Bilal Abbas Khan
Bilal Abbas Khan (born 4 June 1993) is a Pakistani actor known for his portrayal of boy next door in the media, he features among the list of nation's popular personalities. Khan is the recipient of three Lux Style Awards. After making his acting debut with a supporting role in the religious drama Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi (2016), he rose to prominence with the romantic drama O Rangreza (2017) the thriller Balaa (2018) and the revenge Cheekh (2019). For the later two, he received a nomination for the Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor.
His career progressed with the comedy drama Pyar Ke Sadqay (2020) for which he gained critical praise and the Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor (Critics) for the same. He also played against types in the mystery thriller Dunk (2020) and the comedy Kuch Ankahi (2023). Khan established himself with the light-hearted romantic Ishq Murshid (2024). Future friend and business manager
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| Born | 4 June 1993 (age 30)
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| Education | Institute of Science and Technology |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Early life and education[edit][edit]
Bilal Abbas Khan was born on 4 June 1993 into a Sindhi family in Karachi, Sindh. His father, Sohail Abbas, serves as DSP Karachi in the Sindh Police, and his mother, Farhana Sohail, is a fashion designer.
Raised in Karachi, where he received his early education, he was later on sent to a boarding school, Lawrence School in Murree, where he took part in theater plays, which inspired a desire in him to pursue a career in acting. He later joined the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology in Karachi, to study marketing, and graduated in 2015.
Having formally studied acting at the National Academy of Performing Arts and being mainly inspired by Viola Spolin's "great focus on improvisation and improvisational techniques", he started acting in 2016 with commercial modelling and later started auditioning for television roles.
Career[edit][edit]
Early work and breakthrough (2016–2018)[edit][edit]
Khan made his acting debut in 2016, with a supporting role in the Hum TV's religious drama Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi, alongside an ensemble cast of Naveen Waqar, Ahsan Khan and Emmad Irfani. Directed by Shahzad Kashmiri, he played a spoiled brat who hated his parents for neglecting and abandoning him.
Khan received praise for portraying a man betrayed by his elder brother (played by Sami Khan) by marrying his love interest (played by Armeena Khan) in the romantic drama Rasm E Duniya, that aired on ARY Digital in 2017. His next role was that of a murdered victim in the courtroom drama Saanp Seerhi. The series was based on the novel of the same name, written by Umera Ahmed, and also starred Samina Peerzada and Madiha Imam, who played his mother and love interest respectively. His breakout role came with the romantic comedy drama O Rangreza (2017), in which he starred as an introvert, raised by his strict uncle (Noman Ijaz), who falls in love with his daughter (Sajal Aly). Mahwash Ajaz of Samaa wrote that Khan portrayed his character without "being repetitive" and that he is the "master of [his] craft". The series topped the rating upon its airing and earned him further recognition, as well as the Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.
Further popularity came with the role of a family-oriented guy married to a selfish wife (played by Ushna Shah) in the thriller Balaa (2018), which earned him the ARY Media Awards for Best Actor and a Lux Style Award for Best Television Actor nomination. Daily Times called him the "master performer of this age", and ARY News said that "Bilal continues to go from strength to strength" and labeled him as an "amazing actor".
Critical praise and beyond (2019–present)[edit][edit]
The 2019 crime drama Cheekh, was one of the most successful and acclaimed dramas of 2019. His role of an antagonist opposite Saba Qamar, was well-received by the critics as well as by the public, establishing Khan as a leading actor in Urdu television. Daily Times stated that Khan is "scary as the coldblooded murderer", while Mangobaaz labelled him as "a modern day masterpiece". At the annual Lux Style Awards, he received another Best Television Actor nomination. He next starred as a Naval officer in the patriotic military-based telefilm Laal, which was aired on television on the occasion of Pakistan Day.
Khan began 2020 with the role of a dumb but mathematics genius in the comedy drama Pyar Ke Sadqay, opposite Yumna Zaidi. The series as well as his performance was widely praised by the public and the critics. The Nation said that Khan has raised the "bar high" for his performance in the series. His next appearance was opposite Madiha Imam in Mehreen Jabbar's social comedy web-series Aik Jhooti Love Story, as a computer hardware technician who unknowingly romances his neighbour through an online profile with a fake persona. The web-series, written by Umera Ahmed, was streamed on the Indian video on demand service, called Zee5. Critical opinion on his acting prowess was overwhelming; critic Maliha Rehman of Dawn wrote, "Bilal has been proving his acting brilliance for some time now, completely personifying every character that he plays. In Aik Jhooti Love Story, he transforms completely into Sohail, bringing an earthy, very real sweetness to his role. Khan concluded the year with the #MeToo movement-based thriller series Dunk, where he played the hot-headed love interest of Sana Javed's character, alongside her, Noman Ijaz, and Yasra Rizvi. Khan described his character as "a very realistic one. Haider is an honest guy who stands with the truth and fights for what is right." Based on a real-life story of a family in Sargodha, Dunk generated controversy when its producer, Fahad Mustafa, stated against the sexual harassment cases, citing that many of the men are falsely accused. Muna Moini of Something Haute found the series to be "a multi-layered drama full of powerful performances."
