindness toward Bushra Ansari's daughter".
^ "Bushra Ansari's daughter Meera Ansari gets hitched in New York".
^ "Bushra Ansari opens up about her relationship with her husband's children".
^ Kari, Maria (5 June 2017). "Celebrities like Bushra Ansari bear the worst of ageism in Pakistan". Images. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ "A session with Bushra Ansari". The Nation. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ "Bushra Ansari marks Universal Children's Day". The Nation. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ Haq, Irfan Ul (3 January 2019). "Anwar Maqsood and Dawar Mahmood announce Aangan Terha prequel". Images. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "6th PTV Awards", Pakistan Television Corporation, archived from the original on 1 January 2022, retrieved 8 November 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Ertuğrul & resurrection of our dramas". Express Tribune. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Umar, Mahjabeen Mankani | Muhammad (12 February 2015). "The 'purity' in the industry is missing: Bushra Ansari". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "Only God knows how hard I have worked: Bushra Ansari". Minute Mirror. 22 April 2022.
^ "Bushra shares a glimpse into her youth". Daily Times. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ "Lux Style Awards 2011: Glamour's night out". Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Pakistani dramas are romanticising rape and brothels but saying the word "talaaq" is the real problem?". 11 April 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "Why I love Bilqees Kaur". 27 June 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ Syed, Madeeha (8 December 2013). "Idol worship". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "20 Most Beautiful Pakistani TV Actresses". DESIblitz. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "10 things Morning Shows did in 2015 that we don't want in 2016". 3 January 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "11 Pakistani dramas you can't miss this year!". The Express Tribune. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ NewsBytes. "Udaari receives global recognition, BBC reports". The News International. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ Shabbir, Buraq. "A drama on the struggles of the modern day woman". The News International. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "Sarwat Gillani, Bushra Ansari land roles in drama about Hindu minorities". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ NewsBytes. "Baydardi explores the issue of HIV". The News International. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "Naulakha highlights greed and lust for heritage". The Nation. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ Haq, Irfan Ul (15 January 2019). "Bushra Ansari, Asma Abbasi and Zara Noor Abbas are starring together in Hum TV's next period play". Images. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال 1984". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.
^ "6th PTV Awards", Pakistan Television Corporation, archived from the original on 1 January 2022, retrieved 8 November 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Hasan, Shazia (21 February 2020). "First ever Hum Women Leaders Awards celebrates Pakistan's iconic trailblazers". Images. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ Athar Khan. "LUX Style Awards for the year 2004". Rewaj. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ "Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane". The Express Tribune. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b Hina Safdar. (16 September 2011). Lux Style Awards 2011 Nominations Rewaj. Archived 8 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Who won big at Lux Style Awards 2018?". Images. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

External links

[2] Punjabi, Urdu: بشریٰ انصاری

[karachi15may56-1] "Bushra Iqbal official website". Archived from the original on 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019. 1953: Bushra Bashir was born on 20th July at the Lady Dufferin hospital in Karachi to parents Mehmooda Begum and Ahmad Bashir, a famous journalist & filmmaker.

[3] "Bushra Ansari biography, complete biography of Actresses (TV) Bushra Ansari". pak101.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[4] "Bushra Ansari". global.ptv.com.pk. Pakistan Television Corp. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[tvwork-5] Instep (5 August 2018). "The gravitas of Bushra Ansari". TNS – The News on Sunday. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

[tvwork1-6] "Bushra Ansari announces comeback with laughter-laden 'Aayegi Baraat' series". Daily Pakistan Global. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

[7] "'My moral responsibility': Bushra Ansari defends ex-husband amid criticism".

[8] "Iqbal Hussain praised for his kindness toward Bushra Ansari's daughter".

[9] "Bushra Ansari's daughter Meera Ansari gets hitched in New York".

[10] "Bushra Ansari opens up about her relationship with her husband's children".

[11] Kari, Maria (5 June 2017). "Celebrities like Bushra Ansari bear the worst of ageism in Pakistan". Images. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[12] "A session with Bushra Ansari". The Nation. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[13] "Bushra Ansari marks Universal Children's Day". The Nation. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[14] Haq, Irfan Ul (3 January 2019). "Anwar Maqsood and Dawar Mahmood announce Aangan Terha prequel". Images. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[15] "6th PTV Awards", Pakistan Television Corporation, archived from the original on 1 January 2022, retrieved 8 November 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[16] "Ertuğrul & resurrection of our dramas". Express Tribune. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

[tvwork2-17] Umar, Mahjabeen Mankani | Muhammad (12 February 2015). "The 'purity' in the industry is missing: Bushra Ansari". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[18] "Only God knows how hard I have worked: Bushra Ansari". Minute Mirror. 22 April 2022.

[19] "Bushra shares a glimpse into her youth". Daily Times. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

[20] "Lux Style Awards 2011: Glamour's night out". Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[21] "Pakistani dramas are romanticising rape and brothels but saying the word "talaaq" is the real problem?". 11 April 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[22] "Why I love Bilqees Kaur". 27 June 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[23] Syed, Madeeha (8 December 2013). "Idol worship". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[24] "20 Most Beautiful Pakistani TV Actresses". DESIblitz. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[25] "10 things Morning Shows did in 2015 that we don't want in 2016". 3 January 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[26] "11 Pakistani dramas you can't miss this year!". The Express Tribune. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[27] NewsBytes. "Udaari receives global recognition, BBC reports". The News International. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[28] Shabbir, Buraq. "A drama on the struggles of the modern day woman". The News International. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[29] "Sarwat Gillani, Bushra Ansari land roles in drama about Hindu minorities". Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[30] NewsBytes. "Baydardi explores the issue of HIV". The News International. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[31] "Naulakha highlights greed and lust for heritage". The Nation. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[32] Haq, Irfan Ul (15 January 2019). "Bushra Ansari, Asma Abbasi and Zara Noor Abbas are starring together in Hum TV's next period play". Images. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[33] "نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال 1984". Nigar Weekly (in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 297. 2000.

[34] "6th PTV Awards", Pakistan Television Corporation, archived from the original on 1 January 2022, retrieved 8 November 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[35] Hasan, Shazia (21 February 2020). "First ever Hum Women Leaders Awards celebrates Pakistan's iconic trailblazers". Images. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[36] Athar Khan. "LUX Style Awards for the year 2004". Rewaj. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[37] "Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane". The Express Tribune. 26 August 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

[auto-38] Hina Safdar. (16 September 2011). Lux Style Awards 2011 Nominations Rewaj. Archived 8 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[39] "Who won big at Lux Style Awards 2018?". Images. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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