He started education in the then Xavier (now Pjetër Meshkalla High School) college of the city and finished in 1945.
There he interpreted parts in plays like Princi i Drishtit ("The Prince of Drisht") written by Zef Harapi and Udha ("The Road").
After graduation he would play parts in works from writers such as Maxim Gorky, Henrik Ibsen and Gjergj Fishta (Juda Makabe, 1914).
[1][2] Bushati was one of the first actors to perform in the newly constructed "Migjeni" Theatre in Shkodër, mostly acting in plays written by playwright Andrea Skanjeti.
He then expanded into other roles as a professional actor, playing a variety of characters in epics, dramas and tragedies.