Osman Khalid Butt

Personal life

Butt's father, Dr. Khalid Said Butt, is an actor, director and screenwriter in Pakistan. According to him, when he was just 5 years old, his elder sister asked him to look at the stars in the sky and craft stories, which then developed into his love for acting and screenwriting. His brother, Omar Khalid Butt, is a news anchor and writer, and his sister, Michelle Tania Butt, is the chief executive of Kuch Khaas.

Career

Butt started his acting career in 2005, acting in theatre plays in his hometown Islamabad. He made his film debut in the 2007 film Zibahkhana which is Pakistan's first zombie horror film. In 2007 he also wrote, acted, choreographed for, and directed his first theatre production under the banner of ‘The Living Picture Productions’ the company he set up around the same time. He went onto write direct and act in many successful plays in his home town. In 2010 he started making videos on YouTube as "The living picture guy" then acted in the film Slackistan which was banned after the film was refused a pass by the censor board. In 2012 he acted in the romantic drama series Aik Nayee Cinderella. The same year he starred as Aunn in Aunn Zara.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/18104/aun-zara-the-perfect-family-show-for-ramazan/|title= Aun Zara: The perfect family show for Ramazan!|publisher=Express Tribune|date=July 11, 2013}} He was also featured in a drama Munkir as Zain. In 2015, he played the role of Wali Suhaib Khan in Diyar-e-Dil. In 2016, he played the role of Harib in Sanam.

Butt is the co-founder, creative lead and poetry editor of the Desi Writers Lounge, an online, 24/7, 365 days a year writers' workshop and community, that aims to showcase new voices in South Asian writing through their biannual publication, 'Papercuts'. He has written the screen play for the 2013 acclaimed supernatural horror film Siyaah and the 2016 commercially successful romantic comedy film Janaan. He is also the script-writer of lux style awards 2017. He then featured as Balu in his debut film as an actor, the comedy Balu Mahi along with Ainy Jaffri. He was the director of choreography in the film Parchi (2018) for the song "Billo Hai".

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

References

1. Abbas, Ali. (2023-04-14). "Osman Khalid Butt's Father Passed Away".
2. Irfan ul Haq (31 August 2017), [https://images.dawn.com/news/1178329 "Osman Khalid Butt turns choreographer for film Parchi"], Dawn News. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
3. [https://tribune.com.pk/story/662455/hottie-of-the-week-omar-khalid-butt/ "''Hottie of the week'': Omar Khalid Butt"], ''[[The Express Tribune]]''. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
4. (May 24, 2016). "Working with Maya Ali is both easy and challenging: Osman Khalid Butt". Express Tribune.
5. "Desi Writers Lounge".
6. "Papercuts".
7. Sameen Hassan. (May 14, 2015). "Reham Khan's first production titled 'Janaan' to release next year". [[The Express Tribune]].
8. (June 18, 2013). "Siyaah has inspired film-makers, says Osman Khalid Butt". Express Tribune.
9. (January 22, 2015). "'Goya' – A fast-paced, well-plotted drama". Dawn News.
10. NewsBytes. "Osman Khalid Butt and Sohai Ali Abro come together for Surkh Chandni".
11. (11 November 2021). "‘Qatil Haseenaon Ke Naam’ starring Ahsan Khan and Osman Khalid Butt to release soon". Daily Times.