Rizwan Wasti
Syed Rizwan Wasti (1937 – January 24, 2011) was a Radio Pakistan, Karachi's radio news broadcaster and a film and television actor. Early life Rizwan Wasti was born in 1937 at Lahore but his family later moved to Karachi where he received his Bachelor of Law degree from Sindh Muslim Law College in Karachi. Career He first worked for Radio Pakistan as an English news broadcaster in the 1953 at age sixteen making made him the youngest newscaster of the sub-continent where he initially learned how to use and control his voice for news media broadcasts. He worked at Radio Pakistan for sixteen years. Then he moved on to acting in the Pakistani television drama serials in the late 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s and played over 200 various different roles in dramas such as Afshan, Shaheen and Khuda Ki Basti. A noted TV actor Talat Hussain commented after his death, "He was a distinguished name in the broadcasting world, a man who had his own distinct style." Personal life He was also a banker by profession and he worked as a vice president at National Bank of Pakistan later he took retirement in 1996. He was married to TV actress Tahira Wasti and had three children including two sons and actress Laila Wasti is his daughter. Maria Wasti a famous television actress is his niece. Illness and death Rizwan Wasti had prolonged illness from which he died on 24 January 2011 at age 73. He was laid to rest at the Gizri graveyard in DHA. Filmography Television series Khuda Ki Basti (1969-1974) Shama (TV drama serial), as 'Judge Akhtar Hussain' Afshan (TV drama serial) Ana Aabgeenay (TV drama serial) Kali Deemak Aagahi (TV drama serial) Hasina-E Alam Eid Flight Aik Raat StarNite Tabeer Gurez Kashkol Eaitraf Usay Bhool Ja Madan-e-Mohabbat Aa Mere Pyar ki Khusboo Aroosa Shaheen Aawazain Tipu Sultan: The Tiger Lord Jinnah Se Quaid Ghazi Shaheed Chai Time Aka Tea Time Telefilm Operation Dwarka 1965 Film Lap of Actress (TV Film) Insaf Aur Qanoon Bibliography Rizwan authored a critically book titled Sher Shah Suri about the Afghan general and he also wrote a book of poems called A chorus of echoes. References External links 1937 births 20th-century Pakistani male actors 2011 deaths Pakistani male film actors Pakistani television newsreaders and news presenters Pakistani male television actors Pakistani radio presenters Pakistani broadcasters Punjabi people Radio personalities from Karachi St. Patrick's High School, Karachi alumni 21st-century Pakistani male actors Burials at Gizri Graveyard