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Hamza Ali Abbasi
Pakistani actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hamza Ali Abbasi (Urdu: حمزہ علی عباسی; born 23 June 1986) is a Pakistani actor and director.[1][2] He is best known for his roles as Afzal in the drama serial Pyarey Afzal (2013) and as Salahuddin in the drama serial Mann Mayal (2016).[3]
In 2013, he appeared in two feature films, Main Hoon Shahid Afridi and Waar,[4] for which he received the Best Star Debut Male and Best Supporting Actor awards at the 1st ARY Film Awards.[5]
In 2022, he played the main antagonist Noori Natt in The Legend of Maula Jatt, the highest-grossing Pakistani film of all time as well as the highest-grossing Punjabi-language film of all time.
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Early life and education
Abbasi was born on 23 June 1986 in Multan[6] into a Punjabi family[7] of civil servants to Major (Retd) Mazhar Ali Abbasi, an army officer, and Begum Nasim Akhtar Chaudhry, a former judge and politician affiliated with the Pakistan Peoples Party.[8] His sister Dr. Fazeela Abbasi is a dermatologist.[9] His maternal cousin Areej Chaudhary is also an actress.[10]
He gained his Bachelor's in International Relations from the United States and his Master's in the same subject from the Quaid-e-Azam University.[11][12] While in the United States he also studied film-making.[13]
He also passed the CSS exams and was working as a civil service officer in the police group before abandoning the job to concentrate on his passions, film-making and acting.[14]
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Acting career
Theatre
Abbasi started his career in 2006 as a theatre actor with a play titled Dally in the Dark.[13] Later, he appeared in several plays such as Bombay Dreams, Phantom of the Opera, and Home is Where Your Clothes Are.
Television
He began his television career in 2012 with a supporting role in Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley before getting fame for his lead roles in the serials Pyarey Afzal (2013) and Mann Mayal (2016).[3]
Cinema
His breakthrough was the movie Waar (2013). He was initially an assistant director to Bilal Lashari, before the later offered him a role in the movie, that he considers important for his future career.[11]
Voice acting
He voiced Baba Bandook, the main antagonist, and Vadero Pajero in the Unicorn Black produced animated series, Burka Avenger (2013).[15]
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Other work
Direction
Abbasi made his directorial debut with the feature film Mud House and the Golden Doll, released in 2011, which described as a simple story about simple people.[16]
He has also directed Kambakht, still unreleased as of July 2024.[citation needed]
Writing
In December 2020, Abbasi announced that he was writing a book on religion.[17][18]
In August 2024, he released that book, My Discovery of Islam, God & Judgement Day.[19]
Personal life
Relationships
Abbasi married painter and actress Naimal Khawar in 2019.[20]
Religion
Abbasi was born a Muslim, then for a while became an atheist but now identifies as Muslim again.[21]
Politics
Abbasi is a supporter of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, and he was elected as the cultural secretary of the party in January 2018. However, he resigned from this role in April of the same year because he felt that his movies did not represent Pakistan's culture well.[22]
In 2018, he exposed journalist and former wife of Imran Khan, Reham Khan, by revealing the manuscript of her book beforehand. Reham Khan claimed to have been threatened directly by Abbasi via emails, but he denied these allegations. He believed that Reham Khan's claims were an attempt to tarnish his reputation due to his close relationship with Imran Khan.[23]
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Filmography
Film
| † | Film are currently on Cinema |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
Hosting and judging
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Book
- My Discovery of God, Islam & Judgement Day, Ghamidi Center of Islamic Learning, 2024.
Awards and nominations
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References
External links
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