Bushra Ansari

{{Infobox person

| name = Bushra Ansari

| native_name = {{Nastaliq|بشریٰ انصاری}}

| honorific_suffix = PP SI

| caption =

| image =

| birth_name = Bushra Bashir

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1956|7|20}}{{cite web |url=http://bushraansari.com/ |title=Bushra Iqbal official website |access-date=13 July 2019 |quote=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. |archive-date=13 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713083455/http://bushraansari.com/ |url-status=dead }}

| birth_place = Karachi, Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan

| alma_mater = Bachelor's in Fine Arts from Rawalpindi

| occupation = Actress, singer, writer

| years_active = 1965–present

| spouses = Iqbal Ansari (m. 1978; div. 2014)

Iqbal Hussain (m.?)

| relatives = Ahmad Bashir (father)
Asma Abbas (sister)
Sumbul Shahid (sister)
Zara Noor Abbas (niece)

| honours = Pride of Performance (1989)

Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2021)

| website =

}}

Bushra Ansari{{efn|Punjabi, {{Langx|ur|{{nq|بشریٰ انصاری}}}}}} ({{IPA|pa|bʊʃɾaː ənsaːɾiː}}) is a Pakistani actress, comedian, singer, and playwright in Punjabi and Urdu cinema, who started her career as a child performer in the 1960s.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pak101.com/c/celebrities/bio/110/Actresses_TV/Bushra_Ansari |title=Bushra Ansari biography, complete biography of Actresses (TV) Bushra Ansari |website=pak101.com |access-date=13 December 2017}} Ansari won numerous awards during her career, including the Presidential Pride of Performance Award in 1989 for her contributions to Pakistani television.{{cite web |title=Bushra Ansari |url=http://global.ptv.com.pk/BushraAnsariHost.asp |website=global.ptv.com.pk |publisher=Pakistan Television Corp |access-date=7 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511081609/http://global.ptv.com.pk/BushraAnsariHost.asp |archive-date=11 May 2015}}{{Cite web |url=http://tns.thenews.com.pk/gravitas-bushra-ansari/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809182217/http://tns.thenews.com.pk/gravitas-bushra-ansari/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 August 2018 |title=The gravitas of Bushra Ansari |last=Instep |date=5 August 2018 |website=TNS – The News on Sunday |access-date=25 March 2019}}{{Cite web |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/lifestyle/bushra-ansari-announces-comeback-with-laughter-laden-aayegi-baraat-series/ |title=Bushra Ansari announces comeback with laughter-laden 'Aayegi Baraat' series |website=Daily Pakistan Global |date=6 August 2018 |access-date=25 March 2019}}

Personal life

Bushra was first married to Iqbal Ansari, but later they divorced.{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2486788/my-moral-responsibility-bushra-ansari-defends-ex-husband-amid-criticism|title=‘My moral responsibility’: Bushra Ansari defends ex-husband amid criticism}} The couple has 2 daughters, Meera Ansari and Nariman Ansari.{{cite web|url=https://www.bolnews.com/showbiz/2024/08/iqbal-hussain-praised-for-his-kindness-toward-bushra-ansaris-daughter/|title=Iqbal Hussain praised for his kindness toward Bushra Ansari’s daughter}} Meera Ansari was born in Karachi and now resides in the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/318784-bushra-ansaris-daughter-meera-ansari-gets-hitched-in-new-york|title=Bushra Ansari's daughter Meera Ansari gets hitched in New York}} She is also step-mother to her second husband's two sons.{{cite web|url=https://www.bolnews.com/showbiz/2024/04/bushra-ansari-opens-up-about-her-relationship-with-her-husbands-children/|title=Bushra Ansari opens up about her relationship with her husband’s children}}

