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Pakistani actress and television director

Sahira Kazmi (born 8 April ) is a retired Pakistani actress, producer and director. She is best known for her role in the country's first-ever colour series Parchaiyan () and for producing the cult-classic blockbuster series Dhoop Kinare () and the acclaimed drama Nijaat ().^[1] She along with Uzma Gillani, Roohi Bano, Tahira Naqvi and Khalida Riyasat dominated the television screens of Pakistan during s and s.^[2]

Early life

Kazmi was born on 8 April in Bombay to Shyam and Mumtaz Qureshi (also known as Taaji), both actors and prominent figures in the film industry of British India and her aunt Zeb Qureshi was also an actress in Hindi Cinema.^[3][4] However, after her father Shyam's tragic death in , her family moved to Karachi, which was part of the new state of Pakistan.^[5] Sahira's mother, Mumtaz remarried a Pakistani entrepreneur with the surname Ansari.

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