Bushra Ansari[a] (Punjabi pronunciation:[bʊʃɾaːənsaːɾiː]) 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 has 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
Ansari married producer and director Iqbal Ansari in 1978.[6][7] The couple has 2 daughters, Meera Ansari and Nariman Ansari.[8] Meera Ansari was born in Karachi and now resides in the United States.[9] In 2019, after her divorce with her first husband, Bushra married Iqbal Hussain, who was previously married to Farah Sadia.[6] Ansari is also a step-mother to her second husband's two sons.[10]
Career
Ansari's first dramatic acting role was in one of Iqbal Ansari's productions.[11] She also appeared on PTV's most-watched shows, including Aangan Terha, Show Time, Show Sha, Rang Tarang, Emergency Ward, and the sketch comedy TV series Fifty Fifty.[12][13]
In 2022, Ansari portrayed Maa Begum in the commercially hit romance-drama Tere Bin.[14]
Filmography
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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[36]
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.
12"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.
↑"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)
↑"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)
