Urza Butt was born in the year of 1917. She was the younger sister of was born in Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal, she entered Uday Shankars ballet troupe in Almora as a dancer, and also taught dance before joining the Indian People`s Theatre Association in 1944 as an actress. Urza Butt, the popular Hindi theatre personality then worked under Prithviraj Kapoor for Prithvi Theatres till 1960. She played the heroine`s part in Sakuntala in 1944, partnering her sister in Gaddar i.e. `Traitor` in 1948, and taking the lead role in Kisan i.e. `Farmer` in 1956, giving 2500 performances in 1200 towns and cities all over India.

Urza Butt was also art director of Prithvi. In 1964, this Hindi theatre personality migrated to Pakistan, formed a dance troupe in Rawalpindi, acted there on stage and television from time to time, and served the National Council of Arts, Islamabad. She became the leading lady of Ajoka Theatre in Lahore from 1984. Urza Butt reunited with Zohra Segal on stage after forty years in the play Ek thi nani i.e. `There Was a Granny` in 1998. This had a roaring success in Pakistan, India, and also outside India.