Shamoon Abbasi ( ur, ; born 4 April 1973) is a Pakistani actor, director and screenwriter, better known for portraying villain roles.

Family

His father Zuhair Abbasi was a novelist and drama writer, and so is his aunt, Seema Ghazal.

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, a director better known for the movie ''

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'' and the most expensive drama ever made in Pakistan, ''

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'', is Seema's son, thus Shamoon's cousin. His sister

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is an actress, while his erstwhile wife,

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, is a TV personality as well, and their daughter, Anzela Abbasi, is a TV actress too. Being married to Anoushay, Ainan Arif, the son of late Pakistan international cricketer

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and actress Rubina Arif who had the role of "Micheal Magnet" in the 2013 movie ''

'', is his brother-in-law.

Career

Shamoon Abbasi started his acting career from Yasir Akhtar's popular telefilm 'Titlee' of Tapal Cinema in 1996. later, Mr.Abbasi joined Yasir Akhtar's Pegasus Productions as an assistant director and assisted Mr.Akhtar for his telefilms Shehzadi, Zeher and Chand. Later, Abbasi has directed adventure shows such as the Indonesian game show ''Morven Gold Aventure Bali'', ''Sunsilk 21st Century Woman of Pakistan'', ''Rescue 15'' (a show based on a police department), and reality shows including ''Saaye'', which is based on

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activities. Being the one who introduced web-series in Pakistan with his 2007 release ''#6dapak'', which also won international awards, in 2019 he will direct and play the lead role in another web-series, The legend of

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, his 2019 movies release will be ''Durj'', a suspense-thriller on cannibalism based on true events, he directed and acted it, and which will be screen at

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. Another 2019 movie release is ''Chaudhry The Martyr'', an action-biopic based on the life of Chaudhry Aslam Khan, a famous policeman assassinated by the Taliban, and he'll play the role of his friend. In 2022 he starred in the drama ''Bakhtawar'' while in terms of movies he played the role of alleged Indian spy

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in the movie '' Dhai Chaal''.

Filmography

Television

As an actor

* ''Titlee'' (Telefilm from Tapal Cinema) by Yasir Akhtar, Pegasus Productions * ''Chand'' (Telefilm from Tapal Cinema) by Yasir Akhtar, Pegasus Productions * '' Kashish'' * ''

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'' * ''

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* '' Ooas'' (2014-2015)

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* Judaai * ''

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'' (

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) *Mind Games * ''Gunah'' (Express TV)

As a director

* ''Chalawa'' (

), along with Najaf Bilgrami, Horror drama

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abbasi, Shamoon Living people Pakistani male film actors Pakistani male television actors 1973 births Male actors in Urdu cinema