Irsa Ghazal

{{Infobox person

| name = Irsa Ghazal

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|06|17}}

| birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

| nationality = Pakistani

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1988–present

| relatives = Ushna Shah (half-sister) Syeda Ismat Tahira (Mother)

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Irsa Ghazal is a Pakistani television actress known for her roles in television serials such as Mirat-ul-Uroos (1988), Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi (2013), Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai (2015), O Rangreza (2017), Aangan (2018) and Ishq Jalebi (2021), Mannat Murad (2023), Aye Ishq E Junoon (2024)

Personal life

Ghazal is the daughter of former actress, Syeda Ismat Tahira. Her half sister Ushna Shah is also an actress.{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2245937/pictures-know-ushna-shah-irsa-ghazal-sisters?|title=In Pictures: Did you know Ushna Shah and Irsa Ghazal are sisters?|date=19 June 2020|website=Express Tribune}}

Career

Ghazal made her acting debut from PTV's Mirat-ul-Uroos in 1988. Then, she appeared in television serials such as Samjhauta Express, Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi and Kahi Unkahi, the second one of which earned her nomination of Lux Style Award for Best TV Actress. She further appeared in television serials such as O Rangreza, Aangan, Ruswai and Ishq Jalebi.{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/20351/the-award-for-best-pakistani-drama-of-2013-goes-to|title=The award for best Pakistani drama of 2013 goes to...|date=30 December 2013|website=Express Tribune|author=Sadaf Haider}}{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/403019-O-Rangreza-Review-An-artful-concoction|title=O' RANGREZA REVIEW: AN ARTFUL CONCOCTION|date=27 August 2017|website=Dunya News}}{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/746180/ishq-jalebi-aims-to-win-hearts/|title=‘Ishq Jalebi’ aims to win hearts {{!}} LIFESTYLE|date=16 April 2021|website=Daily Times|access-date=11 July 2021|author=}} From 2023 to 2024, she played Razia Sultana, a dominant matriarch in Mannat Murad, and received praise for her portrayal.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/1145343-all-that-marriage-takes|title=All that marriage takes|author=Gaitee Ara Siddiqi|access-date=2024-02-23|date=2024-01-07|newspaper=The News International}}

