Imran Abbas

This article is about the actor. For the cricketer, see Imran Abbas (cricketer).

Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi (born 15 October 1982) professionally known by his stage name Imran Abbas, is a Pakistani actor and model who works predominantly in Urdu television and films.

Imran Abbas Naqvi
عمران عباس نقوی
Abbas at Jaanisaar trailer launch in 2015
Born	Syed Imran Abbas Naqvi (1982-10-15) 15 October 1982 (age 42)[1][2] Islamabad, Pakistan
Alma mater	National College of Arts
Occupations	Actor Model Singer
Years active	2003–present
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Website	imranabbas.com

Abbas made his acting debut with Umrao Jaan Ada in 2003 and later on appeared in numerous serials. He get widely recognized after portraying Hammad Raza in the 2011 spiritual-romantic series Khuda Aur Mohabbat, which proved to be a turning point in his career.

Abbas is best known for his roles Adeel in Dil-e-Muztar (2013) for which he received a nomination for Best actor popular in Hum Awards and Hadi Salman in Alvida (2015) which earned him Best on-screen couple with Sanam Jung.^[3][4] His other notable works include Akbari Asghari (2011), Mera Naam Yousuf Hai (2015), Tum Kon Piya (2016), Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai (2017) and Koi Chand Rakh (2018).^[3][4]

In 2014, Abbas made his Bollywood debut in Vikram Bhatt's horror thriller Creature 3D opposite Bipasha Basu and later appeared on Jaanisaar.

Early life and education

Abbas was born on 15 October 1982 in Islamabad.^[2] His family roots lie in Uttar Pradesh, India from where his family moved following the 1947 partition.^[5] The youngest of six siblings, with two elder brothers and three elder sisters, his father worked as a civil engineer in a government job, and he grew up in an artistic household, himself painting since the age of 4 as well being a singer and writing Urdu poetry.^[6] Among the regular visitors to his house were famed Urdu poets Parveen Shakir and Ahmad Faraz.^[7]

He studied architecture at the National College of Arts, Lahore because he found it was a blend of art and engineering.^[6] Before entering NCA he also trained in classical music.^[8]

Career

He began his career at the age of 20 working as a model. He made his first television appearance in Umrao Jaan Ada (2003) and later appeared in numerous dramas, telefilms, soaps and films.^[9]

In 2014, he made his debut in Bollywood opposite Bipasha Basu in Vikram Bhatt's Creature 3D, for which he was nominated at Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut category.^[10] In 2015, Abbas featured in Jaanisaar directed by Muzaffar Ali alongside Pernia Qureshi.^[11]

Filmography

Films

• All films are in Urdu language, unless otherwise noted.

Year	Film	Role	Country	Notes
2013	Anjuman	Asif Ali	Pakistan	Debut film
2014	Creature 3D	Karan Malhotra /Kunal Anand	India	Hindi film
2015	Jaanisaar	Prince Amir Haydar		Hindi film
2016	Ae Dil Hai Mushkil	Dr. Faisal Khan		Hindi film; Guest appearance
	Abdullah: The Final Witness	Abdullah	Pakistan	[12]
2018	Azad	Faris		Special appearance[13]
2024	Jee Ve Sohneya Jee	Ali Pervaiz	India	Punjabi film[14]

Television

Drama series

Year	Show	Role	Network	Ref
2003	Umrao Jaan Ada	Nawab Sultan	Geo Entertainment	TV debut
2006	Koi Lamha Gulab Ho	Shahryar	Hum TV
	Piya Ke Ghar Jana Hai	Amaan	ARY Digital / Star Plus
2007	Sarkar Sahab	Balaaj	ARY Digital
	Man-O-Salwa	Jamal	Hum TV
	Wilco	Asim	PTV Home
2008	Sun Leyna	Maqsood	ARY Digital
	Abhi Abhi	Bilal Baig
	Woh Rishtey Woh Natey	Asad	Geo Entertainment
2009	Malaal	Jawad Ibrahim	Hum TV
	Mujhe Apna Bana Lo	Azaan Ahmed
	Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan	Haydar Abbas	Geo Entertainment
2010	Mujhe Hai Hukum-e-Azaan	Fahad Abdullah	Hum TV
	Noor Bano	Agha Murash
	Mera Naseeb	Moeez Hayat
2011	Khuda Aur Muhabbat	Hammad Raza	Geo Entertainment
	Akbari Asghari	Akbar	Hum TV
2012	Teri Meri Dosti	Rafay
2013	Dil e Muztar	Adeel		[15]
2015	Alvidaa	Hadi Salman "HS"
	Aitraaz	Wajdaan	ARY Digital
	Mera Naam Yousuf Hai	Yousuf Ahmed	A-Plus Entertainment
2016	Tum Kon Piya	Ramish Hasan	Urdu 1
	Khuda Aur Muhabbat 2	Hammad Raza	Geo Entertainment
2017	Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai	Waqar Ahmed
	Yaar-e-Bewafa	Zayd Ahmed
2018	Noor ul Ain	Khizar	ARY Digital
	Koi Chand Rakh	Zayn Abrar
2019	Darr Khuda Say	Shahvez	Geo Entertainment
2020	Jo Tu Chahey	Hashir Abbas	Hum TV	[16]
	Thora Sa Haq	Zamin Ahmed	ARY Digital
2021	Amanat	Zarrar		[17]
2023	Ehraam-e-Junoon	Shayan "Shaani"	Geo Entertainment
	Tumhare Husn Ke Naam	Sikandar	Green Entertainment
2024	Dil Ka Kya Karein	Aryan Khan
	Mehshar	Mir Abdur Rahman	Geo Entertainment	[18]

