Mira Hashmi (born 2 October 1976) is a Pakistani actress, host and director. She is known for her roles in dramas Teen Bata Teen, Taamak Toyian and Family Front.
Early life Mira was born in 1976 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies and did an MPhil in Cultural Studies from National College of Arts in Lahore. Later she went to Concordia University in Canada and did a major in film production.
Career Mira made her debut as an actress in 1995 on PTV, where she appeared in a number of dramas. She appeared in dramas Anteena Washing Powder, Taamak Toyian and Kausar Ka Dastarkhwan. She also appeared in dramas Katauti and Teen Bata Teen. After that she appeared in comedy drama Family Front as Huma; her role was praised by her co-stars Saba Hameed and Naseem Vicky.
Personal life Mira is married and has two children. Mira's father Shoaib Hashmi was an actor and her mother is a painter Salima Hashmi. Both her grandparents Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Alys Faiz were poets. Her aunt Muneeza Hashmi is a producer, and her cousin Adeel Hashmi is an actor.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNetwork1995 Teen Bata Teen Mehreen PTV1996 Anteena Washing Powder Sakina PTV1997 Family Front Huma PTV1998 Taamak Toyian Safeena PTV1998 Katauti Faiza PTV1999 Kausar Ka Dastarkhwan Kausar PTV2000 Articulation Herself PTV2015 Weekend World With Sophiya Herself PTV2016 Mahira Khan in Conversation With Sarmad Khoosat & Mira Hashmi Herself Electronic Dairy2018 Faiz Festival Herself Electronic Dairy2019 Salt Arts Herself Samaa TV2019 Mahira Khan in Conversation With Sarmad Khoosat & Mira Hashmi Herself Electronic Diary
Bibliography Mira also authored a critically acclaimed book titled Gulzar's Ijaazat: Insights Into the Film in 2019 in memory of her grandfather Faiz Ahmad Faiz and dedicated to Faiz Festival. The same year she wrote another book titled Three Classic Films by Gulzar: Insights Into the Films co-authored with Saba Mahmood Bashir and Sathya Saran.
References
External links
Mira Hashmi on HarperCollins India Meera Hashmi at Cinemaazi