Biography
Azra Sherwani was a Pakistani Television (PTV) actress with a career spanning over 35 years who played a variety of roles. Amongst her most memorable roles are Ghazi Apa in Uncle Urfi, Saliha Begum in Aangan Terha, Apa Begum in Tanhaiyaan, and Fazeelat in Dhoop Kinarey. She began her career with the Rawalpindi Studios of PTV in the late 1960s. Sherwani worked with some of the best producers in the country, including Mohsin Ali, Shereen Khan, Shahzad Khalil, Sultana Siddiqui, Zaheer Khan, and Sahira Kazmi. She also worked with some of the best writers of her time, including Fatima Surayya Bajia, Haseena Moin, and Anwar Maqsood.
The role of Apa Begum in Haseena Moin’s Tanhaiyaan was undoubtedly the most famous of her career, where Shahzad Khalil cast her as a tough taskmaster who ill-treated her employee, Buqrat, played by Jamshed Ansari. She logically argued with him (and won in the end, of course) on matters such as why he should not get bus fare from his employer when walking can improve his health and solve the problem.[3] Her character wanted her brother (Qazi Wajid as Faraan) to marry a dominant woman, which, fortunately, does not happen.
She died on 19 December 2005, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.
