Rizwan Wasti

Syed Rizwan Wasti (1937–2011) was a Radio Pakistan, Karachi's radio news broadcaster and a film and television actor.[2][3]

Rizwan Wasti
Born1937
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died24 January 2011[1]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
OccupationTelevision actor

Early life and career

Rizwan Wasti was born in Lahore but his family later moved to Karachi where he received his Bachelor of Law degree from Sindh Muslim Law College in Karachi.[2] He first worked for Radio Pakistan as an English news broadcaster in the 1960s where he initially learned how to use and control his voice for news media broadcasts.[1] Then he moved on to acting in the Pakistani television drama serials in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]

Television shows
  • Khuda Ki Basti (1969-1974)[2]
  • Afshan (TV drama serial)
  • Shama (TV drama serial), as 'Judge Akhtar Hussain'[1][2]
  • Aabgeenay (TV drama serial)[1]
  • Aagahi (TV drama serial)[1]
  • Lap of Actress (TV Film)

Death

Television actor Rizwan Wasti died on 24 January 2011 at age 73. He left behind his wife TV actress Tahira Wasti, two sons and a daughter.[1] A noted TV actor Talat Hussain commented after his death, "He was a distinguished name in the broadcasting world, a man who had his own distinct style."[1]

References
  1. Actor Rizwan Wasti is dead, Dawn newspaper, Published 25 January 2011, Retrieved 13 June 2017
  2. Khattak, Sohail (January 26, 2011). "Actor, presenter Syed Rizwan Wasti dies". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. Rizwan Wasti as a radio news broadcaster on Radio Pakistan website, Retrieved 13 June 2017


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