Career

File:BushraAnsariLuxStyleAwards.jpg

Ansari's first dramatic acting role was in 1997 in PTV's Rishtay Aur Raastay.{{Cite news |url=https://jang.com.pk/en/98-bushra-ansari-posts-throwback-photo-from-first-drama-rishtay-aur-raastay-news|title=Bushra Ansari posts throwback photo from first drama 'Rishtay aur Raastay'|date=14 December 2020|work=Jang|access-date=20 April 2025}} She first rose to prominence in 1984 with her portrayal of Jehan Ara Begum, a bossy and sharp-tongued housewife in PTV's classic Aangan Terha.{{cite web|url=https://jang.com.pk/thenews/jun2012-weekly/nos-10-06-2012/instep/mainarticle.asp|title=Sincerely yours, Bushra Ansari|date=10 June 2012|author=Maliha Rehman|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610061138/https://jang.com.pk/thenews/jun2012-weekly/nos-10-06-2012/instep/mainarticle.asp|archive-date=10 June 2012|work=Jang}} She also appeared on PTV's most-watched shows, including Show Time, Show Sha, Rang Tarang, Emergency Ward, and the sketch comedy TV series Fifty Fifty.{{Cite news |url=http://nation.com.pk/19-Nov-2017/a-session-with-bushra-ansari |title=A session with Bushra Ansari |work=The Nation |access-date=13 December 2017}}{{Cite news |url=http://nation.com.pk/22-Nov-2017/bushra-ansari-marks-universal-children-s-day |title=Bushra Ansari marks Universal Children's Day |work=The Nation |access-date=13 December 2017}}

Filmography

= Film =

Year	Film	Role	Notes
class="wikitable"
2015	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani	Zoya's Mother
2016	Ho Mann Jahaan	Nadir's Mother
2023	Allahyar and the 100 Flowers of God	Lizzy Appa	Voice
2025	Deemak	{{TBA}}	{{Cite web\|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2513571/deemak-teaser-promises-spine-chilling-horror\|title=Deemak' teaser promises spine-chilling horror\|date=3 December 2024\|website=The Express Tribune\|accessdate=15 April 2025}}