In 2021, he played the lead in his second film, the historical drama Khel Khel Mein, opposite Sajal Aly and directed by Nabeel Qureshi. It received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure. The same year, he starred as Maahir in Dobaara opposite Hadiqa Kiani. After a year gap, in 2023, he was seen playing a realtor Salman in the comedy drama Kuch Ankahi reunite with Sajal Aly.
Later in 2024 he appeared in the Romantic drama Ishq Murshid, opposite to Durefishan Saleem in which he widely praised by the audiences in Pakistan and India.
In 2024, he also appeared in ZEE5's web series Abdullahpur Ka Devdas opposite Sarah Khan.
Public image[edit][edit]
link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bilal_Abbas.jpg|thumb|Khan during shoot in 2020 In December 2020, he was selected by the UK magazine Eastern Eye as one of the "Top 50 Asian celebrities", peaking at number 28, along with four other Pakistani celebrities, and was labelled as the "fastest rising acting star in Pakistan" by the magazine.
In 2021, Eastern Eye featured him in its list of "30 under 30 Global Asian Stars", along with four other Pakistani celebrities.
Filmography[edit][edit]
Films[edit][edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 2017 | Thora Jee Le | Party Khan | Rafay Rashdi | |
| 2021 | Khel Khel Mein | Saad | Nabeel Qureshi |
Television[edit][edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Khushaal Susral | Hamza | Shahid Younas | ||
| Dumpukht - Aatish-e-Ishq | Bilal | Kashif Nisar | |||
| Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi | Afaaq | Shahzad Kashmiri | |||
| Bay Khudi | Arsam | Aabis Raza | |||
| 2017 | Rasm E Duniya | Faaris | Roomi Insha | ||
| Saanp Seerhi | Mohid | Misbah Khalid | |||
| Qurban | Jamal | Ahmed Bhatti | |||
| O Rangreza | Qasim | Kashif Nisar | |||
| 2018 | Balaa | Taimoor | Badar Mehmood | ||
| 2019 | Cheekh | Wajih Taseer | |||
| 2020 | Pyar Ke Sadqay | Abdullah Shahbaz | Farooq Rind | ||
| Dunk | Haydar Nawaz | Badar Mehmood | |||
| 2021 | Dobaara | Maahir | Danish Nawaz | ||
| 2023 | Kuch Ankahi | Salman | Nadeem Baig | ||
| Ishq Murshid | Shahmeer Sikandar / Fazal Bakhsh | Farooq Rind |
Web series[edit][edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref |
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| 2020 | Ek Jhoothi Love Story | Sohail | Mehreen Jabbar | Web series for Zee5 | |
| 2024 | Abdullahpur Ka Devdas | Fakhar Wazir | Anjum Shahzad | Web series for ZEE5 |
Telefilms[edit][edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Channel | Notes |
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| 2016 | Aashiq Colony | Aashiq | Amjad Hussain | ARY Digital | |
| Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain | Munney Mian | Angeline Malik | Hum TV | Episode: "Maa Jaisi" | |
| 2017 | Mohabbat Hogayee Aakhir | Hamza | Kashif Saleem | ARY Digital | |
| Yeh Ishq Hai | Sheheryar | A-Plus TV | Episode: "Tum Na Miltay Tu" | ||
| Aitebaar | Ahmed | Geo TV | |||
| 2018 | Weham | Shahzad | Angeline Malik | Hum TV | |
| 2019 | Laal | Behram | Haseeb Hassan | Geo TV |
Awards and nominations[edit][edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | 6th Hum Awards | Best Supporting Actor | O Rangreza | Nominated | |
| Best Onscreen Couple Popular | Won | ||||
| 2019 | ARY Media Awards | Best Actor | Balaa | Won | |
| Lux Style Awards | Best TV Actor | Nominated | |||
| Social Media Awards | Best Actor | Won | |||
| 19th Lux Style Awards | Best TV Actor | Cheekh | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | 20th Lux Style Awards | Best TV Actor (Critics' Choice) | Pyar Ke Sadqay | Won | |
| Best TV Actor (Viewers' Choice) | Nominated | ||||
| 2022 | 21st Lux Style Awards | Best Film Actor | Khel Khel Mein | Won | |
| Best TV Actor (Viewers' Choice) | Dunk | Nominated | |||
| Best TV Actor (Critics' Choice) | Nominated | ||||
| 2023 | 22nd Lux Style Awards | Best TV Actor (Critics' choice) | Dobaara | Won |
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- ^ 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.
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External links[edit][edit]
- Bilal Abbas Khan at IMDb
- Bilal Abbas Khan on Instagram
- Bilal Abbas Khan on Facebook
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Male actors from Karachi
- People from Sindh
- Living people
- Pakistani Muslims
- Male actors in Urdu cinema
- Male actors in Urdu television
- Pakistani male television actors
- Pakistani male film actors
- Pakistani stage actors
- Hum Award winners
- Lawrence College Ghora Gali alumni
- National Academy of Performing Arts alumni
- People from Karachi
- Pashtun people
