Bilal Abbas
Bilal Abbas Khan (Urdu: بلال عباس خان) is a Pakistani actor. Khan made his acting debut with a role of Afaq in Saya-Deewar Bhi Nahi. He has played the role of Qasim in Hum TV drama O Rangreza[3]. He further appeared in ARY Digital's Balaa for which he won Social Media Award for best actor & received nomination for Best TV Actor at Lux Style Award.[4][5][6] He later appeared as Wajih Taseer in crime drama Cheekh and appeared as Navy Officer Behram in Geo Entertainment's telefilm Laal.[7][8]
Bilal Abbas Khan | |
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Born | [1][2] | 4 June 1993
Nationality | Pakistani |
Education | BBA |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Life and career
Khan was born on 4 June 1993 in Karachi, where he was also raised and received his early education but later on was sent to a boarding school, Lawrence School, in Murree. He later joined SZABIST, Karachi, to study marketing.[9] His father served as DSP Karachi and his mother is a fashion designer, while he has two brothers and a sister.[10]
Having formally studied acting at the NAPA and being mainly inspired by Viola Spolin's "great focus on improvisation and improvisational techniques",[11] he started acting in 2016 and has since then appeared in many Pakistani television serials.[12][13][14]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2016 | Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi | Afaaq | Hum TV | [15] |
2016 | Dumpukht Aatish-e-Ishq | Bilal | A-Plus TV | [16] |
2016 | Bay Khudi | Arsam | ARY Digital | [17] |
2017 | Rasm E Duniya | Faaris | ARY Digital | [18] |
2017 | Saanp Seerhi | Mohid | [19] | |
2017 | Qurban | Jamal | [18] | |
2017 | O Rangreza | Qasim | Hum Award for Best On-screen Couple | [3] |
2018 | Balaa | Taimoor | ARY Media Awards for Best Actor | [20] |
2019 | Cheekh | Wajih | [21] | |
2020 | Pyar Ke Sadqay | Abdullah | PTV Home | [3] |
2020 | Aik Jhooti Love Story | TBA | [22] | |
2020 | Abdullahpur Ka Devdas | TBA | [23] |
Film
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2017 | Thora Jee Le | Party Khan | Debut film | [24] |
Telefilm
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2016 | Aashiq Colony | Aashiq | ||
2016 | Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (season 2) | Munney Mian | Ep:9 (Maa Jaesi) | |
2017 | Mohabbat Hogayee Aakhir | Hamza | "Eid Special" | |
2017 | Yeh Ishq Hai | Tum Na Miltay Tu | ||
2017 | Aitebaar | Ahmed | "GEO TV Eid Special" | |
2018 | Weham | |||
2019 | Laal | Behram | [25] | |
Awards and nominations
Year | Awards | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref(s) |
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2018 | Hum Award | Best Supporting Actor | O Rangreza | Nominated | [26] |
2018 | Hum Award | Hum Award for Best Onscreen Couple Popular | Won | ||
2019 | ARY Media Awards | Best Actor | Balaa | Won | [27] |
2019 | Lux Style Awards | Best TV Actor | Nominated | [28] |
References
- Ajaz, Mahwash (20 November 2017). "I would love to essay Ranveer Singh's avatar in 'Padmavati': Bilal Abbas Khan". Express Tribune. Karachi. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- Viqas, Rumaisa (12 May 2019). "A peek into the life of Bilal Abbas Khan". ACE News. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- "I always wanted to work with Saba Qamar: Bilal Abbas Khan". The Express Tribune. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- his 2019 play Cheekh is also grabbing audiences applaud in his negative acting"Fans choose Bilal Abbas Khan as the best actor of 2018" (12 February 2019), Daily Times. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- "Bilal Abbas Khan – the man of the hour". Daily Times. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- "Bilal Abbas Khan to play navy officer in patriotic telefilm 'Laal'". Daily Times. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- "Bilal Abbas stole the show in 'Cheekh'". The Nation. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "Seven times Bilal Abbas Khan stole the show in 'Cheekh'". Daily Times. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Mahwash Ajaz (20 November 2017), "I would love to essay Ranveer Singh’s avatar in ‘Padmavati’: Bilal Abbas Khan", The Express Tribune. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- Farwa (11 October 2018), "Here Are 7 Surprising Facts About Bilal Abbas Khan That You SHOULD Know!", Parhlo. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- Ally Adnan (24 September 2018), "I want people to remember me for my work: Bilal Abbas Khan", Daily Times. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "My fans matter more than any award show trophy: Bilal Abbas Khan | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "'Cheekh' episode 6 – Bilal Abbas Khan is scary as the coldblooded murderer". Daily Times. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- "Bilal Abbas to play a Navy officer in Telefilm 'Laal'". The Nation. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- "Rise and rise of Bilal Abbas Khan". The Nation. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "My fans matter more than any award show trophy: Bilal Abbas Khan | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- Hameed, Tooba (1 March 2017). "Bay Khudi Drama on ARY Digital: OST, Timings, Promo". VeryFilmi. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- Shirazi, Maria. "Catching up with Bilal Abbas Khan". The News International. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "I want people to remember me for my work: Bilal Abbas Khan". Daily Times. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- tabloid!, Usman Ghafoor, Special to (3 September 2018). "Bilal Khan, Ushna Shah team up for 'Balaa'". Gulf News. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- "Bilal and Saba Qamar to feature in drama serial "Cheekh", then is the answer". Celebdhaba. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- NewsBytes. "Bilal Abbas signs up for his next with Mehreen Jabbar". The News International. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- Pakistani journal. "Pakistani web series "Abdullahpur Ka Devdas" to stream on Zee55 appBy Natasha Erum". Pakistani Journal. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- "Thora Jee Le teaches us how NOT to conduct relationships". Dawn. Pakistan. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- NewsBytes. "Bilal Abbas Khan to essay a Navy officer in his next, Laal". The News International. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- "Exciting: Hum Awards has revealed their viewers choice nominations list". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "Fans choose Bilal Abbas Khan as the best actor of 2018". Daily Times. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- Staff, Images (30 March 2019). "Lux Style Award 2019 nominations are out!". DAWN. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
External links
- Bilal Abbas on IMDb
- Bilal Abbas on Instagram
- Bilal Abbas on Facebook