=Selected television=

Year	Serial	Role	Notes
class="wikitable"
1978–1984 \|Fifty Fifty \| \|
1983	Saturday Night Live	Safia	PTV Classic series
1984	Aangan Terha	Jehan Ara Begum	{{Cite web \|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1181598 \|title=Anwar Maqsood and Dawar Mahmood announce Aangan Terha prequel \|last=Haq \|first=Irfan Ul \|date=3 January 2019 \|website=Images \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
1985	Karawaan	Sajida	PTV
1986	Raat Gaye		PTV{{Citation\|title=6th PTV Awards\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmAriVQa7uM\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101114802/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmAriVQa7uM\|archive-date=1 January 2022\|url-status=bot: unknown\|website=Pakistan Television Corporation\|access-date=8 November 2021}}
1989 \|Neelay Hath \|Jameela \|PTV
1992 \|Zara si Aurat \|Qudsia \|PTV Telefilm{{cite web \|title=Ertuğrul & resurrection of our dramas\|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2223536/ertugrul-resurrection-dramas\|website=Express Tribune\|date=17 May 2020 \|access-date=15 September 2022}}
1999 \|Neeli Dhoop \|Nasira \|Writer{{Cite web \|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1162939 \|title=The 'purity' in the industry is missing: Bushra Ansari \|last=Umar \|first=Mahjabeen Mankani {{!}} Muhammad \|date=12 February 2015 \|website=Dawn \|location=Pakistan \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
2003 \|Umrao Jan Ada \|Khanam Jaan \|
2004 \|Meharun Nisa \|Zainab \|
2006 \|Kuch Dil Ne Kaha \|Shaista \|Also a writer{{Cite web\|url=https://minutemirror.com.pk/only-god-knows-how-hard-i-have-worked-bushra-ansari-39910/\|title=Only God knows how hard I have worked: Bushra Ansari\|date=22 April 2022\|work=Minute Mirror\|access-date=}}{{Cite web\|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/700228/bushra-shares-a-glimpse-into-her-youth/\|title=Bushra shares a glimpse into her youth\|date=11 December 2020\|access-date=18 November 2022\|work=Daily Times}}
2006–2007 \|Makan \|Tayee G \|Also a writer
2006 \|Bushra Bushra \|Host \|
2007 \|Aurat Aur Char Devari \|Seema \|Episode "Mein Akeli Hun"
\|Amawas \| \|Writer
2009–2012 \|Kis Ki Aayegi Baraat \|Saima \|
2009	Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat	Saima Chaudry
2010	Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat	Saima Chaudry	won Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress{{cite web \|title=Lux Style Awards 2011: Glamour's night out \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/254420/lux-style-awards-2011-glamours-night-out \|website=Express Tribune \|access-date=11 July 2021}}
2010–11 \|Dil Hai Chota Sa \|– \|Writer{{Cite web \|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/65715/pakistani-dramas-are-romanticising-rape-and-brothels-but-saying-the-word-talaaq-is-the-real-problem/ \|title=Pakistani dramas are romanticising rape and brothels but saying the word "talaaq" is the real problem? \|date=11 April 2018 \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
rowspan="2"\| 2011	Takkay Ki Ayegi Baraat	Saima Chaudry
\|Mera Naseeb	Sabah
rowspan="4"\|2012 \|Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain \|Recurring \|
\|Bilqees Kaur	Bilqees Kaur	{{Cite web \|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/12372/why-i-love-bilqees-kaur/ \|title=Why I love Bilqees Kaur \|date=27 June 2012 \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
\|Annie Ki Ayegi Baraat	Saima Chaudry
\|Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley	Zakia	Also a writer
2013 \|Kabhi Kabhi \|Aarez's mother \|
2013	Bushra Bara Boor	Bushra
2013 \|1st Hum Awards \|Presenter \|
2013–2014	Pakistan Idol (season 1)	Judge	{{Cite web \|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1061277 \|title=Idol worship \|last=Syed \|first=Madeeha \|date=8 December 2013 \|website=Dawn \|location=Pakistan \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
2014	Jab We Wed	Faris's Mother	{{Cite web \|url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/most-beautiful-pakistani-tv-actresses \|title=20 Most Beautiful Pakistani TV Actresses \|date=13 January 2019 \|website=DESIblitz \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
2015	Tum Mere Paas Raho	Tabish's Mother
2015	Utho Geo Pakistan	Host	{{Cite web \|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/31177/10-things-morning-shows-did-in-2015-that-we-dont-want-in-2016/ \|title=10 things Morning Shows did in 2015 that we don't want in 2016 \|date=3 January 2016 \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
2015 \|Khuda Dekh Raha Hai \| \|{{Cite web \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/853244/11-pakistani-dramas-you-cant-miss-this-year/ \|title=11 Pakistani dramas you can't miss this year! \|date=18 March 2015 \|website=The Express Tribune \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
2015–2016	Riffat Aapa Ki Bahuein	Riffat Aapa
rowspan="5"\| 2016	Udaari	Sheedan	Hum Award for Most Impactful Character{{Cite web \|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/369738-udaari-receives-global-recognition-bbc-reports \|title=Udaari receives global recognition, BBC reports \|last=NewsBytes \|website=The News International \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
\|Jhoot	Saleha
Pakeeza \| \|Writer{{Cite web \|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/100104-A-drama-on-the-struggles-of-the-modern-day-woman \|title=A drama on the struggles of the modern day woman \|last=Shabbir \|first=Buraq \|website=The News International \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
\| Commander Safeguard's Mission: Clean Sweep: Jungle Main Mungle	Dirtee	Voice
\| Seeta Bagri	Nandani Das	{{Cite web \|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/05/19/sarwat-gillani-bushra-ansari-land-roles-in-drama-about-hindu-minorities/sarwat-gillani-bushra-ansari-land-roles-in-drama-about-hindu-minorities/#main \|title=Sarwat Gillani, Bushra Ansari land roles in drama about Hindu minorities \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
2017	Shaadi Mubarak Ho	Shahnaz
rowspan="2"\| 2018	Bay Dardi	Shafay's Mother	{{Cite web \|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/314993-baydardi-explores-the-issue-of-hiv \|title=Baydardi explores the issue of HIV \|last=NewsBytes \|website=The News International \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
\| Naulakha	Noor Jehan \|{{Cite web \|url=https://nation.com.pk/18-Jul-2018/naulakha-highlights-greed-and-lust-for-heritage \|title=Naulakha highlights greed and lust for heritage \|date=17 July 2018 \|website=The Nation \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
2019 \|Deewar-e-Shab \|Sitara Jahan \|{{Cite web \|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1181661 \|title=Bushra Ansari, Asma Abbasi and Zara Noor Abbas are starring together in Hum TV's next period play \|last=Haq \|first=Irfan Ul \|date=15 January 2019 \|website=Images \|access-date=26 March 2019}}
2020 \|Zebaish \|Shahana \|Writer also
rowspan="2"\|2021 \|Mrs. Chaudhry Ka Tarka \|Saima Chaudhry \|Ramadan special cooking show
Pardes \| Mumtaz
2023 \|Tere Bin \|Begum Salma Shahnawaz Khan
2024 \| Very Filmy \| \| Ramadan Special series for Hum TV
2024 \| Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum \| Shagufta Iftekhar Ahmed \|

