| Ahmed Ali Butt | |||||
| Native Name: | احمد علی بٹ | ||||
| Native Name Lang: | Urdu | ||||
| Birth Date: | 6 March 1976 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Karachi, Pakistan | ||||
| Years Active: | 2001–Present | ||||
| Mother: | Zil-e-Huma | ||||
| Relatives: | Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (maternal grandfather) Noor Jehan (maternal grandmother) | ||||
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Ahmad Ali Butt (Urdu: {{Nq|احمد علی بٹ) is a Pakistani actor, comedian, keyboardist, rapper, singer-songwriter, voice actor and television host.[1] [2]
Ahmad Ali Butt was born on 6 March 1976 in Karachi[3] into a family of Kashmiri ancestry.[4] [5]
He is a maternal grandson of the Azamgarh-born film director Shaukat Hussain Rizvi and actress and playback singer Noor Jehan, and son of the late singer Zil-e-Huma.[6] [7]
His father, Raheel Butt, was a jeweller well known in Lahore's ethnic Kashmiri community. Under the name Aqeel, he was also an actor, playing supporting roles in different movies of the 1960s and the 1970s, such as Heer Ranjha (1970).
Ahmad has three brothers.[8]
Butt is married to model Fatima Khan. They had a son in 2014.[9]
Butt began his career as an actor with theatre.[10] He later switched to television, appearing in the sitcoms Jutt & Bond, Rubber Band and Inspector Khoji.[11] He would later star in films. He has also pursued a career as a comedian.
Butt began his career in music, where he was a member of the alternative rock band Entity Paradigm (EP) as a vocalist and rapper, starting EP with his Jutt & Bond co-actor Fawad Khan.[12]
| 2001–2004 | Jutt & Bond | Jutt | Indus TV | |||
| 2005–2008 | Rubber Band | Ahmad | ARY Digital | |||
| 2006 | Inspector Khoji | Inspector Khoji | PTV | |||
| 2014–2017 | Mr. Shamim | Mr. James Shamim | Hum TV | [13] | ||
| 2020 | Jhooti | Nasir | ARY Digital | [14] | ||
| 2024 | Gentleman | Dilbar | Green Entertainment | [15] |
| 2015 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani | Parvez / Pipi | Debut film | ||
| Commander Safeguard | Dirtoo | Voiceover; animation film | |||
| 2016 | Dulha Mil Giya | Imran Ahmad | Telefilm on Hum TV | ||
| Gola | Voiceover; animation film | [16] | |||
| 2017 | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | Shafique Ahmad | |||
| 2018 | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 | Parvez / Pipi | |||
| 2019 | Parey Hut Love | Arshad | [17] | ||
| 2023 | Gunjal | Salman Habib | |||
| TBA | Fatman | Filming |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Project | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15th Lux Style Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani | [18] | ||
| 2019 | 18th Lux Style Awards | Best Film Actor | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2 | [19] |