Sarwat Ateeq

Sarwat Ateeq
Born (1949-05-22) 22 May 1949 (age 75)
Lahore, Pakistan
EducationPunjab University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
Years active1965 – 2010
SpouseAteeq Ullah Sheikh (husband)
Children2

Sarwat Ateeq is a Pakistani actress.[1] She was one of the most popular actresses of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.[2] She is known for her roles in dramas Darwaza, Dukhon Ki Chadar, Mirza & Sons, Samundar, Sach Jhoot, Kaanch Ka Pul, Aankh Macholly and Guest House.[3]

Early life

Sarwat was born in 1949 on 22 May in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her MA in journalism from Punjab University.[4][2]

Career

Sarwat had passion for singing although she never learned music from anybody but she would sing songs in School ceremonies and she also did school stage dramas.[2] In 1965 she gave audition for Radio Pakistan and passed the audition.[2] Sarwat participated in children's program and she worked as child artist. After sometime she got interested in acting and she visited PTV for audition and she was immediately selected by the judges.[2]

She also acted on stages plays and she also did radio.[2] Sarwat received basic training in art from radio but since she was working in dramas and couldn't work on Radio so she left Radio.[2] She started her career on NTV from Lahore Center and she played a major role in director Fazal Kamal's comedy show Sach Jhoot, the drama was a success and then she appeared in many more dramas.[2][5][6][7]

Sarwat also worked in drama Dukhan Ki Chadar on PTV the drama was directed Yawar Hayat and Qasim Jalali which was written by Amjad Islam Amjad.[2][8] Sarwat's performance was praised by viewers.[9][2] She also starred in classic drama Darwaza with Asif Raza Mir, Roohi Bano and Durdana Butt the drama was very popular which was written by Munnu Bhai.[2][10][11][12]

In the 1990s she worked in many dramas and her drama Guest House was popular which directed by Khalid Hafeez in which she did the role of Raheela Shameem.[2][13]

Personal life

Sarwat is married to Ateeq Ullah Sheikh and has two children.[2] Sarwat's husband was a program producer in radio.[2]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network
1971 Dastak Na Do Geeti PTV
1972 Sitamgar Tere Liye Sanam PTV
1973 Ya Naseeeb Clinic Begum PTV[2]
1976 Kaliyan Ms. Rizwan PTV[14]
1978 Sach Jhoot Nighat PTV[2]
1979 Geetiara Sabreen PTV
1980 Sayeen Aur Psychiatrist Barkat Bibi PTV
1981 Darwaza Zari's mother PTV[2]
Kaanch Ka Pul Margaret PTV[15]
1982 Siah Kiran Tahira PTV
1983 Dour-e-Junoon Rehana PTV
Wadi-e-Purkhar Gami PTV
Samundar Jeeran PTV
1984 Dukhon Ki Chadar Bakhtu PTV[2]
Status Sajida PTV
Tota Kahani No: 09 Razia PTV
Mirza & Sons Hameeda Begum PTV
Andhera Ujala Muneer Begum PTV
Aankh Macholi Naseem PTV
Mata-e-Gharoor Nago PTV
1985 Ali Baba Aor Qasim Bhai Hafiza PTV
Drama 85 Parveen PTV
Raat Gaye Bholan PTV
1986 Inn Sey Miliye Zohra PTV
Meri Saadgi Dekh Mansoor's mother PTV
Deadline Bari Behan PTV
1987 Dhund Kay Us Paar Sadia PTV
1988 Sooraj Kay Sath Sath Jameela PTV
1989 Fehmida Ki Kahani Ustani Rahat Ki Zubani Ayesha PTV
1990 Kahani No: 10 Baji PTV
1990 Dasht Waheeda PTV
1991 Guest House Raheela Shameem PTV[16]
1991 Bacho Ka Park Lady PTV
1997 Dua Ayesha PTV
1998 Kahani No: 09 Shahida PTV

Telefilm

Year Title Role
1984 Aankh Macholly Kako[2]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1981 PTV Award Best Actress Nominated Sach Jhoot [17]
1983 PTV Award Best Actress Won Samundar [18]
1985 PTV Award Best Actress Nominated Dukhon Ki Chadar [19]
1986 6th PTV Awards Best Actress Nominated Raat Gaye [20]
1998 PTV Award Best Actress Nominated Herself [21]

References

  1. ^ "فلمی و ادبی شخصیات کے سکینڈلز۔ ۔ ۔قسط نمبر512". Daily Pakistan. 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "گیسٹ ہاؤس کی "مسز شمیم" کہاں چھپ گئیں". Jang News. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Recent pictures of Mr Shamim from PTV drama 'Guest House'". ARY News. 26 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Story of Imroze and its pensioners". Dawn News. 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ 50 Years of Lahore Arts Council, Alhamra: An Overview. Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 3.
  6. ^ Comic Performance in Pakistan: The Bhānd. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 143.
  7. ^ The Making of a Modern Muslim Woman: Begum Khurshid Mirza (1918–1989). Brite Books, Lahore. p. 83.
  8. ^ Pakistan Television Drama and Social Change: A Research Paradigm. University of Karachi. p. 1.
  9. ^ "شری انصاری اور ثروت عتیق کی پرستار ہوں، روبی انعم". Daily Pakistan. 26 January 2022.
  10. ^ The Herald, Volume 38, Issues 1-3. Pakistan Herald Publications. p. 18.
  11. ^ 50 Years of Lahore Arts Council, Alhamra: An Overview. Sang-e-Meel Publications. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Firstperson: Hina in the heartbeat". Dawn News. 13 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Guest House". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Kaliyan PTV puppet show, air hostess Sarwat Ateeq", PTV, 26 August 2020, archived from the original on 26 February 2022, retrieved 1 August 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ^ "Kaanch Ka Pul". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Sarwat Ateeq". Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  17. ^ "And the award goes to ..." Herald Dawn. 23 April 2021.
  18. ^ Teenager, Volume 16. Karachi: M.M. Ahmed. p. 17.
  19. ^ Third World International, Volume 9. Karachi: S. J. Iqbal. p. 15.
  20. ^ "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)
  21. ^ "PTV Awards 1998". Pakistan Television Corporation. 30 May 2021.