Waseem Abbas

Waseem Abbas (Urdu: وسِیم عبّاس) is a Pakistani television, stage and film actor, screenwriter and director.^[1]

Waseem Abbas Pride of Performance Award
وسیم عباس
Born	(1960-09-09) 9 September 1960 (age 64) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations	Actor Director Screenwriter
Years active	1978–present
Spouse	Saba Hameed
Children	Ali Abbas (son)
Parent	Inayat Hussain Bhatti (father)
Relatives	Kaifee (uncle) Hameed Akhtar (father-in-law) Aagha Ali (nephew)

He is known for his roles in television dramas for the Pakistan Television (PTV), the country's public service broadcaster, and other networks, including Samundar, Raat, Ashiyana, Family Front (which he also directed), Landa Bazar and Din.

Early and personal life

Waseem Abbas was born in Lahore, Punjab on 9 September 1960.^[2]

He is the son of singer, actor and director Inayat Hussain Bhatti. His paternal uncle Kaifee (full name Kifayat Hussain Bhatti) was also an actor and director.

He has three sisters and an elder brother, Nadeem Abbas Bhatti, who worked as an actor before switching to film production and distribution.^[3]

He has four children from his first marriage. He divorced his wife and married actress Saba Hameed in 1993. His son from his marriage with Saba Hameed, Ali Abbas, is also an actor.^[4]

Through one of his sisters, his nephew is actor and singer Aagha Ali.^[5]

Career

His father, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, was against his decision to join the entertainment industry, and when he tried his luck on radio he was rejected. He then became an assistant director for a stage play, where he would also act, before getting his TV break on the PTV drama Ek Haqeeqat Ek Fasana in 1978.^[6]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Director	Language	Note
1981	Manzil	S. Suleman	Urdu	Lead role
1982	Aina Aur Zindagi	Zafar Shahab
	Zara Si Baat	Nazar Shahab
1983	Tina	Jan Mohammad Jamman
	Badaltay Rishtay	Shamas Chodhary
1984	Naseebon Wali
1985	Shah Behram	Kaifee	Punjabi	Supporting role
	Haq Mehar	Iftikhar Khan		Lead role
1986	First Blood	Nazad Ali Fartash	Urdu
1987	Jugnu	Faiz Malik	Punjabi
1988	Jatt Majhay Da	Masood Butt
1989	Taqatwar	Hasnain		Supporting role
	Ishq Rog	Kaifee		Lead role
1990	Sarmaya	M. Idrees Khan
1991	Action	Kaifee
1992	Mera Inteqam	Faiz Malik		Supporting role
2017	Punjab Nahi Jaungi	Nadeem Baig	Urdu/Punjabi

Television serials

Year	Title	Role	Director	Screenwriter	Channel
1983	Samundar	Yasir			PTV
1986	Hazaron Raaste	Zubair
1987	Raat
1990	Fishaar
1992	Din	Faran
1995	Raiza Raiza
1997	Ashiyana	Nouman
	Family Front	Azam
1998	Home Sweet Home
2002	Landa Bazar	Mehar Charagh			STN
2005	Double Sawari	Chiraag			PTV
2006	Mr. & Misses	Saleem			PTV Home
2007	Lahori Gate
2008	Choki # 420				Aaj Entertainment
2010	Natak Mandi				PTV
2011	Anokhi				A-Plus Entertainment
	Samundar Jheel Kaisay Ho				PTV
2012	Mera Saaein (season 2)	Malik Yawar Hayat			ARY Digital
2013	Zindagi Gulzar Hai	Mohammad Murtaza			Hum TV
	Parchaiyan	Qazim			ARY Digital
	Mann Ke Moti	Farhan			Geo TV
2014	Kala Jadoo (season 2)				ARY Zindagi
	Ladoon Mein Pali	Laraib's father			Geo TV
2015	Mera Naam Yousuf Hai	Maulvi Noor Mohammed			A-Plus Entertainment
	Tumhari Natasha	Natasha's father			Hum TV
	Maan	Rashid
	Bay Qasoor	Waseem			ARY Digital
2016	Deewana	Tabraiz			Hum TV
	Aap Ke Liye	Imdad Hussain			ARY Digital
2017	Nazr-e-Bad	Shafiq Ur Rehman			Hum TV
	Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti	Tasleem Butt			ARY Digital
	Dil Nawaz	Khalid			A-Plus TV
	Lal Ishq	Mehr
	Faisla				ARY Digital
2018	Do Biwiyan Ek Bechara
	Qaid	Taufiq			Geo TV
2019	Kaisa Hai Naseeban	Jamal			ARY Digital
	Meher Aur Meherban	Munawwar Hayaat			Urdu 1
	Hania	Ahsan			ARY Digital
	Mein Na Janoo	Waleed			Hum TV
	Naqab Zan	Dua's father
2020	Kashf	Imtiaz Ahmed
	Prem Gali	Hamza's father			ARY Digital
2021	Sila-e-Mohabbat	Tabrez's father			Hum TV
	Bebasi	Tameezuddin
	Mere Humsafar	Raees			ARY Digital
	Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 3)	Taufeeq			Geo Entertainment
2022	Zakham	Arif
2023	Heer Da Hero	Arshad Butt
	Jinnzada				Geo TV
	Pyari Nimmo	Hanif
	Dooriyan				Hum TV
2024	Akhara	Chaudhry Hakim Ali			Green Entertainment

Awards and recognition

Year	Title	Presented By	Ref.
2016	Pride of Performance	President of Pakistan	[7]