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Maria Wasti Born Maria WastiAugust 14, 1974 (1974-08-14) (age 34)[tanzania africa Years active 1997 – present [show]Awards won Other awards Lux Style Awards2006 Best Satellite Actress[citation needed] Maria Wasti is a Pakistani film and television actress. Most of her roles in television serials portray her as a Pakistani woman going through difficult times and have landed her great respect in the eyes of critics and fans alike. Biography Early years Wasti was born on 14 August, in dar es salam Tanzania, Africa In her early days, Wasti's parents wanted their daughter to become a doctor.. In the day, the only television network active in the country was the government-owned Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV). It would be later in the 1980s that Network Television Marketing (NTM), the country's first privately owned channel, showcased content specifically targeted to the younger generation and Wasti got interested in acting. First teleplay In mid-1990s, she was approached by Bakhtiar Ahmed, the programme manager PTV Lahore Centre to be cast in a play called Sarah Aur Ammara alongside Resham, a film actress. highlighted a story around two sisters going through the turmoil of arranged marriages.The show was received well with the critics as never before had a show captivated the true essence of gender divide and Wasti's acting admired. Acting as a career Where her parents initially wanted her to be a doctor, they were supportive after her acting skills were adorned. Wasti recalls that her first experience in acting was for the passion of art, but later her parents told her to pursue the career in a professional manner.After her first stint, Wasti began receiving roles in various other plays in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabadcentres for PTV. In a short span of time, she was commended for being an extremely exceptional actress. She reminisces that people were sceptical when she stepped into acting, but once she proved herself they started accepting her She considers Bano Qudsia's Kallo one of her most memorable plays where she had to ‘put on tonnes of make-up to look really dark’ to play a dark-skinned girl who falls in love with a fairer man.This role brought her instant success. In other equally applauded roles, she played a woman victim in Baadlon Par Basera who is forcefully led into marriage with a man in the United States of America on the phone and when she meets him for the first time, she realises the man is older than the picture she saw him in. Maria is usually seen playing unglamorous roles involving sensitive issues regarding women in Pakistan. She has played roles depicting prominent women like Salma Murad and Lenin Peace Prize winner Bilquis Edhi Maria is a very outspoken person her plus points are that is is straight forward and would always speak her mind out. Recent ventures Pakistani television had always been looked upon with pride and respect by its peers but of late, the quality of plays and serials has declined. Wasti is aware of the fact and usually says that newer plays should portray issues in today's Pakistan. She names 'drugs' and 'AIDS' being amongst the most sensitive.[2] In view of these thoughts, Wasti opened up a production house in 2002, where she has successfully produced several serials and a dozen plays.[3] Her productions aim at the revival of television in Pakistan through better quality and content rivalling the glamour filled television plays from across the border in India Filmography Television Sarah Aur Ammara Kallo Boota from Toba Tek Singh Neend Baadlon Par Basera Paranda Kuch Dil Ne Kaha Sheeshay Ka Mehal Film Ramchand Pakistani, 2008