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Nighat Butt

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Nighat Butt
Born1948
Died6 February 2020 (72)[1]
EducationUniversity of Lahore
Occupation(s)Actress, Singer
Years active1966 – 2020
Spouse
Abid Butt
(m. 1968; died 2016)
ChildrenNomi Butt (son)
RelativesNimmo (sister-in-law)
AwardsPride of Performance (2018)

Nighat Butt was a Pakistani actress and singer. Nighat acted in numerous television dramas and films.[2]

Early life

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Nighat was born in 1948 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies from University of Lahore.[3]

Career

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She started stage acting and she first acted in films in 1960s.[4] She appeared in Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto films.[5] She also sang songs in films and she then starred in some of Abid Ali's dramas.[6] She also appeared in telefilms and dramas. She appeared in PTV drama Samunder and Boota from Toba Tek Singh.[7] For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 2018.[8]

Personal life

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Nighat was married to actor Abid Butt until his death in 2013.[9] They had four biological children: three daughters, and one son named Nomi Butt. She also adopted and raised her deceased brother's two children (one daughter and a son).[10]

Illness and death

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She was a cancer survivor, and had developed blood pressure issues and diabetes.[11] She died due to a cardiac arrest.[12] She died on 6 February 2020, age 72 and was laid to rest in E Block graveyard at Model Town in Lahore.[13][14]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Network
1979 Waris Zubaida PTV
1979 Alif Laila Maa PTV
1981 Alif Noon Zareena's mother PTV
1983 Shikayatain Hakayatain Almas's mother PTV
1983 Wadi-e-Purkhar Karam-Un-Nisa PTV
1983 Adhay Chehray Lubna's mother PTV
1983 Phoolon Wala Rasta Hajra Begum PTV
1983 Sahil Bilqees Shekih PTV
1983 Samundar Qamar-un-Nisa PTV
1984 Mirza & Sons Waheedan PTV
1984 Aankh Macholi Begum Zaman PTV
1984 Andhera Ujala Asad's mother PTV
1985 Satt Rangi Savair Ammi Jan PTV
1985 Drama 85 Begum Sahiba PTV
1985 Footpath Ki Ghaas Zubaida PTV
1986 Hazaron Raaste Phuppo PTV
1986 Sooraj Kay Saath Saath Tufail Bibi PTV
1986 Koi To Ho Begum PTV
1986 Khwabo Ka Jungle Begum Imtiaz PTV
1986 Rassi Ki Zanjeer Jageehdari Dani PTV
1986 Sacha Jhoot Amy PTV
1987 Dhund Kay Us Paar Zainab PTV
1988 Gumshuda Nudrat PTV
1988 Band Galli Razia PTV
1989 Aankh Macholly Seema PTV
1989 Fehmida ki kahani Ustani Rahat Bilquis PTV
1989 Pyas Taj Bibi PTV
1991 Ahsas Aur Kamtari Raza's mother PTV
1993 Khuwahish Chiragh Bibi PTV
1993 Fareb Sakeena PTV
1994 Kot Khair Deen Malkani PTV
1994 Manchalay Ka Sauda Mrs. Nazeer PTV
1995 Aapa Ayesha PTV
1996 Hairat Kadah Zubida PTV
1996 Teesra Aadmi Gulrukh PTV
1996 Ranjish Saleha PTV
1997 Ashiyana Zarda PTV
1998 Kanch Kay Par Nasreen PTV
1999 Boota from Toba Tek Singh Boota's Mother PTV
1999 Tawan Badi Khala PTV
2000 Sufaid Lamhay Ishrat PTV
2001 Baadlon Par Basera Shumail's mother PTV
2001 Duniya Dari Faryal PTV
2002 Landa Bazar Hajran PTV
2003 Fareb Rohida PTV
2006 Kharider Ammi Gi PTV
2007 Delhi Kay Bankay Aapa A-Plus
2010 Natak Mandi Neelum's mother PTV

Telefilm

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Year Title Role
1980 Cinderella Aur Sakina Sitara's mother
1988 Eid Train Anna
1999 Bakra Bahot Zarori Hay Atiqa

Film

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Year Title Language
1981 Resham Urdu
1988 Mukhra Punjabi
2011 Mara Sona England Punjabi

Awards and recognition

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Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1998 PTV Award Best Actress Won Herself
2018 Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan Won Herself [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Actor Nighat Butt is no more". Dawn News. 18 December 2020.
  2. ^ "List of PTV Old Actors". Pakistan Television Corporation. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Veteran actress Nighat Butt passes away". Dunya News. 25 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Veteran Pakistani actress Nighat Butt passes away". Geo News. 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Novelist Nisar Aziz Butt passes away". Dawn News. 22 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Remembering Asma's feats Colonial law being used to silence people". Dawn News. 21 December 2020.
  7. ^ "ٹی وی ڈراموں کی چند مقبول مائیں". Daily Jang News. 20 June 2022.
  8. ^ "141 to get civil awards on Yaum-i-Pakistan". Dawn News. 15 February 2021.
  9. ^ "THE GRAPEVINE". Dawn News. 19 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Actress Nighat Butt is no more". Dawn News. 2 January 2020.
  11. ^ "CM condoles death of actress Nighat Butt". The Nation. 24 December 2020.
  12. ^ "TV actor Nighat Butt passes away". www.mediachowk.com. 6 January 2020.
  13. ^ "TV, stage artiste Nighat Butt dies". The News International. 23 December 2020.
  14. ^ "TV actor Nighat Butt passes away". Daily Pakistan. 4 January 2020.
  15. ^ "President Mamnoon confers civil awards on Yaum-i-Pakistan". Dawn News. 26 December 2020.
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