Razia Butt Explained

Razia Butt
رضیہ بٹ
Birth Date:1924 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Wazirabad, Punjab, British India
Death Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation:Writer, playwright, novelist
Nationality:Pakistani
Genre:Fiction
Subject:Socialism, romance
Notableworks:Saiqa, Naila, Bano, Najia

Razia Butt (Urdu: {{Nq|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]

Some of her works have been adapted into television serials and films, including Bano.[3]

Background

Razia Niaz was born in Wazirabad on 19 May 1924.[4] She spent most of her childhood in Peshawar.[5]

Career

She first appeared in a literary journal around 1940 when she was in her teens.[6] She later developed her first published story into a novel, Naila.[7] Butt also wrote radio plays. Films such as Naila, Saiqa and television serials such as Saiqa and Dastaan are based on her novels.[7] [8] [9]

Married in 1946, Razia Butt resumed writing in 1950s after a break of some years. She wrote 51 novels and 350 short stories.[10]

Butt wrote an autobiography, Bichhray Lamhe.[11] [12]

Death

Razia Butt died in Lahore on 4 October 2012 after a protracted illness.[13] [14]

Bibliography

Novels

Others

Dramatisation of works

Television

Films

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Popularity, literary finesse and some Urdu bestsellers. 2021-10-19. dawn.com.
  2. Web site: Abbas Akhtar . Writer & Novelist Razia Butt in Brunch w/ Bushra P-3/5 . Vidpk.com . 18 May 2008 . 21 October 2012.
  3. Web site: Dastaan: History on TV. 2011-09-24. Express Tribune.
  4. Web site: Great Urdu novelist Razia Butt passes away aged 89 . Samaa Tv . 21 October 2012.
  5. Web site: Razia Butt is no more . Paklinks.com . 5 October 2012 . 21 October 2012.
  6. Rayan Khan (July 10, 2011). Rasheed Butt: The life and times of a calligrapher, The Express Tribune
  7. Web site: عارف وقار بی بی سی اردو ڈاٹ کام، لاہور . BBC Urdu – فن فنکار – ناول نگار رضیہ بٹ انتقال کر گئیں . Bbc.co.uk . 1 January 1970 . 21 October 2012.
  8. News: Gul . Aijaz . Lok Virsa to screen classical film 'Saiqa' tomorrow . The News. January 4, 2019.
  9. Web site: Dastaan: History on TV. Express Tribune. September 24, 2011. Taneeya. Hasan.
  10. Web site: Novelist Razia Butt passes away at 89 . The News Tribe . 5 October 2012 . 21 October 2012.
  11. Web site: Novelist Razia Butt is no more . Dawn.Com . 5 October 2012 . 21 October 2012.
  12. Web site: شائستہ جلیل، کراچی . مشہور ناول نگار رضیہ بٹ انتقال کرگئیں . Urduvoa.com . 4 October 2012 . 21 October 2012.
  13. Web site: Novelist Razia Butt dies at 89 . The Nation . 5 October 2012 . 21 October 2012.
  14. Web site: Fiction writer Razia Butt dies . Central Asia Online . 5 October 2012 . 21 October 2012.
  15. News: Gul . Aijaz . Lok Virsa to screen classical film 'Saiqa' tomorrow . The News . January 4, 2019.
  16. Web site: THE NIGAR AWARDS 1957 - 1971 . The Hot Spot . https://web.archive.org/web/20080803194443/http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/bolly/Lollywood/NigarAwards.htm . 3 August 2008.

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