Rabia Butt (born Rabia Rashid, 26 February 1990), is a Pakistani supermodel, and actress. She has been the face of many leading brands in Pakistan, including Khaadi, Élan, and Sapphire. She has won two
Lux Style Awards
The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony which has been held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The ceremony celebrates "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, such as Cinema of Pakistan, cinema, television in Pakistan, television, Pa ...
and a BCW award for her work in Pakistan's fashion industry. Later, she pursued a career in acting.
Career
She filmed her debut feature film titled
Hijrat (2016), directed by Farooq Mengal, opposite Asad Zaman. The film was released in 2016.
She appeared in several music videos such as Saaiyaan by
Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch and Nakhun by
Sajjad Ali.
In 2018, she made her television debut with the popular period drama
''Aangan'' which was based on
Khadija Mastoor
Khadija Mastoor (; 11 December 192725 July 1982) was a Pakistani Urdu, Urdu-language short story writer and novelist. Her novel ''Aangan (novel), Aangan'' is widely considered a literary masterpiece in Urdu literature, which has also b ...
's
novel of the same name, playing the role of a young Hindu widow.
In 2019, she appeared in
Farhat Ishtiaq
Farhat Ishtiaq (Sindhi language, Sindhi: فرحت اشتياق) (born June 23, 1980), is a List of Pakistani writers, Pakistani writer, author and screenwriter. She is best known for her romantic novels ''Humsafar (Novel), Humsafar'', ''Mata-e-J ...
's written romance-thriller ''
Yeh Dil Mera'' alongside Adnan Siddiqui, Sajal Aly and Ahad Raza Mir. In 2020, she was featured in a leading role in the soap
opera ''Soteli Maamta'', directed by Meer Sikandar Ali. In 2021, she was praised for her role of a former
tawaif
A ''tawaif'' () was a highly successful courtesan singer‚ dancer‚ and poet who catered to the nobility of the Indian subcontinent, particularly during the Mughal era. Many tawaifs (" nautch girls" to the British) were forced to go into pro ...
and a caring stepmother in
Anjum Shahzad
Anjum Shahzad () is a Pakistani TV and film director, producer, writer, actor and a philanthropist. Shahzad rose to fame and is best known for his role as Bobby in the critically acclaimed and madly-followed comedy series '' Family Front'' in ...
's directed romance drama ''
Pehli Si Muhabbat''.
In 2023 she appeared as Inspector Sabiha in
Adnan Sarwar's directed mystery-thriller ''
Gunah''. She then appeared as a modern gym instructor who settles in a small town in
Kashif Nisar's directed social commentary ''Jeevan Nagar''. She will reprise this role in the upcoming series of the same name, a spin-off to ''Gunah''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
1990 births
Actresses from Lahore
Models from Lahore
Pakistani female models
Pakistani television actresses
Pakistani film actresses
Lux Style Award winners