Shamoon Abbasi Explained

Shamoon Abbasi
Birth Date:4 April 1973
Occupation:Actor
Director
Producer
Screenwriter
Years Active:1997–present
Father:Zubair Abbasi
Children:
Relatives:
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    Shamoon Abbasi (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|شمعون عباسی; born 4 April 1973) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and screenwriter, better known for portraying villain roles.[1]

    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

    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, turning director the same year with the thriller Karoron ka Aadmi.[5]

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

    In 2022, he starred in the drama Bakhtawar.[7]

    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
    1999KashishPTV
    Karoron Ka Admi[9]
    Muskaan[10]
    2009Noor Pur Ki RaniHum TV
    2010DaddyARY Digital
    Thori Si Wafa ChahiyeGeo Entertainment
    2011Choti Si KahaniPTV
    2012Nikhar Gaye Gulab SareHum TV
    2013Woh
    2014IqraarGeo Entertainment
    2015Yeh JunoonTV One
    2017Phir Wohi MohabbatHum TV
    Jalti Rait PerTV One
    2019GunnahAPlus TV
    2020ChalawaHum TV
    2022Bakhtawar
    2023ZiddiAan TV
    2024AkharaGreen Entertainment

    Telefilms

    !Year!Title!Network
    1996TitleeNTM
    Chand
    2013BehaddHum TV
    2014Babban Mian Ki Begum BilloARY Digital
    2021KhauffExpress Entertainment
    Tu Heer Main Tera HeroLTN

    Films

    YearTitleRoleDirectorScreenwriterNotes
    2011Bhai LogInspector Nagra[11]
    2013WaarRamal[12]
    2014O21Danish
    2015MantoEishar Singh
    2016Sawal 700 Crore Dollar KaSuper Cop
    2017RaastaShahnawaz
    2018Parwaaz Hai Junoon
    2019Haider[13]
    DurjGul Bakhsh
    2022Ishrat Made in ChinaMaster BP[14]
    Chaudhry – The MartyrGoti
    2023Huey Tum AjnabiMukti Bahini commander
    Dhai ChaalKulbhushan Jadhav

    Web series

    !Year!Title!Actor!Director!Producer!Screenwriter!Network
    2021Karachi DivisionStarzplay
    2022Mind GamesShami Media

    Notes and 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. Web site: Alavi . Omair . 26 October 2014 . The heroic anti-hero . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119202700/https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/557340-the-heroic-anti-hero . 19 January 2024 . The News International.
    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. Web site: Ali . Muhammad . 28 August 2020 . In Conversation with Shamoon Abbasi . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119201235/https://thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2020/in-conversation-with-shamoon-abbasi . 19 January 2024 . The Friday Times.
    6. Ozair Majeed (16 April 2019), "HIP Interviews: Shamoon Abbasi Goes Digital with 'The Legend of Jawed Iqbal'", Hipinpakistan. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
    7. Web site: Shamoon Abbasi reveals the reason of rejecting Khalil ur Rehman script . Bol News.
    8. Web site: 2 March 2022 . 'Dhai Chaal': Shamoon Abbasi plays Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav . The Express Tribune.
    9. Web site: Karoron ka Aadmi . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224104610/https://ptv2.tripod.com/k/karoron.htm . 24 December 2023.
    10. Web site: Muskaan . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224104318/https://ptv2.tripod.com/m/muskan.htm . 24 December 2023.
    11. News: 21 August 2011 . Shamoon Abbasi to debut with 'Bhai Log' . 13 March 2012 . Daily Times.
    12. News: Khan . Sher . 6 October 2013 . No to Priyanka, yes to Waar for Shamoon Abbasi . 11 October 2013 . The Express Tribune.
    13. Web site: 12 November 2018 . Sami Khan, Shamoon Abbasi Starrer 'Gumm' All Set to Release on 11th January, 2019 .
    14. News: Ishrat Made in China's first teaser is finally here. 18 December 2021. 17 January 2022. Images by Dawn.