Maria Wasti is a versatile Pakistani television actress who has worked in countless hit dramas. She joined the media industry in the early nineties and her most popular dramas are Kallo, Neend, Boota From Toba Tek Singh, Ashiyana, Buri Aurat, Malkin, Malka Aliya, Rehai and others. Ashiyana and Boota from Toba Tek Singh fetched her fame and immense popularity. Fans also praised her on screen pairing with Faysal Quraishi, Saleem Sheikh and Kashif Mehmood. Nowadays, Maria Wasti is not regularly working in the television dramas.
Recently, Maria Wasti appeared in Mazaqraat, hosted by Imran Ashraf. In the show, she revealed the reason why she is missing from the television.
Talking about it, Maria Wasti said, “It is good to take a break. I’ve heard that one should take a break. Also I’ve been searching for better scripts and stories that I truly want to do. We often find work in abundance, but the quality is usually compromised. An actor always remains in the search of a well-written, in-depth character, a role that gives the actor room to perform. I’m not enjoying the scripts I’m being offered. A person has various shades like you are a son, a father, a husband. A man is different in each of his roles and has multiple layers to his personality. But no one seems willing to write stories on such characters — they’re all following the same pattern.”
