Abrar Zahoor

Abrar Zahoor

Abrar Zahoor
Born (1989-01-16) 16 January 1989
Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Nationality Indian
Other names AB, Abri
Occupation Actor, Model
Years active 2014–present
Religion Islam

Abrar Zahoor (born 16 January 1989) is an Indian actor and Model. He started his acting career in the Movie Neerja as negative lead (2016).[1][2]


Biography

He shifted from Srinagar to chennai in 2004. And continued his education there in madras Christian collage matriculation school, and started modeling in 2006 when he was 16. After getting graduated in visual communication he did diploma in 3D animation and movie making from Maac in chennai. After getting great success in modeling in chennai he shifted to Bangalore for pursuing modeling in 2010. Where he started spending more time to his passion photography and modeling. Shifted to mumbai in 2014 to try his luck on silver screen. Got done with his diploma in film acting from known Barry johns acting institute. After giving his first audition which was Neerja. He got selected as negative lead.

Early life and Career

In 2016, his entry on the silver screen as a Palestinian hijacker in Sonam Kapoor starrer Neerja [3]made more than just heads turn in blink and you will miss Bollywood. Displaying a skull cap, customary beard and kohl rimmed eyes, he thrusts his way onto the aisle, terrorizing passengers in the Pan Am Flight 73, taking them hostage. Unlike his on-screen role, Abrar Zahoor, 26, doesn’t believe in the popular but misconstrued definition of a terrorist. An alumnus of Woodland School Sonwar, Abrar always had that necessary rigour required to make it big. .[4]

Abrar left Kashmir in 2005 to study and simultaneously pursue his goal. He did a diploma in 3D animation and filmmaking at Maac. He walked on ramp for various agencies in Chennai and Bengaluru during his struggling years. Abrar is a trained actor with a degree from the prestigious John Barry acting school in Delhi. He put a fine foot forward in Bollywood by romping away a negative role which critics seem to have liked.[5][6]

Filmography

Films

Title Year Role
Neerja 2016 Zayd Safarini

References

  1. ↑ "Abrar Zahoor’s got the look"
  2. ↑ "Abrar slapped and kicked Sonam Kapoor on screen"
  3. ↑ "More Valley youth trying their luck on silver screen"l
  4. ↑ "Abrar Zahoor talks 'Neerja' and Pakistan". hipinpakistan. 17 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Abrar Zahoor Biography "
  6. ↑ "Abrar Zahoor: People used to judge me for my skin deformity"

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