KARACHI – Renowned veteran Pakistani actress and Faysal Qureshi’s mother, Afshan Qureshi, has opened up about her deeply personal and touching love story with her late husband, revealing the emotional journey of their relationship.
Afshan Qureshi, whose celebrated career spans four decades, appeared as a guest on a private TV program where she reminisced about the memorable moments of her life.
“I was deeply in love with Faysal’s father,” she shared. Recounting one powerful anecdote, she said, “On one occasion, I had signed a film, but instead of going to the shoot, I returned to Karachi just to meet him. When the film’s director came to my house looking for me, I actually hid under the bed.”
She recalled that she first met Faysal Qureshi’s father on a film set. They both developed feelings for each other, describing it as “a silent promise.” “My husband never expressed his love to me directly,” Afshan revealed. “Instead, he went straight to my parents with a marriage proposal.”
However, the path was not smooth. “My parents initially refused,” she disclosed, “because they only married their children within the Memon community. I cried for a month.” Eventually, her mother succeeded in convincing her father, and the marriage was arranged.
Reflecting on the most difficult period of her life, the actress shared that she was only 25 years old when her husband passed away. Her son, Faysal Qureshi, was just 8 years old at the time. “I endured the tragedy of widowhood at a young age,” she said, “but I always accepted God’s will and have lived my life alone ever since.”
