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Durdana Butt

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Durdana Butt
Born(1938-04-13)13 April 1938
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died12 August 2021(2021-08-12) (aged 83)
Karachi, Pakistan
EducationKinnaird College
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active1960 – 2021
SpouseSaeed Ahmed Khan
RelativesMaliha Anwar Khan (niece)
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz (2020)
Pride of Performance (2022)[1]

Durdana Butt (9 May 1938 – 12 August 2021) was a Pakistani actress known for her work on Pakistani television. She appeared in a few films as well.

Butt is best known for her portrayals in PTV's Fifty Fifty (1978), Aangan Terha (1980), and Tanhaiyaan (1985). For her contribution to the television, she was awarded the President's Sitara-e-Imtiaz, the third highest civil award in Pakistan, and Pride of Performance.

Early life

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Durdana was born in Lahore, Punjab on 9 May 1938[2]into an ethnic Kashmiri family. She studied at Kinnaird College and later went to the University of Toledo, where she completed PhD in Ohio educational administration.[2]

Career

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She then went on to pursue acting where she worked in commercials and modeling, which she did briefly on PTV Channel.[3] She started working in theater when a director gave her a role in a comedy drama.[2] She accepted the role and earned praise for her natural acting and expressions.[2] Soon after that she performed in many dramas on PTV Channel.[2] In 1978 she had a role in the drama Fifty Fifty with Moin Akhtar.[2] The drama finished in 1984; she had become well known among the audience.[2] In 1980 she had the role of Sultana Sahiba in the drama Aangan Terha, an emotional role for which she was praised.[2] She was paired again with Moin Akhter in a comedy drama Naukar Ke Aage Chakar in 1982.[2] In 1985 she was offered a role in the drama Tanhaiyaan which she accepted, appearing with Marina Khan, Shehnaz Sheikh and Badar Khalil.[2] She had the role of Bibi, who is a motherly figure to the main protagonists who lose their parents in an accident.[2] The drama was successful and she along with other cast members was recognized for her talent.[2]

Personal life

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Durdana was married to her cousin, who died during the 1970s.[4]

Illness and death

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Durdana Butt was on a ventilator for twelve days at a hospital in Karachi before she died from COVID-19 complications on 12 August 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.[5][6]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Network
1975 Madan-e-Mohabbat Begum PTV
1978 Zindagi Bandgi Bee Ji PTV
1978 Fifty Fifty Safia PTV[2]
1980 Aangan Terha Sultana Sahiba PTV[2]
1981 Darwaza Shela's mother PTV
1982 Sona Chandi Kako Dhoban PTV
1982 Naukar Ke Aage Chakar Tahira Begum PTV[2]
1983 Wadi-e-Purkhar Sughra PTV
1985 Tanhaiyaan Bibi PTV[2]
1986 Khal Office Office Aapa PTV
1986 Show Time Boutique Ms. Noor PTV
1988 Hanstey Bastey Begum Sahiba PTV
1990 Kahani No: 10 Anjam's mother PTV
1992 Nadan Nadia Nasreen PTV
1993 Eid Flight Aapa PTV
1993 Nijaat Shafqat PTV
1997 Anokhi Rana's mother PTV
1998 Such Much Zareena PTV
1998 Jinnah Se Quaid Densha Petit PTV
2008 Cousins B.G PTV
2008 Rani Rani's mother PTV
2011 Choti Si Kahani Amma Bi PTV
2011 Dugdugi Ashraf's mother ARY Digital
2011 Mera Naseeb Nazia's Aunt Hum TV
2011 Mohabbat Rooth Jaye Toh Sister Veronica Hum TV
2011 Phir Chand Pe Dastak Masooma Hum TV
2012 Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay Bibi PTV
2012 Armaan Rabbani PTV
2014 Marium Kaisay Jiye Javed's mother ARY Zindagi
2015 Family Band Dadi ARY Digital
2016 Mazaaq Raat Herself Dunya News
2016 Intezaar Zoya's grandmother A-Plus
2017 Meray Chotay Mian Ama Jaan Express Entertainment
2017 Thori Si Wafa Sameel's grandmother Hum TV
2017 Begangi Sundus A-Plus
2017 Rani Nokrani Shazia Express Entertainment
2019 The Shareef Show Mubarak Ho Herself Geo TV
2019 Ruswai Amma ARY Digital

Telefilm

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Year Title Role
1988 Eid Train Rukhsana
2014 Dulha Mein Le Ke Jaungi Farrukh's mother
2014 Papar Se Pizza Tak Sweetie
2018 Dil Diyan Gallan Raniya's grandmother
2019 Bahu Rani Saas Sayani Dadi
2021 Doly From Mianwali Zain's grandmother

Film

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Year Title Role
2016 Hijrat Nani
2016 Ishq Positive Rajjo's mother
2017 Balu Mahi Balu's grandmother
2019 Dry Leaves Farhat Ul Ain
2019 Parey Hut Love Amma Jaan

Tribute and honour

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The Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi held a tribute in her memory. Theatre artist and writer Kulsoom Aftab described her as a person who brought smiles to people's faces and in the ceremony Imran Shirvanee, Misbah Khalid, and Zaheer Khan were present to acknowledge her contribution to Pakistani dramas for four decades.[7] The Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore on August 16, 2021.[8]

Awards and recognition

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Year Award Category Result Title Ref.
1985 PTV Award Best Actress Won Tanhaiyaan [9]
1986 6th PTV Awards Best Actress Won Khal Office Office [10]
2018 17th Lux Style Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated Balu Mahi [11][12]
2020 Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award by the President of Pakistan Won Herself
2022 Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan Won Herself [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "List Of Celebrities Conferred With Civil Awards For Pakistan Day 2022". Galaxy Lollywood. 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "A look at Durdana Butt's journey". BOL News. 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Durdana Butt, Forever Spreading Light". Youlin Magazine. 28 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Veteran actress Durdana Butt passes away at 83". The News International. 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Veteran actress Durdana Butt passes away". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Veteran actor Durdana Butt passes away at 83". The Express Tribune. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Homage paid to Durdana Butt, Naila Jaffri". Dawn News. 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Lahore streets, intersections to be named after famous personalities". Dawn News. 18 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Veteran actor Durdana Butt passes away in Karachi". Business Recorder. 28 July 2021.
  10. ^ "6th PTV Awards", Pakistan Television Corporation, archived from the original on 1 January 2022, retrieved 8 November 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "Chupan Chupai leads LSA 2018 entertainment nominations". Pakistan Today. 1 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Saba Qamar, Zahid Ahmed set to release new telefilm on Eid". Pakistan Today. 2 September 2020.
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