Anisa Butt

Anisa Butt
Born	Anisa Butt (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 London, England
Nationality	British-Indian
Alma mater	University of London
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2010–present
Known for	Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De

Anisa Butt (born 18 January 1993) is a British-Indian 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 Disney Channel India. She made her film debut in Shuja Ali's movie Baat Bann Gayi.

Early life

Anisa Butt was born in London, England. Anisa graduated from Queen Mary University of London with a B.A. in Drama (Performance). She is a self-taught dancer, who later as part of dance company 'Flex FX' performed in shows such as the Royal Albert hall performance with Atif Aslam.

The acting bug bit her as a young child and she chose to study drama throughout her schooling, as well as participate in school plays. She begun writing poetry at a young age and has continued to develop this in later years.

Career

In 2010, Anisa started her career with Disney Channel India's show Ishaan as Shyla. In 2011, she made a cameo appearance in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara as Tanya. She was spotted with Shahrukh Khan in an advertisement for Navratna Seeti Bajao, directed by Rajkumar Hirani.

In 2013, she has made a small appearance in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani with Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles. She made her film debut with Baat Bann Gayi in the lead role opposite Ali Fazal. The film also co-starred Gulshan Grover and Amrita Raichand and was released on 11 October 2013.

In 2017, she had made a small appearance in Half Girlfriend with Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles.

She has also performed in various commercials including a commercial with Shahrukh Khan, Directed by RajKumar Hirani.

Anisa also starred in a documentary short Film with organisation Hope B LIT titled 'Got Cancer,' a film which highlights the plight of kids braving the disease and the impact this has on those around them. She flew to LA in 2019 to promote this on Good morning LALA Land.

During the pandemic, Anisa starred in the film 'Hangout,' playing the role of Alia,

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Ficms

rjun) A bear b c	Ticle	Roleai	Noges
a010	Ishaanf	Shylak	ahfld Actresit. She flew to LA to help promote this on Goodmorning LALA land.
	ta Hi Sahi	Kabir's girlfriend Bhavna
2011	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara	Tanya	Kalki Koechlin’s (Natasha) sister
2013	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani	Preeti	Lara's Friend
	Baat Bann Gayi	Rachna
2016	Brahman Naman	Anita	Ronnie's girlfriend
2017	Half Girlfriend	Rutvi	Madhav's friends wife
2019	Yumbarzallo		Music video by Zee Music. Singer Yawar Abdal

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes
2019	The Verdict - State vs Nanavati	Sheetal	ALTBalaji and ZEE5
2019	BOSS: Baap of Special Services	Tanya	ALT Balaji
2020	Code M	Gayatri Chauhan	ALTBalaji and ZEE5

External links

• Anisa Butt at IMDb
• Anisa Butt at Bollywood Hungama