Uzra Butt

Uzra Butt
Born
Uzra Mumtaz

(1917-05-22)22 May 1917
Rampur, Rampur State, British India
Died31 May 2010(2010-05-31) (aged 93)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Other namesUzra Begum
EducationLady Irwin College–Delhi University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Stage actress
  • Dancer
Years active1937–2008
SpouseHameed Butt
Children3
RelativesHajrah Begum (sister)
Zohra Sehgal (sister)
Amna Begum Mumtaz (sister)
Khawar Mumtaz (niece)
Salman Haidar (nephew)
Kiran Segal (niece)
Samiya Mumtaz (grand-niece)
Hamida Saiduzzafar (cousin)
Ismat Chughtai (cousin)
Begum Khurshid Mirza (cousin)
Rashid Jahan (cousin)
Sheikh Abdullah (uncle)
See Mumtazullah Khan family

Uzra Butt nee Mumtaz (22 May 1917 – 31 May 2010) was a theatre personality of the Indian Subcontinent,[1] who moved to Pakistan in 1964. She was the sister of theatre and Bollywood film actress Zohra Sehgal, who, unlike her, lived in India.[1]

Starting in 1937, breaking traditional barriers, she and her sister joined with Uday Shankar ballet company as actors and dancers and toured through Europe and the United States. When World War II ended their tour, she joined IPTA and subsequently remained the leading lady with Prithvi Theatre in the 1940s and 1950s.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Swarup, Harihar (24 August 2003). "Acting sisters — Zora and Uzra style". The Tribune. India. Retrieved 1 June 2010.