Guest

Year	Drama	Role
2009	Azar Ki Ayegi Baraat	Himself
2010	Vasl	Nabeel
2012	Main Manto	Talochan Singh

Telefilms

Year	Title	Role
2005	A Love Story	Shahreyar
2006	Chook	Salman
	Kyun Pyaar Nahi Milta	Sunny
2007	Tum Kahan Mai Kahan	Zayn
2008	Sheer Khurma	Ali
	Abdullah	Abdullah
2009	Dil Deewana	Ayan
2010	Shadi Aur Tum Say?	Sami
2011	Dekh Kabira Roya	Kabir
2012	Raati Masha Tola	Jamaal
2016	Musafir	Sikandar
2021	Chahat	Tanveer
2023	I Love You Zara	Zayn

Other appearances

Year	Reality Show	Role	Guest/Host With
2012	17th PTV Awards	Host	Hosted with Saba Qamar[19]
2014	Big Star Entertainment Awards		Hosted with Sunil Grover
	Comedy Nights with Kapil	Guest	To promote Creature 3D with Bipasha Basu
2015	Tonite with HSY		With Sanam Jung
	Subh-e-Pakistan		Aired on Geo TV
	Good Morning Zindagi		To promote Mera Naam Yousuf Hai with Maya Ali
	Jago Pakistan Jago		To promote Alvidaa
	Ramzan Kareem		Ramzan special aired on ATV
2016	Raat Chali Hai Jhoom Ke	Host	Hosted a Musical Programme
	Mehmaan Nawaaz		Eid special (later hosted by Ayeza Khan)
2017	Eid Show with Imran Abbas and Saba Qamar		For Dunya News (hosted with Saba Qamar)
	Good Morning Pakistan by Nida Yasir	Guest	Eid special with Kubra Khan, Sadia Khan, Hira Tareen, Sumbul Iqbal, Momal Sheikh
			Kon banegi Imran Abbas ki Dulhania
	Mazaaq Raat		With Fizi Khan
2018	Jago Pakistan Jago		New Year Special
	The After Moon Show		Guest with Reema Khan
	Good Morning Pakistan by Nida Yasir		To promote Noor ul Ain
	Ehed-e-Ramzan	Host	Ramzan special, aired on Express Entertainment
2019	Ehed-e-Ramzan
	Speak Your Heart With Samina Peerzada	Guest	Season 2 Episode 24
	Bol Nights with Ahsan Khan		With Reema Khan
2020	Good Morning Pakistan with Nida Yasir		To promote drama serial Thora Sa Haq with Ayeza Khan
	Conversations with Sonia Rehman
2021	Baran e Rehmat - Ramzan Transmission	Host	Transmission in Istanbul, Turkey. Hosted Diriliş: Ertuğrul cast and some famous Turkish actors.

Discography

Year	Song	Vocalists	Album/Movie
2015	Sher Dil Shaheen	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	Sher Dil Shaheen
	Tu Mera Nahi	Himself	Mera Naam Yousuf Hai
2016	Khuda Aur Mohabbat		Khuda Aur Muhabbat
2017	Peyam Aaye Hain		Yaar-e-Bewafa
2018	Allah Hu Allah Hu	Alongside Aima Baig	Ehed-e-Ramzan
2020	Soniye	Himself	Kashmir Beats
2021	Qaseeda Burda Shareef		Qaseeda Burda Shareef
2024	Gul Azro Khata		Gul Azro Khata

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2004	3rd Lux Style Awards	Best Model of the Year (Male)	—	Nominated	[20]
2014	2nd Hum Awards	Best Actor Popular	Dil-e-Muztar	Nominated	[citation needed]
		Best Actor		Nominated	[citation needed]
		[[Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple Popular|Best On-screen Couple Popular]] with Sanam Jung		Nominated	[21]
		Best On-screen Couple with Sanam Jung		Nominated	[22]
2015	Filmfare Awards	Best Male Debut	Creature 3D	Nominated	[23]
2016	4th Hum Awards	Best On-screen Couple Popular with Sanam Jung	Alvida	Won	[24]
		Best On-screen Couple with Sanam Jung		Won	[25]
		Best Actor		Nominated	[26]
2017	17th Lux Style Awards	Best TV Actor	Khuda Aur Mohabbat 2	Nominated	[27]

See also

• Ayeza Khan - Worked together in Tum Kon Piya, Mohabbat Tumse Nafrat Hai, Koi Chand Rakh, Dekh Kabira Roya (telefilm), Thora Sa Haq
• Ayesha Khan - Worked together in Mujhe Apna Bana Lo, Abdullah (telefilm), Man-O-Salwa
• Fawad Khan - Worked together in Akbari Asghari, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
• Sanam Jung - Worked together in Dil-e-Muztar, Alvidaa