Anisa Butt (born 18 January 1993) is a British television and film actress who works in Indian television and cinema. She started her career as a child artist in the television show '' Ishaan'', which aired on

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. She made her film debut in Shuja Ali's movie ''

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''.

Early life

Anisa Butt was born in

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into an Indian Kashmiri

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family. Anisa graduated from

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with a B.A. in Drama (Performance). She is a self-taught dancer and has performed dance and drama at the Royal Albert hall. She has also attended Kevin Spacey's workshop at The Old Vic theater.

Career

In 2010, Anisa started her career with

's show '' Ishaan'' as Shyla. In 2011, she made a cameo appearance in ''

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'' as Tanya. She was spotted with

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in an advertisement for ''Navratna Seeti Bajao'', directed by

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. In 2013, she has made a small appearance in ''

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'' with

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and

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in the lead roles. She made her film debut with ''

'' in the lead role opposite

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. The film also co-starred

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and

Amrita Raichand Amrita Raichand is an Indian actress and celebrity chef who appears in films and TV series. Acting career She made her film debut with ''Humko Ishq Ne Mara'', which released in 1997. The film was directed by Arjun Sablok and produced by Yas ...

and was released on 11 October 2013. In 2017, she had made a small appearance in '' Half Girlfriend'' with

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and

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in the lead roles.

Filmography

Films

Web series

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Butt, Anisa 1993 births Living people English film actresses English television actresses English web series actresses British people of Kashmiri descent British Muslims English people of Indian descent English people of Kashmiri descent English Muslims British expatriate actresses in India English expatriates in India Actresses from London Alumni of the University of London British child actresses Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century English actresses