Filmography

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year !Title !Role !Network !Ref(s)
1988 \| Mirat-ul-Uroos \| Akbari \| \|
rowspan="2" \|1989 \| Pyas \| Jeeran \| PTV \|
Neelay Hath \| Rano \| rowspan="2" \|PTV \|
2010 \| Samjhauta Express \| Pragya Singh Sadhvi \|
2012 \| Kahi Unkahi \| Saira \| rowspan="3" \| Hum TV \|
2013 \| Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi \| Aapa Bee \|{{cite web\|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1176410\|title=10 iconic Pakistani TV dramas you should binge-watch this weekend\|date=28 March 2021\|website=Dawn Images}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1148779\|title=13th Lux Style awards: And the winners are...\|date=4 December 2014\|website=Dawn News}}
2013–2014 \| Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se \| Gaeti Ara's mother \|
2014 \| Shikwa \| Munazza \| rowspan="2" \| ARY Digital \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1152676\|title=Drama Poll 2014 results: 'Pyaray Afzal' dominates Pakistani television\|date=30 December 2014\|website=www.dawn.com\|access-date=14 July 2021}}
rowspan="4" \| 2015 \| Mumkin \| Mehreen \|{{cite web\|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/853244/11-pakistani-dramas-you-cant-miss-this-year?amll\|title=11 Pakistani dramas you can't miss this year!\|date=18 March 2015\|website=tribune com.pk\|author=Alishba Nisar}}
Farwa Ki ABC \| Farwa's mother \| A-Plus TV \|
Khatoon Manzil \| Nighat \| ARY Digital \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1147499\|title=IDream Entertainment presents 'Mere Ajnabi' and 'Khatoon Manzil'\|date=8 July 2015\|website=HIP\|access-date=14 July 2021}}
Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai \| Attiya \| A-Plus TV \|{{cite web\|url=https://dailypakistan.com.pk/24-Aug-2015/259505?version=\|title={{Nq\|صائمہ،جاوید شیخ اور ارسہ غزل کی ڈرامہ سیریل ’’یہ میرا دیوانہ پن ہے‘‘ مقبول}}\|date=24 August 2015\|website=Daily Pakistan dot Com}}
rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| Khuda Mera Bhi Hai \| Arshi \| rowspan="2" \| ARY Digital \|{{cite web\|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/53241/khuda-mera-bhi-hai-dares-to-be-different/\|title=‘‘Khuda mera bhi hai’’ dares to be different!\|date=7 October 2016\|website=Daily Times}}
Moray Saiyaan \| Zakia \|
rowspan="4" \| 2017 \| Andaaz-e-Sitam \| Begum Nawazish \| Urdu 1 \|
O Rangreza \| Mumtaz nicknamed Mummo \| Hum TV \|{{cite web\|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/123343/new-drama-serial-starring-nauman-ijaz-is-not-an-ordinary-love-story/\|title=New drama serial starring Nauman Ijaz is not an ordinary love story\|date=29 July 2017\|website=Daily Times}}{{cite web\|url=https://nation.com.pk/29-Aug-2017/on-the-female-characters-of-o-rang-reza?version=\|title=On the female characters of O Rangreza\|date=29 August 2017\|website=nation.com.pk}}
Aangan \| Hajra \| ARY Digital \|{{cite web\|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179453\|title=7 reasons why Angan may be the most subversive Pakistani drama you've ever seen\|date=13 February 2018\|website=Dawn Images\|author=Sadaf Haider}}
Aadat \| Neelum \| TV One \|
2018 \| Dil-e-Bereham \| Aaira \| A-Plus TV \|{{cite web\|url=https://celebdhaba.com/behroz-sabzwari-irsa-ghazal-shares-upcoming-drama-serial-dil-e-bereham/\|title=Behroz Sabzwari and Irsa Ghazal shares about upcoming drama serial Dil-e-Bereham\|date=29 October 2018\|author=Aamir Javed\|archive-date=24 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624123824/https://celebdhaba.com/behroz-sabzwari-irsa-ghazal-shares-upcoming-drama-serial-dil-e-bereham/\|work=celebdhaba\|url-status=dead}}
rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| Barfi Laddu \| Naila Sheikh \| rowspan="2" \| ARY Digital \|
Ruswai \| Salma \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/645687-did-ruswai-deliver-what-it-promised\|title=Did Ruswai deliver what it promised? {{!}} Instep\|date=19 April 2020\|website=The News International\|access-date=14 July 2021\|author=Buraq Shabbir}}
2021 \| Ishq Jalebi \| Sajeela (Sajjo) \| Rowspan="2"\|Geo Entertainment \|
rowspan="2" \| 2022 \| Chaudhry and Sons \| Malika Dadi \| {{Cite web\|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1189829/three-rom-com-tv-dramas-looking-to-reign-supreme-in-april\|title=Three rom-com TV dramas looking to reign supreme in April\|date=31 March 2022\|work=Images by Dawn\|access-date=1 April 2022\|author=}}
Habs \|Sadia \| rowspan="2" \|ARY Digital \|
2023 \| Kuch Ankahi \|Shammo Begum \|{{Cite web\|url=https://arynews.tv/kuch-ankahi-irsa-ghazal-love-across-border/\|title=Irsa Ghazal receives love across the border for ‘Kuch Ankahi’\|last= Lifestyle \|website=ARY News\|date=2023-05-30\|access-date=2023-06-10\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606061506/https://arynews.tv/kuch-ankahi-irsa-ghazal-love-across-border/\|archive-date=2023-06-06 }}
2023–2024 \| Mannat Murad \| Razia Sultana \| Geo Entertainment \|
2024–2025 \|Aye Ishq-e-Junoon \| Afiya Ali Nawaz (nee Kamal) \| \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

!Title

!Role

!Network

!Ref(s)

1988

| Mirat-ul-Uroos

| Akbari

rowspan="2" |1989

| Pyas

| Jeeran

| PTV

Neelay Hath

| Rano

| rowspan="2" |PTV

2010

| Samjhauta Express

| Pragya Singh Sadhvi

2012

| Kahi Unkahi

| Saira

| rowspan="3" | Hum TV

2013

| Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi

| Aapa Bee

|{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1176410|title=10 iconic Pakistani TV dramas you should binge-watch this weekend|date=28 March 2021|website=Dawn Images}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1148779|title=13th Lux Style awards: And the winners are...|date=4 December 2014|website=Dawn News}}

2013–2014

| Rishtay Kuch Adhooray Se

| Gaeti Ara's mother

2014

| Shikwa

| Munazza

| rowspan="2" | ARY Digital

|{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1152676|title=Drama Poll 2014 results: 'Pyaray Afzal' dominates Pakistani television|date=30 December 2014|website=www.dawn.com|access-date=14 July 2021}}

rowspan="4" | 2015

| Mumkin

| Mehreen

|{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/853244/11-pakistani-dramas-you-cant-miss-this-year?amll|title=11 Pakistani dramas you can't miss this year!|date=18 March 2015|website=tribune com.pk|author=Alishba Nisar}}

