Waseem Abbas
{{Short description|Pakistani actor and director}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Waseem Abbas
| honorific_suffix = Pride of Performance Award
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|9|9}}
| birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
| native_name = {{lang|ur|وسیم عباس}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor
- Director
- Screenwriter
}}
| years_active = 1978–present
| spouse = Saba Hameed
| children = Ali Abbas (son)
| parents = Inayat Hussain Bhatti (father)
| relations = Kaifee (uncle)
Hameed Akhtar (father-in-law)
Aagha Ali (nephew)
}}
Waseem Abbas ({{langx|ur|وسِیم عبّاس}}) is a Pakistani television, stage and film actor, screenwriter and director.{{cite web |title=Profile of Waseem Abbas |url=http://urduwire.com/people/Waseem-Abbas_314.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402214726/http://www.urduwire.com/people/Waseem-Abbas_314.aspx |archive-date=2 April 2012 |access-date=23 August 2022 |website=Urduwire.com website}}
He is known for his roles in television dramas for the Pakistan Television (PTV), the country's public service broadcaster, and other networks, including Samundar, Raat, Ashiyana, Family Front (which he also directed), Landa Bazar and Din.
Early and personal life
Waseem Abbas was born in Lahore, Punjab on 9 September 1960.{{Cite web |last=Thenweer |first=Suniya |date=3 December 2019 |title=25 Best Pakistani Stage Artists of All Time |url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/25-best-pakistani-stage-artists-of-all-time |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218141356/https://www.desiblitz.com/content/25-best-pakistani-stage-artists-of-all-time |archive-date=18 December 2024 |access-date= |website=DesiBlitz}}
He is the son of singer, actor and director Inayat Hussain Bhatti. His paternal uncle Kaifee (full name Kifayat Hussain Bhatti) was also an actor and director.
He has three sisters and an elder brother, Nadeem Abbas Bhatti, who worked as an actor before switching to film production and distribution.{{Cite web |date=1 June 2009 |title=Death anniversary of Inayat Hussain Bhatti observed |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/3642063 |access-date=25 March 2023 |website=Business Recorder |quote=Bhatti's progeny includes two sons and three daughters. His elder son Nadeem abbas Bhatti a film producer, played a lead role in the movie Ishq roug (1991) but then shifted his focus to film distribution. His youngest son Waseem Abbas Bhatti is a well-known film, TV and stage artist.}}
He has four children from his first marriage. He divorced his wife and married actress Saba Hameed in 1993. His son from his marriage with Saba Hameed, Ali Abbas, is also an actor.{{Cite web |last=Ajaz |first=Mahwash |date=20 May 2018 |title=Ali Abbas: A man of honour |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1714858/ali-abbas-man-honour |access-date=24 March 2023 |website=The Express Tribune |quote=You’re father is Waseem Abbas and mother, Saba Hameed.}}
Through one of his sisters, his nephew is actor and singer Aagha Ali.{{Cite web |last=Rehman |first=Maliha |date=16 October 2022 |title=THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE BIG BAD AAGHA ALI |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1715325 |website=Dawn News |quote=[...] his maternal uncle Waseem Abbas is a well-respected veteran, his cousin Ali Abbas is also an actor [...]}}
Career
His father, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, was against his decision to join the entertainment industry, and when he tried his luck on radio he was rejected. He then became an assistant director for a stage play, where he would also act, before getting his TV break on the PTV drama Ek Haqeeqat Ek Fasana in 1978.{{Cite web |date=10 March 2022 |title=FROM HIS PAST TO HIS FUTURE A LOOK INTO WASEEM ABBAS' EXTENSIVE CAREER AND EXPERIENCES |url=https://www.hmagpak.com/10-Mar-2022/from-his-past-to-his-future-a-look-into-waseem-abbas-extensive-career-and-experiences |access-date=25 March 2023 |website=HMagPak}}
Filmography
=Films=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Director !Language !Note |
