Senior Actress Dardana Butt Passed Away

Senior Actress Dardana Butt Passed Away


Senior Pakistani actress Dardana Butt has died in Karachi at the age of 83 due to corona virus.

Actor and RJ Khalid Malik confirmed his death to Dawn Images. He also reported the death of Dardana Butt on Instagram.

“Dardana Butt’s family told them that the actress was admitted to the hospital after contracting the corona virus,” Malik said.

“Until the last minute, the doctors said he was a fighter, but what could he do when called and she understood, he had given up trying to make a living,” he said.




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Khalid Malik said in a post shared on Instagram that Dardana (Dodi) Apa is no more.

“The wise, funny, insightful Dardana Butt was a special soul, no longer in this world,” he added.

Journalist Tehmina Khalid also confirmed the death of the senior actress and said that she died of coronavirus and she had been suffering from cancer for the last few years.

He said he was unwell before he contracted the coronavirus.

Earlier this month, senior actress Dardana Butt was reportedly shifted to a hospital due to ill health and placed on a ventilator.

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Khalid Malik said in a post shared on Instagram that Dardana (Dodi) Apa is no more.

“The wise, funny, insightful Dardana Butt was a special soul, no longer in this world,” he added.

Journalist Tehmina Khalid also confirmed the death of the senior actress and said that she died of coronavirus and she had been suffering from cancer for the last few years.

He said he was unwell before he contracted the coronavirus.

Earlier this month, senior actress Dardana Butt was reportedly shifted to a hospital due to ill health and placed on a ventilator.

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A post shared by Khalid Malik (@khalidmalik)

It is believed that Dardana Butt started acting in the 70’s and her role as ‘BB’ in ‘Loneliness’ made her very popular.

His popular dramas include ‘Angan Teerha’, ‘Fifty Fifty’, ‘Dagdagi’, ‘Intezar’ and ‘Raswai’.

Dardana Butt has also acted in various Pakistani films including ‘Hijrat’, ‘Ishq Posito’, ‘Balu Mahi’, ‘Dil Diyan Galan’ and ‘Pare Hit Lo’.

The senior actress’s last drama was ‘Shame’ which was aired on a private TV channel in 2019.

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