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Yasmeen Ismail (28 March 1950, in Rawalpindi – 18 January 2002, in Karachi)[1] was a Pakistani television actress and theater director.[1]

Yasmeen Ismail
Born	(1950-03-28)28 March 1950 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Died	18 January 2002(2002-01-18) (aged 51) Karachi, Pakistan
Education	Home Economics College
Occupation	Actress Theater director
Years active	1968 - 2002
Notable work	Tanhaiyaan
Spouse	Tariq Ismail ​ (m. 1974)​
Children	Amal Ismail (son) Sila Ismail (daughter)

Early life

She was born in Rawalpindi on March 28, 1950, Yasmeen Ismail studied in many schools and convents as her father, an army colonel, got posted from one place to another. She graduated from Home Economics College.[1]

Career

She moved to Karachi shortly after her father's death in 1971. She got married in 1974. Her association with PTV began in the late 1960s. Theatre lured her away as she became the head of the Karachi chapter of the Gripp's Theatre in 1980.[2] She directed about 24 plays.[3][4] Their plays, mostly written/adapted by playwright Imran Aslam, were appreciated by people.[5][6] A little before Ramazan, she directed her last play, titled Osama Ho To Samaney Aiy, which was written by Mr Aslam. Ismail became director of Gripp's Theatre in Karachi in 1980.[1][7]

Personal life

At the time of her death, her son, Amal Ismail, was a 22-year-old entrepreneur and her daughter, Sila Ismail, was an 18-year-old student of the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. Her husband, Tariq Ismail, was a Managing Director of one of Pakistan’s largest distribution companies.[1]

Illness and death

Ismail died of ovarian cancer on 18 January 2002 in Karachi after battling with it for 5 years. She was laid to rest after Asr prayers on Friday in the Army Graveyard in Defence Housing Authority in Karachi.[1]

Filmography

Television series

• Nishan-e-Haider Rashid Minhas Shaheed
• Andhera Ujala
• Ana
• Do Sooraj
• Tanhaiyaan (1985) (PTV)
• Des Pardes
• Tapish
• Ghar Daftar Aur Hum
• Bacchon Ka Theatre
• Labaik Labaik
• Family 93
• Panchwan Mausam
• Kabhi Kabhi Pyar Mein

Telefilm

• Marhoom Brigadier Ki Betiyan[8]
• Zeher

Film

• Deewane Tere Pyar Ke

Theatre Director

• Stokkerlock and Millilipi[9]
• Mugnog Kids
• Choti Moti Tota Aur S. M. Hamid
• Pak Zar Zameen
• Hawa Ko Dawa Do
• Rail Pail Ka Khail[10]
• Haspatal Ka Haal Achha Hai
• Kabab May Haddi
• Osama Ho To Samaney Aiy (last play before death)[1]

References

External links

• Yasmeen Ismail at IMDb

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