Durdana Butt

Durdana Butt (born 9 May 1958) is a Pakistani actress.[1] She is known for her roles in dramas Ruswai, Intezaar and Rani. She is best known for her role in dramas Tanhaiyaan and Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay as Bibi.[2][3]

Durdana Butt
Born (1958-05-09) 9 May 1958
Lahore, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationKinnaird College
OccupationActress, Model
Years active1960s – present
Known forTanhaiyaan
Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay
Ruswai

Biography and career

Durdana was born in Lahore on May 9, 1958.[4] She completed her studies from Kinnaird College later she went to University of Toledo where she got a PhD in Ohio Educational Administration.[5] She then went on to pursue acting where she got into commercial and modeling which she did briefly on PTV Channel.[6] She got into theater there a director give her a role in a comedy drama, she accepted the role and she was praised for her natural acting and expressions soon after that she did many dramas on PTV Channel.[7] In 1978 she did a role in drama Fifty Fifty with Moin Akhtar the drama got finished in 1984, she got a lot of attention from the audience and she became well known among the audience.[8] Then in 1980 she did the role of Sultana Sahiba in drama Aangan Terha an emotional role for which she got praised.[9] She was paired again with Moin Akhtar in a comedy drama Naukar Ke Aage Chakar in 1982.[10] In 1985 she got offer in drama Tanhaiyaan which she accepted with Marina Khan, Shehnaz Sheikh and Badar Khalil, she did the role of Bibi who is a mother figure to the main protagonists who loses their parents in an accident the drama was successful and she along with cast were recognized for their talents.[11][12][13][14][15]

Personal life

Durdana was married to her cousin who died during the 1970s.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Network
1978-1984 Fifty Fifty Safia PTV
1980 Aangan Terha Sultana Sahiba PTV
1982 Naukar Ke Aage Chakar Tahira Begum PTV
1985 Tanhaiyaan Bibi 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
2012-2013 Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay Bibi PTV
2016 Mazaaq Raat Herself Dunya News
2016 Intezaar Zoya's mother 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
2019-2020 Ruswai Amma ARY Digital

Film
Year Title Role
2016 Hijrat Nani[16][17]
2016 Ishq Positive Rajjo's mother[18]
2017 Balu Mahi Mahi's mother
2018 Dil Diyan Gallan Raniya's grandmother
2019 Dry Leaves Farhat Ul Ain
2019 Parey Hut Love Amma Jaan[19][20]

Awards and nominations
  • Nominated: Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2018[21][22][23]

References
  1. "Saim Ali is set for four films this year!". HIP. August 3, 2020.
  2. "Sohai Ali Abro is all set to make her television comeback on Urdu1". HIP. August 4, 2020.
  3. "Sonu Sood to star in upcoming Pakistani film". Pakistan Today. September 3, 2020.
  4. "Durdana Butt Biography, Dramas". Pakistani.pk. August 2, 2020.
  5. "Actress Durdana Butt". August 1, 2020.
  6. "Movie Review: Balu Mahi is a cute love story with great music!". HIP. August 5, 2020.
  7. "Balu Mahi's trailer falls short of our expectations". HIP. August 6, 2020.
  8. "Mere Chotay Miyan aims to break stereotypes by featuring a non-mainstream couple". HIP. August 7, 2020.
  9. "Review: Will Mustafa Finally Marry Lali In Sun Yaara". HIP. August 10, 2020.
  10. "Three new dramas to look out for this season". HIP. August 11, 2020.
  11. "Danish Nawaz outshines himself thanks to Sun Yaara". HIP. August 12, 2020.
  12. "Sonu Sood to appear in Ishq Positive, Noor Bukhari tells HIP". HIP. August 14, 2020.
  13. "Noor Bukhari's 'Ishq Positive' set to release on July 22nd". HIP. August 18, 2020.
  14. "Family ties & love is what keeps Sun Yara on our must watch list". HIP. August 19, 2020.
  15. "Ishq Positive's theatrical trailer offers nothing new". HIP. August 20, 2020.
  16. "HIP Review: 'Hijrat' is so bad that it's horrid". HIP. August 9, 2020.
  17. "Hijrat's official trailer will release on December 18". HIP. August 15, 2020.
  18. "In Focus: Ishq Positive goes down the (failed) Lollywood way". HIP. August 13, 2020.
  19. "What are you watching this Eid?". HIP. August 16, 2020.
  20. "Saba Qamar, Zahid Ahmed reunite for telefilm 'Naiki Kar Doob Marr'". HIP. August 17, 2020.
  21. "Did your favorite make the cut for the 17th Lux Style Awards nominations?". HIP. August 8, 2020.
  22. "Chupan Chupai leads LSA 2018 entertainment nominations". Pakistan Today. September 1, 2020.
  23. "Saba Qamar, Zahid Ahmed set to release new telefilm on Eid". Pakistan Today. September 2, 2020.
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