Ismat Zaidi Explained

Ismat Zaidi
Birth Name:	Ismat Zaidi
Birth Place:	Lahore, Pakistan
Years Active:	1995 – present
Children:	2

Ismat Zaidi is a Pakistani actress who has appeared in a variety of television dramas. She mostly plays motherly roles on television.^[1]

Career

Her character of an elderly lady worried about the marital lives of her younger sister and niece in Farooq Rind's Jugnoo earned her Hum Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. From 2020 to 2021, she portrayed the role of a responsible grandmother in Deewangi who keeps an eye on her children.^[2] She further appeared in Mehar Posh in the same year, and Fitoor the following year.^[1]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1995	scope=row	Janay Anjanay	Mehmoona	PTV
2003	scope=row	Umrao Jaan Ada		Geo TV
2005	scope=row	Riyasat	Captain Sheraz's mother	ARY TV
2008	scope=row	Doraha	Sarah's mother	Geo TV
2010	scope=row	Jannat Say Nikali Hui Aurat		Geo TV
	scope=row	Chayn Aye Na		Geo TV
2008	scope=row	Chaar Chand		Geo TV
2007	scope=row	Man-o-Salwa	Zainab's mother	Hum TV
2009	scope=row	Meri Unsuni Kahani		Hum TV
2010	scope=row	Malaal	Jawad's mother	Hum TV
2010	scope=row	Diya Jalay	Nadia's mother	ARY Digital
2010	scope=row	Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan	Safia	Geo TV
2010	scope=row	Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat	Nabeel's mother	Geo TV
2011	scope=row	Qaid-e-Tanhai	Aisha's mother	Hum TV
2011	scope=row	Parsa	Safia	Hum TV
2011	scope=row	Maaye Ni		ARY Digital
2011	scope=row	Kash Main Teri Beti Na Hoti	Shagufta	Geo TV
2011	scope=row	Neeyat	Sikandar's mother	ARY Digital
2011	scope=row	Umm-e-Kulsoom	Maryam	ARY Digital
2012	scope=row	Saat Pardon Mein	Badar's mother	Geo TV
2012	scope=row	Kitni Girhain Baqi Hain		Hum TV
2012	scope=row	Mujhay Roothnay Na Daina		Hum TV
2013	scope=row	Dil-e-Muztar	Adeel's mother	Hum TV
2013	scope=row	Kankar	Aisha	Hum TV	^[3]
2013	scope=row	Teri Berukhi		Geo TV
2013	scope=row	Teray Pyar kay Bharosay		Express Entertainment
2013-14	scope=row	Mere Hamrahi	Zubeida	ARY Digital
2013	scope=row	Daag-e-Nadamat	Misbah Khalid	PTV
2013	scope=row	Meri Beti	Faisal's mother	ARY Digital
2014	scope=row	Meri Zindagi Hai Tu		Geo TV
2014	scope=row	Mere Meherbaan	Nayyara Baseer	Hum TV
2014	scope=row	Arranged Marriage		ARY Digital
2014	scope=row	Koi Nahi Apna		ARY Digital
2014-15	scope=row	Bikhra Mera Naseeb		Geo TV
2015	scope=row	Sartaj Mera Tu Raaj Mera		Hum TV
2015	scope=row	Guriya Rani		ARY Digital
2015	scope=row	Mein Bushra		ARY Digital
2015	scope=row	Jugnoo	Aapa Jahangir	Hum TV
2015	scope=row	Zid		Hum TV	^[4]
2015	scope=row	Mol	Shehreyar's mother	Hum TV	^[5]
2015	scope=row	Zinda Dargor	Waheeda	ARY Digital	^[6]
2015	scope=row	Bheegi Palkein		A Plus Entertainment
2015-16	scope=row	Tere Baghair	Karamat	Hum TV
2016	scope=row	Mann Mayal	Durdana	Hum TV
2016	scope=row	Bay Aib	Shahana	Urdu 1	^[7]
2016	scope=row	Kuch Na Kaho	Zainab	Hum TV
2017	scope=row	Sila	Razia	Hum TV
2017	scope=row		Shakira/ Laila's mother	Hum TV
2017	scope=row	Baaghi	Chaudhrani Ji	Urdu 1
2017	scope=row	Yaqeen Ka Safar	Zubia's grandmother	Hum TV
2018	scope=row	Belapur Ki Dayan	Salima	Hum TV	^[8]
2018	scope=row	Visaal	Jumman Bua	ARY Digital
2018	scope=row	Khalish	Tehmina	Geo TV	^[9] ^[10]
2018	scope=row	Balaa	Saba's mother	ARY Digital
2018	scope=row	Meri Guriya	Safeena's mother	ARY Digital
2018-19	scope=row	Beti	Maryam's mother	ARY Digital
2019	scope=row	Chand Ki Pariyan		ARY Digital
2019	scope=row	Jaal	Sakina Jameel	Hum TV
2019	scope=row	Ishq Zahe Naseeb	Sabiha Begum	Hum TV	^[11]
2019-20	scope=row	Damsa	Abru	ARY Digital
2019-20	scope=row	Deewangi	Bi Jaan	Geo TV
2020	scope=row	Mehar Posh	Sakeena	Geo TV
2021	scope=row	Fitoor	Bushra	Geo TV
2021	scope=row	Tanaa Banaa	Qamar-un-Nisa	Hum TV
2021	scope=row	Parizaad	Naheed's mother	Hum TV
2021-22	scope=row	Bebasi	Ifrah's grandmother	Hum TV
2021-22	scope=row	Bebaak	Mesum's mother	Hum TV
2022	scope=row	Mushkil	Saghira	Geo TV
2022-23	scope=row	Agar	Shahwaiz's mother	Hum TV
2023	scope=row	Ehraam-e-Junoon	Kulsoom	Geo TV
2023	scope=row	Neem	Ashhad's mother	Hum TV
2023	scope=row	Jannat Se Aagay	Noman’s mother	Geo TV
2023	scope=row	Dhoka	Hadi's mother	ARY Digital
2024	scope=row	Khumar	Mudassir’s mother	Geo TV
2024	scope=row	Shiddat	Sarwat Jahan	Geo TV
2024	scope=row	Radd	Bano Aapa	Ary Digital