== Awards and honors ==

Nigar Awards Best Actress Award for Aangan Terha in 1984.{{cite journal |title=نگار ایوارڈز برائے سال 1984 |journal= Nigar Weekly |date=2000 |volume=Golden Jubilee Number |page=297 |language=ur}}
6th PTV Awards Best Actress Award for Raat Gaye in 1986{{Citation|title=6th PTV Awards|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmAriVQa7uM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101114802/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmAriVQa7uM|archive-date=1 January 2022|url-status=bot: unknown|website=Pakistan Television Corporation|access-date=8 November 2021}}
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{{Cite web |last=Hasan |first=Shazia |date=21 February 2020 |title=First ever Hum Women Leaders Awards celebrates Pakistan's iconic trailblazers |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1184700 |access-date=27 June 2020 |website=Images |language=en}}
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.

=Lux Style Awards=

class="wikitable style"

!Ceremony

!Category

!Project

!Result

3rd Lux Style Awards{{cite news|url=https://www.rewaj.pk/lux-style-awards-for-the-year-2004/|title=LUX Style Awards for the year 2004

|author=Athar Khan|work=Rewaj|access-date=15 January 2023}}

|Best Television Actress

|Umrao Jaan Ada

|{{nom}}

5th Lux Style Awards

| rowspan="3"|Best Television Actress (Satellite)

|Kuch Dil Ne Kaha

|rowspan="3" {{won}}

7th Lux Style Awards{{cite news |title=Lux Style Awards: A trip down memory lane |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/239961/lux-style-awards-a-trip-down-memory-lane/ |access-date=15 January 2023 |work=The Express Tribune |date=26 August 2011}}

|Vanee

10th Lux Style AwardsHina Safdar. (16 September 2011). [http://www.rewaj.com/fashion/lux-style-awards-2011-nominations.html Lux Style Awards 2011 Nominations] Rewaj. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108022835/http://www.rewaj.com/fashion/lux-style-awards-2011-nominations.html|date=8 November 2011}}

| rowspan="2"|Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat

10th Lux Style Awards

| Best Television Writer

| rowspan="2" {{nom}}

17th Lux Style Awards{{cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179502|title=Who won big at Lux Style Awards 2018?|work=Images|date=21 September 2018|access-date=15 January 2023}}

|Best Television Actress

|Seeta Bagri

Notes

References

External links

{{official website|http://bushraansari.com/}}
{{IMDb name|name=Bushra Ansari|id=2558798}}
[https://showbizpk.com/2020/01/14/bushar-ansari-breaks-silence-on-her-divorce-from-iqbal-ansari/ Bushra Ansari Breaks Silence on her Divorce From Iqbal Ansari]

Category:Pakistani stage actresses

Category:Pakistani television actresses

Category:Pakistani television producers

Category:Pakistani dramatists and playwrights

Category:Pakistani women dramatists and playwrights

Category:Pakistani women comedians

Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance

Category:Nigar Award winners

Category:Lahore College for Women University alumni

Category:Living people

Category:Pakistani voice actresses

Category:20th-century Pakistani actresses