Shamoon Abbasi

Shamoon Abbasi (Urdu: شمعون عباسی; born 4 April 1973) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and screenwriter, best known for portraying villain roles.^[1]

Shamoon Abbasi
Born	(1973-04-04) 4 April 1973 (age 51)
Occupation(s)	Actor Director Producer Screenwriter
Years active	1997–present
Spouses	Javeria Abbasi ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2009)​ Humaima Malick ​ ​ (m. 2009; div. 2010)​ Javairia Randhawa ​ ​ (m. 2010; div. 2014)​ Sherry Shah ​ (m. 2023)​
Children	Anzela Abbasi Ezzah Abbasi
Father	Zubair Abbasi
Relatives	Anoushay Abbasi (sister) Qainat Qavi (sister) Seema Ghazal (aunt) Syed Ali Raza Usama (cousin) Sameena Aijaz (cousin) Moiz Abbas (nephew)

Family

His father, Zubair Abbasi was a novelist and drama writer, and so is his aunt, Seema Ghazal, whose own son Syed Ali Raza Usama is a well-known director.^[2] His sister Anoushay Abbasi is an actress, while his ex-wife, Javeria Abbasi, is a TV personality as well, and their daughter, Anzela Abbasi, is a TV actress too.^[3]

Being married to Anoushay, Ainan Arif, the son of late Pakistan international cricketer Taslim Arif and actress Rubina Arif who had the role of "Micheal Magnet" in the 2013 movie Main Hoon Shahid Afridi, is his brother-in-law.^[4]

Career

Television

Abbasi began his acting career in 1997 with Titli, a telefilm by Yasir Akhtar, before getting recognition for his comic role in the PTV drama Kashish in 1999. The same year, he turned director with the thriller Karoron ka Aadmi.^[5]

In 2022, he starred in the drama Bakhtawar.^[6]

Webseries

Abbasi introduced the concept of webseries in Pakistan with his 2007 release #6dapak, which also won international awards.^[7]

Cinema

In 2023, he played the role of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, in the movie Dhai Chaal.^[8]

Filmography

Television serials

Year	Title	Actor	Director	Cinematographer	Network	Notes
1999	Kashish				PTV	[5]
	Karoron Ka Admi					[9]
	Muskaan					[10]
2009	Noor Pur Ki Rani				Hum TV
2010	Daddy				Ary Digital
	Thori Si Wafa Chahiye				Geo Entertainment
2011	Choti Si Kahani				PTV
2012	Nikhar Gaye Gulab Sare				Hum TV
2013	Woh
2014	Iqraar				Geo Entertainment
2015	Yeh Junoon				TV One
2017	Phir Wohi Mohabbat				Hum TV
	Jalti Rait Per				TV One
2019	Gunnah				APlus TV
2020	Chalawa				Hum TV
2022	Bakhtawar
2023	Ziddi				Aan TV
2024	Akhara				Green Entertainment

Telefilms

Year	Title	Network
1996	Titlee	NTM
	Chand
2013	Behadd	Hum TV
2014	Babban Mian Ki Begum Billo	ARY Digital
2021	Khauff	Express Entertainment
	Tu Heer Main Tera Hero	LTN

Films

Year	Title	Role	Director	Screenwriter	Notes
2011	Bhai Log	Inspector Nagra			[11]
2013	Waar	Ramal			[12]
2014	O21	Danish
2015	Manto	Eishar Singh
2016	Sawal 700 Crore Dollar Ka	Super Cop
2017	Raasta	Shahnawaz
2018	Parwaaz Hai Junoon
2019	Gumm: In the Middle of Nowhere	Haider			[13]
	Durj	Gul Bakhsh
2022	Ishrat Made in China	Master BP			[14]
	Chaudhry – The Martyr	Goti
2023	Huey Tum Ajnabi	Mukti Bahini commander
	Dhai Chaal	Kulbhushan Jadhav

Web series

Year	Title	Actor	Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Network
2021	Karachi Division					Starzplay
2022	Mind Games					Shami Media

References

1. Ozair Majeed (10 January 2019), "“I made my own mark as one of the best villains in Pakistan,” Shamoon", Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
2. Alavi, Omair (26 October 2014). "The heroic anti-hero". The News International. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024.
3. Rashid Nazir Ali (3 December 2013), "The Abbasi Family", Reviewit.pk. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
4. Entertainment Desk (30 September 2014), "Anoushay Abbasi, Ainan Arif Abbasi tie the knot", Dawn News. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
5. Ali, Muhammad (28 August 2020). "In Conversation with Shamoon Abbasi". The Friday Times. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024.
6. "Shamoon Abbasi reveals the reason of rejecting Khalil ur Rehman script". Bol News.
7. Ozair Majeed (16 April 2019), "HIP Interviews: Shamoon Abbasi Goes Digital with 'The Legend of Jawed Iqbal'", Hipinpakistan. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
8. "'Dhai Chaal': Shamoon Abbasi plays Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav". The Express Tribune. 2 March 2022.
9. "Karoron ka Aadmi". Archived from the original on 24 December 2023.
10. "Muskaan". Archived from the original on 24 December 2023.
11. "Shamoon Abbasi to debut with 'Bhai Log'". Daily Times. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
12. Khan, Sher (6 October 2013). "No to Priyanka, yes to Waar for Shamoon Abbasi". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
13. "Sami Khan, Shamoon Abbasi Starrer 'Gumm' All Set to Release on 11th January, 2019". 12 November 2018.
14. "Ishrat Made in China's first teaser is finally here". Images by Dawn. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

External links

• Shamoon Abbasi at IMDb