Notes and References

1. Web site: Express Tribune. 4 April 2021. 20 February 2022. Why cry for a person who is leaving you: Ismat Zaidi on getting divorced. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928054416/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2293233/why-cry-for-a-person-who-is-leaving-you-ismat-zaidi-on-getting-divorced. 28 September 2022. live.
2. Web site: Role mothers we all need. 8 June 2021. The News International.
3. Web site: Ismat Zaidi – Interview of loving and sweet mother of our drama industry. Ali. Rashid Nazir. 2013-11-17. en-US. 2019-07-01.
4. Web site: 11 Pakistani dramas you can't miss this year!. Tribune.com.pk. 2015-03-18. The Express Tribune. en-US. 2019-07-01.
5. Web site: Sick of love triangles on TV? We love Faysal Qureshi's Mol for rising above. Haider. Sadaf. 2015-07-07. DAWN.COM. en. 2019-07-01.
6. Web site: Ismat Zaidi Archives. ARY Family. en-US. 2019-07-01.
7. Web site: Certificates with high marks without proper learning. 2019-05-14. www.thenews.com.pk. en. 2019-07-01.
8. Web site: Saif-e-Hassan's first directorial work in horror genre set to release tomorrow on HUM Tv. 2018-02-13. Daily Times. en-US. 2019-07-01.
9. Web site: Faysal Qureshi steals the show in Khalish. Shabbir. Buraq. The News International. en. 2019-07-01.
10. Web site: Faysal Qureshi-starrer Khalish continues to impress viewers. Shabbir. Buraq. www.thenews.com.pk. en. 2019-07-01.
11. Web site: Ishq Zahe Naseeb, Episode 2: Slowly Building An Intriguing Story. Masala.com. en. 2019-07-01.
12. Web site: Hum Awards 2016 Complete Nominations List. Maheen Nusrat. Brandsynario. 6 April 2016. 6 April 2016.