Shamoon Abbasi

Shamoon Abbasi
Born	4 April 1973
Residence	Karachi, Pakistan
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, writer

Shamoon Abbasi (Urdu: شمعون عباسی‎; born 4 April 1973) is a Pakistani television actor and director, who has undertaken major roles films and television dramas, including Bhai Log, O21 and Waar. Abbasi 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	Sawaal 700 Crore Dollars Ka
2016	Raasta
TBA	Debal: Uncrowned Underdogs		Filming
TBA	Iqbal Kashmiris untitled		announced[3]

Television

As actor

• Kashish
• Choti Si Kahani
• Ooas (2014-2015) PTV Home

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. "Action thriller in the works: Here's the cast line-up". DAWN Images (Irfan ul Haq). Retrieved 5 November 2015.

External links

• Shamoon Abbasi at the Internet Movie Database