Shamoon Abbasi

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| name = Shamoon Abbasi

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|4|04|df=yes}}

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| occupation = Actor
Director
Producer
Screenwriter

| years_active = 1997–present

| father = Zubair Abbasi

| children = {{plainlist|

Anzela Abbasi
Ezzah Abbasi

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| relatives = {{plainlist|

Anoushay Abbasi (sister)
Qainat Qavi (sister)
Seema Ghazal (aunt)
Syed Ali Raza Usama (cousin)
Sameena Aijaz (cousin)
Moiz Abbas (nephew)

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| spouses = {{plainlist|

{{marriage | Javeria Abbasi | 1997 |2009|reason=divorced}}
{{marriage | Humaima Malick | 2009 |2010|reason=divorced}}
{{marriage |Javairia Randhawa| 2010 |2014|reason=divorced}}
{{marriage | Sherry Shah | 2023}}

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Shamoon Abbasi ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|شمعون عباسی}}}}; born 4 April 1973) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and screenwriter, best known for portraying villain roles.Ozair Majeed (10 January 2019), [https://galaxylollywood.com/2019/01/10/shamoon-abbasi-interview/ "“I made my own mark as one of the best villains in Pakistan,” Shamoon"], Galaxy Lollywood. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

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.{{Cite web |last=Alavi |first=Omair |date=26 October 2014 |title=The heroic anti-hero |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/557340-the-heroic-anti-hero |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119202700/https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/557340-the-heroic-anti-hero |archive-date=19 January 2024 |website=The News International}} 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.Rashid Nazir Ali (3 December 2013), [https://reviewit.pk/the-abbasi-family/ "The Abbasi Family"], Reviewit.pk. Retrieved 24 June 2018. Although Shamoon did not attend his own daughter marriage.

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.Entertainment Desk (30 September 2014), [https://www.dawn.com/news/1135292 "Anoushay Abbasi, Ainan Arif Abbasi tie the knot"], Dawn News. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

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.{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Muhammad |date=28 August 2020 |title=In Conversation with Shamoon Abbasi |url=https://thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2020/in-conversation-with-shamoon-abbasi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119201235/https://thefridaytimes.com/28-Aug-2020/in-conversation-with-shamoon-abbasi |archive-date=19 January 2024 |website=The Friday Times}}

In 2022, he starred in the drama Bakhtawar.{{Cite web |title=Shamoon Abbasi reveals the reason of rejecting Khalil ur Rehman script |url=https://www.bolnews.com/entertainment/2022/08/shamoon-abbasi-reveals-the-reason-of-rejecting-khalil-ur-rehman-script/ |website=Bol News}}

= Controversy =

Shamoon Abbasi faced controversy in 2019 following allegations of domestic abuse made by his ex-wife, actress Humaima Malick. Malick shared on social media that she had endured an abusive marriage and a subsequent toxic relationship, stating, "I was threatened, abused, and beaten to death not once but many times {{Cite web |title=Shamoon Abbasi pens cordial post after ex-wife Humaima Malik’s account of ‘abusive marriage’ |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/504966-shamoon-abbasi-pens-cordial-post-after-ex-wife-humaima-maliks-account-of-abusive-marriage |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}

As of now, there have been no legal proceedings or formal charges against Abbasi related to these allegations. The situation remains a subject of public discourse, highlighting issues of domestic abuse and the complexities of personal relationships in the public eye.{{Cite web |title=Shamoon Abbasi pens cordial post after ex-wife Humaima Malik’s account of ‘abusive marriage’ |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/504966-shamoon-abbasi-pens-cordial-post-after-ex-wife-humaima-maliks-account-of-abusive-marriage |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}

Filmography

= Television serials =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

!Title

!Actor

!Director

!Cinematographer

!Network

!Notes

rowspan="3" |1999

|Kashish

|{{Ya}}

| rowspan="3" |PTV

Karoron Ka Admi

|{{Ya}}

|{{Cite web |title=Karoron ka Aadmi |url=https://ptv2.tripod.com/k/karoron.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224104610/https://ptv2.tripod.com/k/karoron.htm |archive-date=24 December 2023}}

Muskaan

|{{Ya}}

|{{Cite web |title=Muskaan |url=https://ptv2.tripod.com/m/muskan.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224104318/https://ptv2.tripod.com/m/muskan.htm |archive-date=24 December 2023}}

2009

|Noor Pur Ki Rani

|{{Ya}}

|Hum TV

rowspan="2" |2010

|Daddy

|{{Ya}}

|Ary Digital

Thori Si Wa Chahiye

|{{Ya}}

|Geo Entertainment

2011

|Choti Si Kahani

|{{Ya}}

|PTV

2012

|Nikhar Gaye Gulab Sare

|{{Ya}}

| rowspan="2" |Hum TV

2013

|Woh

|{{Ya}}

2014

|Iqraar

|{{Ya}}

|Geo Entertainment

2015

|Yeh Junoon

|{{Ya}}

|TV One

rowspan="2" |2017

|Phir Wohi Mohabbat

|{{Ya}}

|Hum TV

Jalti Rait Per

|{{Ya}}

|TV One

2019

|Gunnah

|{{Ya}}

|APlus TV

2020

|Chalawa

|{{Ya}}

| rowspan="2" |Hum TV

2022

|Bakhtawar

|{{Ya}}

2023

|Ziddi

|{{Ya}}

|Aan TV

2024

|Akhara

|{{Ya}}

|Green Entertainment

= Telefilms =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Network

rowspan="2" |1996

|Titlee

| rowspan="2" |NTM

Chand

2013

|Behadd

|Hum TV

2014

|Babban Mian Ki Begum Billo

|ARY Digital

rowspan="2" |2021

|Khauff

|Express Entertainment

Tu Heer Main Tera Hero

|LTN

=Films=

class="wikitable sortable"

style="text-align:center;"

! Year

! Title

! Role

!Director

!Screenwriter

! Notes

2011

| Bhai Log

| Inspector Nagra

| {{cite news |date=21 August 2011 |title=Shamoon Abbasi to debut with 'Bhai Log' |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C08%5C21%5Cstory_21-8-2011_pg9_11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113193956/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C08%5C21%5Cstory_21-8-2011_pg9_11 |archive-date=13 November 2013 |url-status=dead|access-date=13 March 2012 |work=Daily Times}}

2013

| Waar

| Ramal

| {{cite news |last=Khan |first=Sher |date=6 October 2013 |title=No to Priyanka, yes to Waar for Shamoon Abbasi |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/614349/n |access-date=11 October 2013 |newspaper=The Express Tribune}}

2014

| O21

| Danish

2015

|Manto

|Eishar Singh

2016

| Sawal 700 Crore Dollar Ka

| Super Cop

2017

| Raasta

|Shahnawaz

2018

| Parwaaz Hai Junoon

rowspan="2" | 2019

| Gumm: In the Middle of Nowhere

|Haider

| {{Cite web |date=12 November 2018 |title=Sami Khan, Shamoon Abbasi Starrer 'Gumm' All Set to Release on 11th January, 2019 |url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1156081}}

Durj

| Gul Bakhsh

|{{Ya}}

rowspan="2" |2022

|Ishrat Made in China

| Master BP

|{{cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1189059|title=Ishrat Made in China's first teaser is finally here|date=18 December 2021|access-date=17 January 2022|work=Images by Dawn}}

Chaudhry – The Martyr

|Goti

rowspan="2" |2023

| Huey Tum Ajnabi

| Mukti Bahini commander

Dhai Chaal

| Kulbhushan Jadhav