Khalid Butt (actor)

Khalid Butt
Khalid Butt
خالد بٹ
Born	Khalid Saleem Butt; 21 September 1946; Multan, Punjab, British India
Died	11 January 2024 (aged 77); Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations	Actor; director;
Years active	1979–2024
Notable work	Khaie (2023–24); GT Road (2019)

Khalid Saleem Butt (Urdu: خالد سلیم بٹ; 21 September 1946^[1]^[2] – 11 January 2024) was a Pakistani actor and director. He made his debut in the 1970s and thereafter appeared in Urdu and Punjabi films and television series.

Early life

Butt was born and raised in Multan, Punjab. He then moved to Lahore in 1979 to make a career in acting.^[3]

Career

Butt made his debut in the 1970s and thereafter appeared in Urdu and Punjabi films and television series.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] He started his career as Assistant Director and went on to direct film as well. However, it was television where he found fame and popularity.

Butt appeared in PTV's productions such as Janjaal Pura (1997), Boota from Toba Tek Singh (1999), Landa Bazar (2002).^[3] His later appearances include Love, Life Aur Lahore (2011–13), Laal Ishq (2017) and GT Road (2019). The 2023 TV dramas Khaie and Jeevan Nagar constituted his last acting credits.^[3]^[7]

Personal life

Butt was married to Saira Fatima and had three children including actor Osman Khalid Butt, Michelle Tania, and Omar Khalid.^[8]

Death

Butt died on 11 January 2024 due to kidney and liver disease.^[2]^[9]^[10]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Shah
2016	Rahm	Nawab Nasrullah
2018	Motorcycle Girl	Cook at Dhaba
2018	Wajood		^[11]
2025	Delhi Gate		^[12]

Television serials

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Teesra Kinara	Sikandar
1989	Neelay Hath	Muhammad Deen
1999	Boota from Toba Tek Singh	Boota's father	^[3]
2002–2003	Landa Bazar
2005	Apnay Huay Paraay	Mama Salamat
2011	Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 1)	Shakir
2011–2013	Love, Life Aur Lahore	Mian Ji	^[3]
2012	Kuch Pyar Ka Pagalpan	Kiran's father	^[3]
	Durr-e-Shehwar	Mansoor's father
	Mil Ke Bhi Hum Na Mile
2015	Ishq Ibadat
2016	Shaam Dhaley
	Parizaad
	Khoobsurat
2017	Adhi Gawahi	Naeem
	Hari Hari Churiyaan	Hashim
	Imam Zamin
	Mujhay Jeenay Do	Moulvi Sahab	^[13]
	Neelam Kinaray	Laraib's father
	Laal Ishq	Master Ji	^[6]
2018	Ghughi	Lal Chand	^[3]
	Rashk	Kamal
	Main Haar Nahi Manoun Gi	Shakeel
	Adhuri Kahani	Nazir
2018–2019	Bol Kaffara	Nazeer
2019	Qismat	Nasir	^[3]
2019	GT Road	Ghulam Talib
2020	Saza e Ishq	Salman
	Tum Se Kehna Tha	Yusra and Rabi's father
	Terha Aangan	Chaudhry Sahab
2022	Ishq E Laa	Zain's father
2023	Jeevan Nagar	Hanif
2023	Khaie	Durab Khan

References

^ "فلم،ٹیلیوژن کے سینئر اداکار خالد بٹ 77برس کی عمر میں انتقال کر گئے". dailypakistan. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "سینئر اداکار خالد بٹ انتقال کر گئ". PNN. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Not only Punjabi, but all regional language dramas have faced a downfall: Khalid Butt". Daily Times. 18 May 2020.
^ "Khalid Butt Narrates Interesting Story About Khalil Ur Rehman". xoom.pk. 24 September 2021.
^ "Junaid Khan to play a struggling musician in Marzi". www.thenews.com.pk. 13 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Laal Ishq: A journey of love". The Nation. 9 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ "Khalid Butt Narrates Interesting Story About Khalil Ur Rehman". Xoom.pk. 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023.
^ "Veteran actor Khalid Said Butt passes away". The Express Tribune. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
^ Veteran actor Khalid Butt passes away in Lahore
^ Sumiya (12 January 2024). "Actor Khalid Butt Family, Wife, Son, Daughter, Death Cause". Showbiz Magazine. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ "Film 'Wajood' trailer launched". The News. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
^ Buraq Shabbir (2 January 2020). "Shamoon Abbasi announces Delhi Gate for 2020 | Instep Today". The News.
^ "Too early to get married". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[dailypakistan-1] "فلم،ٹیلیوژن کے سینئر اداکار خالد بٹ 77برس کی عمر میں انتقال کر گئے". dailypakistan. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

[obit-2] "سینئر اداکار خالد بٹ انتقال کر گئ". PNN. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[dtk-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Not only Punjabi, but all regional language dramas have faced a downfall: Khalid Butt". Daily Times. 18 May 2020.

[4] "Khalid Butt Narrates Interesting Story About Khalil Ur Rehman". xoom.pk. 24 September 2021.

[5] "Junaid Khan to play a struggling musician in Marzi". www.thenews.com.pk. 13 July 2016.

[landa-6] "Laal Ishq: A journey of love". The Nation. 9 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[xoom-7] "Khalid Butt Narrates Interesting Story About Khalil Ur Rehman". Xoom.pk. 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023.

[8] "Veteran actor Khalid Said Butt passes away". The Express Tribune. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

[9] Veteran actor Khalid Butt passes away in Lahore

[10] Sumiya (12 January 2024). "Actor Khalid Butt Family, Wife, Son, Daughter, Death Cause". Showbiz Magazine. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

[11] "Film 'Wajood' trailer launched". The News. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[12] Buraq Shabbir (2 January 2020). "Shamoon Abbasi announces Delhi Gate for 2020 | Instep Today". The News.

[13] "Too early to get married". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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