Nighat Butt
{{Short description|Pakistani actress (1948–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nighat Butt
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| birth_date = 1948
| birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
| death_date = 6 February 2020 (72){{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1533118|title=Actor Nighat Butt is no more|website=Dawn News|date=18 December 2020}}
| death_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
| education = University of Lahore
| occupation = Actress, Singer
| years_active = 1966 – 2020
| spouse = {{marriage|Abid Butt|1968|2016|end=died}}
| parents =
| children = Nomi Butt (son)
| relatives = Nimmo (sister-in-law)
| awards = Pride of Performance (2018)
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Nighat Butt was a Pakistani actress and singer. Nighat acted in numerous television dramas and films.{{cite web|title=List of PTV Old Actors|url=https://www.ptvold.com/p/list-of-actors.html|website=Pakistan Television Corporation|access-date=24 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420064647/https://www.ptvold.com/p/list-of-actors.html|archive-date=20 April 2021|url-status=dead}}
Early life
Nighat was born in 1948 in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her studies from University of Lahore.{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/531592-Senior-TV,-stage,-film-actress-Nighat-Butt-passes-away|title=Veteran actress Nighat Butt passes away|website=Dunya News|date=25 December 2020}}
Career
She started stage acting and she first acted in films in 1960s.{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/271262-veteran-pakistani-actress-nighat-butt-passes-away|title=Veteran Pakistani actress Nighat Butt passes away|website=Geo News|date=20 December 2020}} She appeared in Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto films.{{cite web|url=https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailNews.php?StoryText=08_02_2020_176_006|title=Novelist Nisar Aziz Butt passes away|website=Dawn News|date=22 December 2020}} She also sang songs in films and she then starred in some of Abid Ali's dramas.{{cite web|url=https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailNews.php?StoryText=08_02_2020_002_006|title=Remembering Asma's feats Colonial law being used to silence people|website=Dawn News|date=21 December 2020}} She also appeared in telefilms and dramas. She appeared in PTV drama Samunder and Boota from Toba Tek Singh.{{cite web|url=https://jang.com.pk/news/740631|title=ٹی وی ڈراموں کی چند مقبول مائیں|website=Daily Jang News|date=20 June 2022}} For her contributions towards the television industry, she was honored by the Government of Pakistan with the Pride of Performance in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1395562|title=141 to get civil awards on Yaum-i-Pakistan|website=Dawn News|date=15 February 2021}}
Personal life
Nighat was married to actor Abid Butt until his death in 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1534824|title=THE GRAPEVINE|website=Dawn News|date=19 December 2020}} 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).{{cite web|url=https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailNews.php?StoryText=08_02_2020_176_003|title=Actress Nighat Butt is no more|website=Dawn News|date=2 January 2020}}
Illness and death
She was a cancer survivor, and had developed blood pressure issues and diabetes.{{cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/09-Feb-2020/cm-condoles-death-of-actress-nighat-butt|title=CM condoles death of actress Nighat Butt|website=The Nation|date=24 December 2020}} She died due to a cardiac arrest.{{cite web|url=https://mediachowk.com/tv-actor-nighat-butt-passes-away|title=TV actor Nighat Butt passes away|website=www.mediachowk.com|date=6 January 2020}} She died on 6 February 2020, age 72 and was laid to rest in E Block graveyard at Model Town in Lahore.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/610615-tv-stage-artiste-nighat-butt-dies|title=TV, stage artiste Nighat Butt dies|website=The News International|date=23 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/08-Feb-2020/tv-actor|title=TV actor Nighat Butt passes away|website=Daily Pakistan|date=4 January 2020}}
Filmography
=Television=
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! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role ! scope="col"|Network |
| 1979
| Waris | Zubaida | PTV |
| 1979
| Alif Laila | Maa | PTV |
| 1981
| Zareena's mother | PTV |
| 1983
| Shikayatain Hakayatain | Almas's mother | PTV |
| 1983
| 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
| Asad's mother | PTV |
| 1985
| Satt Rangi Savair | Ammi Jan | PTV |
| 1985
| Drama 85 | Begum Sahiba | PTV |
| 1985
| Zubaida | PTV |
| 1986
| 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
| 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'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
| 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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! scope="col"|Year ! scope="col"|Title ! scope="col"|Role |
| 1980
| Cinderella Aur Sakina | Sitara's mother |
| 1988
| Eid Train | Anna |
| 1999
| Bakra Bahot Zarori Hay | Atiqa |
=Film=
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| 1981
| Resham | Urdu |
| 1988
| Mukhra | Punjabi |
| 2011
| Mara Sona England | Punjabi |
Awards and recognition
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| Year | Award | Category | Result | Title | Ref. |
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| 1998 | PTV Award | Best Actress | {{Won}} | Herself | |
| 2018 | Pride of Performance | Award by the President of Pakistan | {{Won}} | Herself | {{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1397075|title=President Mamnoon confers civil awards on Yaum-i-Pakistan|website=Dawn News|date=26 December 2020}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|9260658}}
{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}
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Category:20th-century Pakistani women singers
Category:20th-century Pakistani singers
Category:20th-century Pakistani actresses
Category:Pakistani television actresses
Category:21st-century Pakistani actresses
Category:Pakistani film actresses
Category:Actresses from Lahore
Category:Recipients of the Pride of Performance
Category:21st-century Pakistani women singers