Yasra Rizvi

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Yasra Rizvi is a Pakistani actress and scriptwriter who is best known for portraying very challenging and extraordinary roles in the Urdu television industry. She has worked in many popular television shows like Mann Ke Moti, Woh Dobara, Thora Sa Aasman, and Ustani Jee. Yasra Rizvi has also featured in the most popular Web series of 2020 released in Pakistan named Churails..Yasra was born and brought up in Islamabad, Pakistan. After completing her schooling in Islamabad, she moved to the United Kingdom to pursue her higher education. After completing her bachelors degree in business administration from Western Michigan University, London, Yasra went back to Pakistan and started her career as a stage performer and a theatre artist. Yasra Rizvis childhood picture with her aunt.Yasra Rizvi made her onscreen acting debut in 2012 with A& B Entertainments drama serial Daagh, opposite Fahad Mustafa and Mehar Bano. She portrayed a character named Rehana who was the mother of the main lead. Next, she appeared on ARY Digitals drama show Kaash Aisa Ho..For the initial phase of her career, Yasra was majorly chosen to perform the roles of elderly ladies because of her excess weight. Though her acting skills were on point her looks became a huge hurdle in her way of getting some good roles.The drama serial which proved to be a breakthrough for Yasra Rizvis career was A& B Entertainments drama television series Mann Ke Moti opposite Faysal Qureshi, Asma Abbas, and Waseem Abbas. The show was premiered on Geo TV in 2013, in which Yasra played the character of Fariha and received huge critical acclaim for it.Next in 2014, Yasra played the role of Khatija in Syed Asim Alis entertainment drama serial Malika-e-Aliya opposite Maria Wasti, Anoushay Abbasi, Sohail Asghar, and Shahzad Raza. Thereafter she became part of several popular dramas shows including Woh Dobara, Choti, Bhabhi Sambhal Chabi, Sawaab, and Baji Irshad..Yasra Rizvi made her film debut in 2015 with Nadeem Baigs Pakistani adventure comedy film Jawani Phir Nahi Ani starring Humayun Saeed, Hamza Ali Abbasi, Ahmad Ali Butt, Vasay Chaudhry, and many more. She was featured in the film in the supporting role of the movie lead character Sherrys mother. In the same year, Yasra featured as Balwant Kaur in her second film Manto, a biographical drama film directed by Sarmad Khoosat.In 2016, Yasra Rizvi tied the knot with Abdul Hadi. Abdul is the younger of popular Pakistani television actress Jinaan Hussain and he is almost 10 years younger than Yasra. After declaring her marriage publically, Yasra received huge criticism for getting married to a man younger than her. After almost a month of their marriage, the couple appeared as a guest on Faysal Qureshis morning talk show Muskurati Mornings with Faisal Qureshi. During a question-answer round with Yasra, Faysal asked her about the trolling and hate she received after her marriage to which she replied, There is a social taboo which I wanted to break, and that taboo was of the age difference between husband and wife. As a society, we have been so divided due to gender, age and social class. And as directors and actors, our effort is usually to think beforehand the impact we will have on the audience. Yasra Rizvis picture from her wedding function.Yasra Rizvi appeared for the first time in a Mushaira in 2019 at Mushaira & Kavi Sammelan held in Dubai. She presented herself as a poet (Shayar) at the event and read some of her work for the audience. Her style of poetry was very much appreciated by the audience for which she also received a memento for participation. Yasra Rizvi honoured with a participation certificate from Mushaira & Kavi Sammelan.Yasra Rizvi, in 2019, became part of one of the most controversial films to be made in Pakistan, Senti Aur Mental. The film was directed and written by Yasra Rizvi, under Harkat Pictures productions featuring Zain Afzal, Yasra Rizvi and Yousaf Bashir Qureshi in the lead cast. The film is not yet released due to the leftover shooting which is delayed due to the COVID 19 outbreak. The film was announced through a video on Lollywood Films Officials YouTube handle.