Ahmad Ali Butt

Ahmed Ali Butt
احمد علی بٹ
Ahmad Ali Butt in 2009
Born	(1976-03-06) 6 March 1976 (age 48) Karachi, Pakistan
Occupations	Actor Comedian Singer-songwriter
Years active	2001–Present
Spouse	Fatima Khan ​ (m. 2013)​
Mother	Zil-e-Huma
Relatives	Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (maternal grandfather) Noor Jehan (maternal grandmother)
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop Rap
Instruments	Vocals Keyboard
Formerly of	Entity Paradigm

Ahmad Ali Butt (Urdu: احمد علی بٹ) is a Pakistani actor, comedian, keyboardist, rapper, singer-songwriter, voice actor and television host.[1][2]

Early life and family background

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.[7] 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.[7][8]

Butt is married to model Fatima Khan. They had a son in 2014.[9]

Career

Actor

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.[1]

Musician

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]

Filmography

Television serials

Year	Title	Role	Director	Network	Notes
2001–2004	Jutt & Bond	Jutt		Indus TV	[11]
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]

Films

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Films	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani	Parvez / Pipi	Debut film	[1]
	Commander Safeguard	Dirtoo	Voiceover; animation film
2016	Dulha Mil Giya	Imran Ahmad	Telefilm on Hum TV
	3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam	Gola	Voiceover; animation film	[16]
2017	Punjab Nahi Jaungi	Shafique Ahmad		[2]
2018	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2	Parvez / Pipi		[2]
2019	Parey Hut Love	Arshad		[17]
2023	Gunjal	Salman Habib
TBA	Fatman †	Fatman	Filming

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Project	Result	Ref
2015	15th Lux Style Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Film	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani	Nominated	[18]
2019	18th Lux Style Awards	Best Film Actor	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2	Nominated	[19]

References

1. Rehman, Maliha (2 May 2016). "What's important to funnyman Ahmed Ali Butt? Making his wife laugh". Dawn. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
2. Sarym, Ahmed (October 2018). "The many sides of Ahmed Ali Butt". The News. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
3. "Profile". Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Born - March 06, 1976 in Karachi, Pakistan
4. "Ahmed Ali Butt gears up for international big screen debut". The Express Tribune. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020. Speaking about the film Butt said, "As an actor and a Punjabi, it's great to be a part of the UK Punjabi cinema that not only promotes a positive image of our cultures but also showcases the most creative and beautiful side of our countries.
5. "One On One: Ayesha Ali Butt". The Express Tribune. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020. Since I was born and raised and married into a Kashmiri family, food was in my blood... She knew Ahmed Ali Butt, who is my brother in law.
6. "Ahmed Ali Butt gears up for international big screen debut". The Express Tribune. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020. Speaking about the film Butt said, "As an actor and a Punjabi, it's great to be a part of the UK Punjabi cinema that not only promotes a positive image of our cultures but also showcases the most creative and beautiful side of our countries.
7. "Zille Huma passes away". Dawn. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
8. "It runs in the family: Ahmed Ali Butt and Hamza Ali". The Express Tribune. 7 August 2016.
9. "A baby boy for Ahmad Ali Butt". Dawn. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
10. Sarym, Ahmed (October 2018). "The many sides of Ahmed Ali Butt". The News International.
11. "No more ifs for Ahmad Ali Butt". The Express Tribune. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
12. Ansari, Hasan (8 July 2015). "A paradigm shift for Ahmad Ali Butt". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
13. "Why people love Mr. Shamim". HIP. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
14. "Ahmad Ali Butt and Iqra Aziz pair up for drama serial, Jhooti". The News International (newspaper). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
15. Haider, Sadaf (19 May 2024). "The Tube". Dawn News. Ahmed Ali Butt as Munna's sidekick Dilbar.
16. "First look of '3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam' released". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 14 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
17. "Can You Take On Ahmed Ali Butt's Challenge About Parey Hut Love?". ARY Digital. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
18. "http://www.trendinginsocial.com/nominations-15th-lux-style-awards-2016-unveiled/"
19. "https://images.dawn.com/news/1179502"