Shamoon Abbasi

Shamoon Abbasi
Born (1973-04-04) 4 April 1973
Residence Karachi, Pakistan
Occupation Actor, director, producer, writer

Shamoon Abbasi (Urdu: شمعون عباسی‎; born 4 April 1973) is a Pakistani actor and director who is known for portraying villainary roles. Abbasi has won the Bronze award for "Best Telefilm" at the 2011 Hum TV Telefilm Festival Awards, in recognition of Daag Hai Mere Naam Pe.

Career

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 paranormal activities.

He was selected by the viewers in the program Express Acting Challenge, an acting contest in Pakistan where he was a finalist. He is also a strategist for corporate company-based documentaries and in-house videos. He later featured Humayun Saeed in his action series Karoron Ka Admi and in 2013 he appeared in the serial Nanhi. Under the name Masshu, Abbasi became notable in 1999 for his serial Kashish, performing as a comic sweet character. In 2011, he starred in two Pakistani films, Bhai Log and Waar, produced by Mindworks and directed by Bilal Lashari.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Bhai Log[1] Inspector Nagra
2013 Waar[2] Ramal
2014 O21 Danish
2016 Sawal 700 Crore Dollar Ka Super Cop
2016 Raasta
2017 The Trial (2017 film)[3] Filming (Directed by Kamran Shahid)[4]
2017 Maula Jatt 2
TBA Debal: Uncrowned Underdogs Filming
TBA Iqbal Kashmiris untitled announced[5]

Television

As actor

References

  1. ↑ "Shamoon Abbasi to debut with 'Bhai Log'". Daily Times. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. ↑ Khan, Sher (6 October 2013). "No to Priyanka, yes to Waar for Shamoon Abbasi". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1151253/shamoon-abbasi-will-play-a-villain-in-the-trial
  4. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/1251605/film-east-pakistan-debacle-works/
  5. ↑ "Action thriller in the works: Here's the cast line-up". DAWN Images. Irfan ul Haq. Retrieved 5 November 2015.


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