| 1981
|Manzil | rowspan="6" |Urdu | rowspan="6" |Lead role |
| rowspan="2" |1982
|Aina Aur Zindagi |Zafar Shahab |
| Zara Si Baat
|Nazar Shahab |
| rowspan="2" |1983
|Tina |Jan Mohammad Jamman |
| Badaltay Rishtay
| rowspan="2" |Shamas Chodhary |
| 1984
|Naseebon Wali |
| rowspan="2" |1985
|Shah Behram | rowspan="2" |Punjabi |Supporting role |
| Haq Mehar
|Iftikhar Khan | rowspan="4" |Lead role |
| 1986
|First Blood |Nazad Ali Fartash |Urdu |
| 1987
|Jugnu |Faiz Malik | rowspan="7" |Punjabi |
| 1988
|Jatt Majhay Da |Masood Butt |
| rowspan="2" |1989
|Taqatwar |Hasnain |Supporting role |
| Ishq Rog
|Kaifee | rowspan="3" |Lead role |
| 1990
|M. Idrees Khan |
| 1991
|Action |Kaifee |
| 1992
|Mera Inteqam |Faiz Malik | rowspan="2" |Supporting role |
| 2017
|Urdu/Punjabi |
= Television serials =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year | Title | Role
!Director !Screenwriter | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Samundar | Yasir
| | | rowspan="9" |PTV |
| 1986 | Hazaron Raaste | Zubair
| | | |
| 1987 | Raat | |
| | |
| 1990 | Fishaar | |
| | |
| 1992 | Din | Faran
| | | |
| 1995 | Raiza Raiza | |
| | |
| rowspan="2" |1997 | Ashiyana | Nouman
| | | |
| Family Front | Azam
|{{Ya}} | | ||
| 1998 | Home Sweet Home | |{{Ya}}
| | |
| 2002 | Landa Bazar | Mehar Charagh
| | | STN |
| 2005 | Double Sawari | Chiraag
|{{Ya}} |{{Ya}} | PTV |
| 2006
|Mr. & Misses |Saleem |{{Ya}} | | rowspan="2" |PTV Home | |||
| 2007 | Lahori Gate | |
|{{Ya}} | |
| 2008 | Choki # 420 | |{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}} | Aaj Entertainment |
| 2010 | Natak Mandi | |{{Ya}}
|{{Ya}} |PTV | |
| rowspan="2" |2011 | Anokhi | |
| | A-Plus Entertainment |
| Samundar Jheel Kaisay Ho | |
| | PTV | |
| 2012 | Mera Saaein (season 2) | Malik Yawar Hayat
| | | ARY Digital |
| rowspan="3" |2013 | Zindagi Gulzar Hai | Mohammad Murtaza
| | | Hum TV |
| Parchaiyan | Qazim
| | | ARY Digital | |
| Mann Ke Moti | Farhan
| | | Geo TV | |
| rowspan="2" | 2014 | Kala Jadoo (season 2) | |
| | ARY Zindagi |
| Ladoon Mein Pali | Laraib's father
|{{Ya}} | | Geo TV | |
| rowspan="4" |2015 | Mera Naam Yousuf Hai | Maulvi Noor Mohammed
| | | A-Plus Entertainment |
| Tumhari Natasha | Natasha's father
| | | rowspan="2" |Hum TV | |
| Maan | Rashid
| | | ||
| Bay Qasoor | Waseem
| | | ARY Digital | |
| rowspan="2" |2016 | Deewana | Tabraiz
| | | Hum TV |
| Aap Ke Liye | Imdad Hussain
| | | ARY Digital | |
| rowspan="5" |2017 | Nazr-e-Bad | Shafiq Ur Rehman
| | | Hum TV |
| Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti | Tasleem Butt
| | | ARY Digital | |
| Dil Nawaz | Khalid
| | | rowspan="2" |A-Plus TV | |
| Lal Ishq | Mehr
| | | ||
| Faisla | |
| | rowspan="2" |ARY Digital | |
| rowspan="2" |2018
|Do Biwiyan Ek Bechara | | |{{Ya}} | |||
| Qaid | Taufiq
| | | Geo TV | |
| rowspan="5" |2019 | Kaisa Hai Naseeban | Jamal
| | | ARY Digital |
| Meher Aur Meherban | Munawwar Hayaat
| | | Urdu 1 | |
| Hania | Ahsan
| | | ARY Digital | |
| Mein Na Janoo | Waleed
| | | rowspan="3" |Hum TV | |
| Naqab Zan | Dua's father
| | | ||
| rowspan="2" |2020 | Kashf | Imtiaz Ahmed
| | | |
| Prem Gali | Hamza's father
| | | ARY Digital | |
| rowspan="4" |2021 | Sila-e-Mohabbat | Tabrez's father
| | | rowspan="2" | Hum TV |
| Bebasi | Tameezuddin
| | | ||
| Mere Humsafar | Raees
| | | ARY Digital | |
| Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 3)
|Taufeeq | | | rowspan="3" |Geo Entertainment | |||
| 2022
|Zakham |Arif | | | |||
| rowspan="4" |2023
|Arshad Butt | | | |||
| Jinnzada
| | | | rowspan="2" |Geo TV | |||
| Pyari Nimmo
|Hanif | | | |||
| Dooriyan
| | | |Hum TV | |||
| 2024
|Akhara |Chaudhry Hakim Ali | | |Green Entertainment |
Awards and recognition
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name |nm3314811|Waseem Abbas}}
{{Pride of Performance for Arts}}
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Category:Pakistani television directors
Category:Male actors from Lahore
Category:Pakistani male stage actors
Category:Pakistani male comedians
Category:20th-century Pakistani male actors
Category:Pakistani male television actors
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Category:Pakistani screenwriters