Sarwat Ateeq is a Pakistani actress. She was among the most popular and successful Pakistani actresses of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. She is known for her roles in dramas Darwaza, Dukhon Ki Chadar, Mirza & Sons, Samundar, Sach Jhoot, Kaanch Ka Pul, Aankh Macholly and Guest House.
Early life Sarwat was born in 1949 on 22 May in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her MA in journalism from Punjab University.
Career Sarwat had a passion for singing although she never learned music from anybody but she would sing songs in school ceremonies and participated in school stage dramas. In 1965 she successfully auditioned for Radio Pakistan. Sarwat participated in a children's program as a child artist. After sometime she got interested in acting and visited PTV for audition and was immediately selected by the judges.
She also acted in stages plays in addition to working on the radio. Sarwat received basic training in art from radio but since she was working in dramas and couldn't work on Radio so she left Radio. She started her career on NTV from Lahore Center and she played a major role in director Fazal Kamal's comedy show Sach Jhoot, the drama was a success and then she appeared in many more dramas.
Sarwat also worked in drama Dukhan Ki Chadar on PTV the drama was directed Yawar Hayat and Qasim Jalali which was written by Amjad Islam Amjad. Sarwat's performance was praised by viewers. She also starred in classic drama Darwaza with Asif Raza Mir, Roohi Bano and Durdana Butt the drama was very popular which was written by Munnu Bhai.
In the 1990s she worked in many dramas and her drama Guest House was popular which directed by Khalid Hafeez in which she did the role of Raheela Shameem.
In 2010 she worked in Geo TV's popular drama Thori Si Wafa Chahiye written by Syed Wasi Shah and directed by Yasir Nawaz starring with Mehwish Hayat, Iffat Rahim and Sajid Hasan.
Then she retired from acting in late 2010 and went to live with her son at Islamabad.
Personal life Sarwat is married to Ateeq Ullah Sheikh and has two children. Sarwat's husband was a program producer in radio.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNetwork1971 Dastak Na Do Geeti PTV1972 Sitamgar Tere Liye Sanam PTV1973 Ya Naseeeb Clinic Begum PTV1976 Kaliyan Ms. Rizwan PTV1978 Sach Jhoot Nighat PTV1979 Alif Laila Zamurad PTV1979 Geetiara Sabreen PTV1980 Sayeen Aur Psychiatrist Barkat Bibi PTV1981 Darwaza Zari's mother PTV Kaanch Ka Pul Margaret PTV1982 Siah Kiran Tahira PTV1983 Dour-e-Junoon Rehana PTV Wadi-e-Purkhar Gami PTV Samundar Jeeran PTV1984 Dukhon Ki Chadar Bakhtu PTV Status Sajida PTV Tota Kahani No: 09 Razia PTV Mirza & Sons Hameeda Begum PTV Andhera Ujala Muneer Begum PTV Aankh Macholi Naseem PTV Mata-e-Gharoor Nago PTV1985 Ali Baba Aor Qasim Bhai Hafiza PTV Drama 85 Parveen PTV Raat Gaye Bholan PTV1986 Inn Sey Miliye Zohra PTV Meri Saadgi Dekh Mansoor's mother PTV Deadline Bari Behan PTV1987 Dhund Kay Us Paar Sadia PTV1988 Sooraj Kay Sath Sath Jameela PTV1989 Fehmida Ki Kahani Ustani Rahat Ki Zubani Ayesha PTV1990 Kahani No: 10 Baji PTV1990 Dasht Waheeda PTV1991 Guest House Raheela Shameem PTV1991 Bacho Ka Park Lady PTV1997 Dua Ayesha PTV1998 Kahani No: 09 Shahida PTV2010 Thori Si Wafa Chahiye Shagufta Geo TV
Telefilm YearTitleRole1984 Aankh Macholly Kako
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result Title Ref. 1981 PTV Award Best Actress Sach Jhoot 1983 PTV Award Best Actress Samundar 1985 PTV Award Best Actress Dukhon Ki Chadar 1986 6th PTV Awards Best Actress Raat Gaye 1998 PTV Award Best Actress Herself
References
External links PTV's old faces - Sarwat Ateeq