Hamza Ali Abbasi

Hamza Ali Abbasi
Born June 23 [1]
Multan, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Occupation Acting, film making
Years active 2006–present
Relatives Fazeela Abbasi (sister)[2]

Hamza Ali Abbasi is a Pakistani actor, model and film director. He is best known for his debut in drama serial Pyarey Afzal in which he did the role of Afzal.[3] He is also known for his character as Azam in drama serial Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley. He started his acting career from theatre play Dally in the Dark in 2006 which was Shah Shahrahbeel's production. While in filmography he made his debut in a short film Glorious Resolve (2010), a direction of Bilal Lashari. In 2013 he appeared in feature films of Pakistani Cinema, Main Hoon Shahid Afridi and Waar[1] for which he received Best Star Debut Male and Best Supporting Actor at 1st ARY Film Awards.[4]

Career

Hamza studied film making in the United States and came back to Pakistan to pursue his career.He started his career in 2006 as a Theatre actor and appeared in several plays such as Bombay Dreams, Phantom of the Opera and Home is Where Your Clothes Are. His directorial debut is a feature film Mud House and the Golden Doll which he describes is a simple story about simple people.[5] He voiced Baba bandook, the main antagonist and Vadero Pajero in the Unicorn Black production animated series, Burka Avenger.[6] His recent appearances are in the films Main Hoon Shahid Afridi and Waar.[7]

Theatre

Year Play Director
2006 Dally in the Dark Shah Shahrahbeel
2007 Bombay Dreams
Home is Where Your Clothes Are
The Addams Family
2008 Phantom of the Opera
2009 Tom, Dick and Harry Shah Shahrahbeel
2010 Moulin Rouge Ghazala Siddiqui
2011 Bombay Dreams

Filmography

Key
dagger Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Actor Role Director Notes
2011 The Glorious ResolveYes Documentary film
Mudhouse And The Golden DollYes Himself Yes Directorial debut
2013 Main Hoon Shahid AfridiYesMaulvi Majeed
WaarYesEhtisham ARY Film Award for Best Star Debut Male
ARY Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2015 Jawani Phir Nahi AniYes
KambakhtdaggerYes Yes
2017 Maula Jatt 2daggerYes

Television

Year Title Role About
2012 Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley Azam TV Debut
2013 Pyaray Afzal[8] Afzal Drama
Ek Tha Raja aur Ek Thi Rani Farhan Telefim
Gullo Weds Gooli Gullo Telefilm

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony date Award Nominated Work Category Result
2013 May 24, 2014 ARY Film Awards Waar Best Supporting Actor Won
Main Hoon Shahid Afridi Best Star Debut Male Won

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hottie of the week: Hamza". The Express Tribune. 15 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hamza Ali Abbasi Is a Brother of Dr. Fazeela Abbasi – An Expert Dermatologist". MMN. Naseema Parveen. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Pyare Afzal - the tragedy". ARY News. Amber Batool. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "ARY Film Awards 2014 - Complete Winners List". Brand Synario. April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hamza Ali Abbasi – our reason to believe in Pakistani cinema". Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  6. ↑ "Burka Avenger all set to sweep egative elements off their feet". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Hamza Ali Abbasi – A Story of His Own". The Nation (Jaffar Abbas Zaidi). Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Pyaray Afzal vs Nawaz Shareef's speech and winner is..". The Express Tribune (Fatima Majeed). Retrieved 16 August 2014.

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