Razia Butt () was an

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novelist and playwright from Pakistan. One of the famous

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writer of the 1960s and 1970s, she is often compared with English writer

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due to her popularity among the household readers. Some of her works have been adapted into television serials and films, including '' Bano''.

Background

Razia Niaz was born in

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on 19 May 1924. She spent most of her childhood in

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Career

She first appeared in a literary journal around 1940 when she was in her teens. She later developed her first published story into a novel, ''Naila''. Butt also wrote radio plays. Films such as ''

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'', '' Saiqa'' and television serials such as '' Saiqa'' and '' Dastaan'' are based on her novels. Married in 1946, Razia Butt resumed writing in 1950s after a break of some years. She wrote 51 novels and 350 short stories. Butt wrote an autobiography, ''Bichhray Lamhe''.

Death

Razia Butt died in

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on 4 October 2012 after a protracted illness.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''Aadhi Kahani ''(Lit: Half a story) * ''Aag'' (Lit: Fire) * ''Aaina'' (Lit: Mirror) * ''Aneela'' * '' Bano'' (adapted as TV drama ''Dastan'') * ''Beena'' * ''Chahat'' * ''Darling'' * ''Faslay'' (Lit: Distances) * ''Mein kon hon'' (Lit: Who am I?) * ''Naila'' * ''Najia'' * ''Nasoor'' * ''Noreena'' * ''Reeta'' * ''Roop'' * ''Sabeen'' * '' Saiqa (novel)'' * '' Wehshi'' * ''Samina'' * ''Sawaneh'' * ''Shabbo'' * ''Zindgi'' (Lit: Life) * ''Amma'' (Mother) (adapted as TV drama written by Ahmed Naveed) * ''Mehru'' * ''Zari''

Others

* Bichhray Lamhe (autobiography)

Dramatisation of works

Television

* Amma (mother) dramatized by drama writer Ahmed Naveed.PTV * Bano as Dastaan – Hum TV 2010 * Naila * Noerena (PTV 1995) * Saiqa – Hum TV – 2009 * Wehshi (HUM TV) 2022

Films

(1965) * Saiqa (1968) * Anila (1969) * Noreen (1970) * Mohabbat (1972) * Khalish (1972) * Payasa (1973) * Mohabbat ho to aisi (1989) * Gulabo (2008)

Awards

* 1969 -

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for Best Scriptwriter of ''Saiqa''. * 2012 -

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for ''Dastaan''

References

External links

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