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{{Short description|British actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anisa Butt
| image = Anisa Butt snapped at the launch of the salon A’ Kreations (09) (cropped).jpg
| alt = Anisa Butt
| caption = Anisa at the launch of salon A' Kreations
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|1|18}}
| birth_place = [[London]], England
| 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 television and film actress who works in Indian television and cinema. She started her career as a child artist in the television show ''[[Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De]]'', which aired on [[Disney Channel India]]. She made her film debut in Shuja Ali's movie ''[[Baat Bann Gayi]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afternoondc.in/bollywood/london-girl-anisa-butt-debuts-in-baat-bann-gayi/article_89152 |title=London girl Anisa Butt debuts in 'Baat Bann Gayi' |access-date=6 October 2013 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821193743/http://www.afternoondc.in/bollywood/london-girl-anisa-butt-debuts-in-baat-bann-gayi/article_89152 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviereviewpreview.com/exclusive-interview-disneys-child-artist-anisa-debut-baat-bann-gayi/13456/ |title=Exclusive Interview: Disney's Child artist Anisa to debut with Baat Bann Gayi |first=Sonal |last=Mahendroo |date=9 October 2013 |access-date=11 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012053221/http://www.moviereviewpreview.com/exclusive-interview-disneys-child-artist-anisa-debut-baat-bann-gayi/13456/ |archive-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Anisa Butt was born in [[London, England]] into an [[British Indians|Indian]] [[Kashmiri diaspora#United Kingdom|Kashmiri]] [[Islam in the United Kingdom|Muslim]] family. Anisa graduated from [[University of London]] 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 [[Disney Channel India]]'s show ''[[Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De]]'' as Shyla. In 2011, she made a cameo appearance in ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]'' as Tanya. She was spotted with [[Shah Rukh Khan|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 (film)|Half Girlfriend]]'' with [[Arjun Kapoor]] and [[Shraddha Kapoor]] in the lead roles.

== Filmography ==

=== Films and TV Shows===
{| class="wikitable sortable"

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De]]'' || Shyla|| Child Actress
|-
| ''[[Jhoota Hi Sahi]]'' || Kabir's girlfriend Bhavna||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]'' || Tanya || Kalki Koechlin's (Natasha) sister
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013 || ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'' || Preeti || Lara's Friend
|-
| ''[[Baat Bann Gayi]]'' || Rachna ||
|-
|2016
|''[[Brahman Naman]]''
|Anita
|Ronnie's girlfriend
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Half Girlfriend (film)|Half Girlfriend]]'' || Rutvi || Madhav's friends wife
|-
| 2019 || ''Yumbarzallo''
|
|''Music video by Zee Music. Singer Yawar Abdal''
|}

=== Web series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Platform
!Notes
|-
|2019
|''[[The Verdict - State vs Nanavati]]''
|Sheetal
|ALTBalaji and [[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
|-
|2019
|''[[BOSS: Baap of Special Services]]''
|Tanya
|[[ALT Balaji]]
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Code M]]''
|Gayatri Chauhan
|ALTBalaji and ZEE5
|{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|3442808}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|anisa-butt}}

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[[Category:English web series actresses]]
[[Category:British people of Kashmiri descent]]
[[Category:British Muslims]]
[[Category:English people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:English people of Kashmiri descent]]
[[Category:English Muslims]]
[[Category:British expatriate actresses in India]]
[[Category:English expatriates in India]]
[[Category:Actresses from London]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of London]]
[[Category:British child actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:21st-century English actresses]]

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