Farwa Ki ABC

| Farwa's mother

| A-Plus TV

Khatoon Manzil

| Nighat

| ARY Digital

|{{cite web|url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1147499|title=IDream Entertainment presents 'Mere Ajnabi' and 'Khatoon Manzil'|date=8 July 2015|website=HIP|access-date=14 July 2021}}

Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hai

| Attiya

| A-Plus TV

|{{cite web|url=https://dailypakistan.com.pk/24-Aug-2015/259505?version=|title={{Nq|صائمہ،جاوید شیخ اور ارسہ غزل کی ڈرامہ سیریل ’’یہ میرا دیوانہ پن ہے‘‘ مقبول}}|date=24 August 2015|website=Daily Pakistan dot Com}}

rowspan="2" | 2016

| Khuda Mera Bhi Hai

| Arshi

| rowspan="2" | ARY Digital

|{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/53241/khuda-mera-bhi-hai-dares-to-be-different/|title=‘‘Khuda mera bhi hai’’ dares to be different!|date=7 October 2016|website=Daily Times}}

Moray Saiyaan

| Zakia

rowspan="4" | 2017

| Andaaz-e-Sitam

| Begum Nawazish

| Urdu 1

O Rangreza

| Mumtaz nicknamed Mummo

| Hum TV

|{{cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/123343/new-drama-serial-starring-nauman-ijaz-is-not-an-ordinary-love-story/|title=New drama serial starring Nauman Ijaz is not an ordinary love story|date=29 July 2017|website=Daily Times}}{{cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/29-Aug-2017/on-the-female-characters-of-o-rang-reza?version=|title=On the female characters of O Rangreza|date=29 August 2017|website=nation.com.pk}}

Aangan

| Hajra

| ARY Digital

|{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1179453|title=7 reasons why Angan may be the most subversive Pakistani drama you've ever seen|date=13 February 2018|website=Dawn Images|author=Sadaf Haider}}

Aadat

| Neelum

| TV One

2018

| Dil-e-Bereham

| Aaira

| A-Plus TV

|{{cite web|url=https://celebdhaba.com/behroz-sabzwari-irsa-ghazal-shares-upcoming-drama-serial-dil-e-bereham/|title=Behroz Sabzwari and Irsa Ghazal shares about upcoming drama serial Dil-e-Bereham|date=29 October 2018|author=Aamir Javed|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624123824/https://celebdhaba.com/behroz-sabzwari-irsa-ghazal-shares-upcoming-drama-serial-dil-e-bereham/|work=celebdhaba|url-status=dead}}

rowspan="2" | 2019

| Barfi Laddu

| Naila Sheikh

| rowspan="2" | ARY Digital

Ruswai

| Salma

|{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/645687-did-ruswai-deliver-what-it-promised|title=Did Ruswai deliver what it promised? {{!}} Instep|date=19 April 2020|website=The News International|access-date=14 July 2021|author=Buraq Shabbir}}

2021

| Ishq Jalebi

| Sajeela (Sajjo)

| Rowspan="2"|Geo Entertainment

rowspan="2" | 2022

| Chaudhry and Sons

| Malika Dadi

| {{Cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1189829/three-rom-com-tv-dramas-looking-to-reign-supreme-in-april|title=Three rom-com TV dramas looking to reign supreme in April|date=31 March 2022|work=Images by Dawn|access-date=1 April 2022|author=}}

Habs

|Sadia

| rowspan="2" |ARY Digital

2023

| Kuch Ankahi

|Shammo Begum

|{{Cite web|url=https://arynews.tv/kuch-ankahi-irsa-ghazal-love-across-border/|title=Irsa Ghazal receives love across the border for ‘Kuch Ankahi’|last=

Lifestyle |website=ARY News|date=2023-05-30|access-date=2023-06-10|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606061506/https://arynews.tv/kuch-ankahi-irsa-ghazal-love-across-border/|archive-date=2023-06-06 }}

2023–2024

| Mannat Murad

| Razia Sultana

| Geo Entertainment

2024–2025

|Aye Ishq-e-Junoon

| Afiya Ali Nawaz (nee Kamal)

Awards and nominations

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! Year

! Awards

! Category

! Work

! Result

! {{Abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}

2014

! scope=row | Lux Style Award

| Best Television Actress - Terrestrial

| Ullu Baraye Farokht Nahi

| {{Nom}}

| {{cite web|title=2014 Lux Style Awards: Meet the nominees! |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1124905/2014-lux-style-awards-meet-the-nominees |work=Dawn News|date=12 August 2014|access-date=14 January 2023}}

References

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

Category:Living people

Category:Pakistani television actresses

Category:21st-century Pakistani actresses