Bushra Ansari


Bushra Ansari is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer, and playwright in Punjabi and Urdu cinema, who started her career as a child performer in the 1960s. Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1989 for her contributions to Pakistani television.

Personal life

Ansari married to producer and director Iqbal Ansari in 1978. The couple has 2 daughters, Meera Ansari and Nariman Ansari. Meera Ansari was born in Karachi and now resides in the United States. In 2019, after her divorce with her first Ansari married Iqbal Hussain, who was previously married to Farah Sadia. Ansari is also step-mother to her second husband's two sons.

Career

Ansari's first dramatic acting role was in one of Iqbal Ansari's productions. 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.
In 2022, Ansari portrayed Maa Begum in the commercially hit romance-drama Tere Bin.

Filmography

Films

Selected television

Awards and Honors