Razia Butt

Razia Butt
رضیہ بٹ
Born(1924-05-19)19 May 1924
Wazirabad, Punjab, British India
Died4 October 2012(2012-10-04) (aged 88)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
OccupationWriter, playwright, novelist
NationalityPakistani
GenreFiction
SubjectSocialism, romance
Notable worksSaiqa, Naila, Bano, Najia

Razia Butt (Urdu: رضیہ بٹ) was an Urdu novelist and playwright from Pakistan. One of the famous popular fiction writer of the 1960s and 1970s, she is often compared with English writer Barbara Cartland due to her popularity among the household readers.[1][2][3]

Some of her works have been adapted into television serials and films, including Bano.[4]

  1. ^ "Popularity, literary finesse and some Urdu bestsellers". dawn.com. 19 October 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference sht was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Abbas Akhtar (18 May 2008). "Writer & Novelist Razia Butt in Brunch w/ Bushra P-3/5". Vidpk.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Dastaan: History on TV". Express Tribune. 24 September 2011.