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

Nighat Butt
Born	1948 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Died	6 February 2020 (72)[1] Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Education	University of Lahore
Occupation	Actress, Singer
Years active	1966 – 2020
Spouse	Abid Butt ​ ​ (m. 1968; died 2016)​
Children	Nomi Butt (son)
Relatives	Khalid Butt (brother-in-law)
Awards	Pride of Performance (2018)

Early life

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

Career

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

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 one son). [10]

Illness and death

She was a cancer survivor, and had developed blood pressure issues and diabetes.[11] She died due to a cardiac arrest.[12][13] She died on February 6, 2020, age 72 and was laid to rest in E-Block of Model Town in Lahore.[14][15][16]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network
1979	Waris	Zubaida	PTV
1981	Alif Noon	Zareena's mother	PTV
1983	Wadi-e-Purkhaar	Sherish	PTV
1983	Samundar	Qamar un Nisa	PTV
1984	Mirza & Sons	Waheedan	PTV
1984	Andhera Ujala	Asad's mother	PTV
1985	Satt Rangi Savair	Ammi Jan	PTV
1985	Drama 85	Begum Sahiba	PTV
1986	Hazaron Raaste	Phuppo	PTV
1986	Sooraj Kay Saath Saath	Tufail Bibi	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
1992	Fareb	Hashir's mother	PTV
1993	Khuwahish	Chiragh Bibi	PTV
1994	Kot Khair Deen	Malkani	PTV
1994	Manchalay Ka Sauda	Mrs. Nazeer	PTV
1995	Aapa	Ayesha	PTV
1996	Hairat Kadah	Zubida	PTV
1997	Ashiyana	Zarda	PTV
1999	Boota from Toba Tek Singh	Boota's Mother	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

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

Film

Year	Title	Role
1981	Resham	Gulnaz
1988	Mukhra	Powla's mother
2011	Mara Sona England	Khala

Awards and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Result	Title	Ref.
1998	PTV Award	Best Actress	Won	Herself	[17]
2018	Pride of Performance	Award by the President of Pakistan	Won	Herself	[18]

References

External links

• Nighat Butt at IMDb

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