Uzra Butt

Dancer, Deceased Person

1917 – 2010

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Who was Uzra Butt?

Uzra Butt was a theatre personality of the South Asia, who moved to Pakistan in 1964. She was the sister of theatre and Bollywood film actress Zohra Sehgal, who, unlike her, lived in India.

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. She migrated to Pakistan in 1964, where she joined Ajoka Theatre in 1984.

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Born
May 22, 1917
Rampur
Also known as
  • Uzra Mumtaz
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Nationality
  • India
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Died
May 31, 2010
Lahore

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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