Bilal Abbas Khan | |
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بلال عباس خان | |
Born | [1] | 4 June 1993
Alma mater | SZABIST and NAPA |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2016–present |
Bilal Abbas Khan (born on 4 June 1993) is a Pakistani actor known for his portrayal of characters fitting the boy next door prototype. He features among the list of the nation's popular personalities and is the recipient of three Lux Style Awards. [2] [3] [4]
Khan first received attention as a second lead in the romantic thriller Dumpukht - Aatish-e-Ishq (2016) and rose to prominence with the romantic drama O Rangreza (2017), the thriller Balaa (2018), the revenge drama Cheekh (2019) and the military action telefilm Laal (2019). [5]
His career progressed further with the comedy drama Pyar Ke Sadqay (2020), the romance Dobara (2021) and the historical film Khel Khel Mein , winning three Lux Style Awards for Best Actor. He also played against type in the mystery thriller Dunk (2020) and had a starring role in the comedy Kuch Ankahi (2023). [6] Khan established himself with the light-hearted romance Ishq Murshid (2024).
Bilal Abbas Khan was born on 4 June 1993 into a Pathan family in Karachi, Sindh. [7] His father, Sohail Abbas, is a civil servant, who earlier served as a DSP in the Sindh Police, and is presently serving as Exercise and Taxation Officer in the Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department of Sindh, and his mother, Farhana Sohail, is a fashion designer. [8] He has two brothers, one elder and one younger, and an elder sister.
Raised in Karachi, where he received his early education, he was later on sent to a boarding school, Lawrence College in Murree, where he took part in theater plays, which inspired a desire in him to pursue a career in acting. [9] He later joined the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology in Karachi to study marketing, and graduated in 2015. [10] [11]
Khan formally studied acting at the National Academy of Performing Arts. [12] Mainly inspired by Viola Spolin's "great focus on improvisation and improvisational techniques", Khan started his acting career in 2016 with commercial modelling and later auditioned for television roles. [12]
Khan made his acting debut with a minor role in the 2016 soap opera Khushaal Susral, and subsequently received praise for his role as a second lead opposite Sonia Mishal in the social drama Dumpukht - Aatish-e-Ishq in the same year. He then played 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. [13]
Khan received wide recognition for playing 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). [14] Mahwash Ajaz of Samaa wrote that Khan portrayed his character without "being repetitive" and that he is the "master of [his] craft". [15] The series topped the rating upon its airing and earned him further recognition, as well as the Hum Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. [16] [17]
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. [18] 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". [19] [20] [21]
The 2019 crime drama Cheekh , was one of the most successful and acclaimed dramas of 2019. [22] 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. [23] Daily Times stated that Khan is "scary as the coldblooded murderer", while Mangobaaz labelled him as "a modern day masterpiece". [9] [24] At the annual Lux Style Awards, he received another Best Television Actor nomination. [25] 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. [26] [27] [28] [29]
Khan began 2020 with the role of a dumb but mathematics genius in the comedy drama Pyar Ke Sadqay , opposite Yumna Zaidi. [30] The series as well as his performance was widely praised by the public and the critics. [6] The Nation said that Khan has raised the "bar high" for his performance in the series. [3] 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. [31] The web-series, written by Umera Ahmed, was streamed on the Indian video on demand service, called Zee5. [32] 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. [33] [34] 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. [35] [36] 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." [37] 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. [38] Muna Moini of Something Haute found the series to be "a multi-layered drama full of powerful performances." [39] [40] [41]
In 2021, he played the lead in his second film, the historical drama Khel Khel Mein , opposite Sajal Aly and directed by Nabeel Qureshi. [42] [43] 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, for which he was widely praised by the audiences in Pakistan and India. [44] In 2024, he also appeared in India’s Zee Zindagi series Abdullahpur Ka Devdas opposite Sarah Khan. [45]
In December 2020, Khan was selected by the UK magazine Eastern Eye as one of the "Top 50 Asian celebrities", along with four other Pakistani celebrities, and was labelled as the "fastest rising acting star in Pakistan" by the magazine. [46] [47]
In 2021, Eastern Eye featured him in its list of "30 under 30 Global Asian Stars", along with four other Pakistani celebrities. [48]
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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2017 | Thora Jee Le | Party Khan | Rafay Rashdi | |
2021 | Khel Khel Mein | Saad | Nabeel Qureshi | |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Khushaal Susral | Hamza | Shahid Younas | [11] | |
Dumpukht - Aatish-e-Ishq | Bilal | Kashif Nisar | [11] | ||
Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi | Afaaq | Shahzad Kashmiri | [49] | ||
Bay Khudi | Arsam | Aabis Raza | [50] | ||
2017 | Rasm E Duniya | Faaris | Roomi Insha | [51] | |
Saanp Seerhi | Mohid | Misbah Khalid | [52] | ||
Qurban | Jamal | Ahmed Bhatti | [51] | ||
O Rangreza | Qasim | Kashif Nisar | [53] | ||
2018 | Balaa | Taimoor | Badar Mehmood | [54] | |
2019 | Cheekh | Wajih Taseer | [55] | ||
2020 | Pyar Ke Sadqay | Abdullah Shahbaz | Farooq Rind | [56] | |
Dunk | Haydar Nawaz | Badar Mehmood | [36] | ||
2021 | Dobaara | Maahir | Danish Nawaz | [57] | |
2023 | Kuch Ankahi | Salman | Nadeem Baig | [58] | |
Ishq Murshid | Shahmir Sikandar / Fazal Bakhsh | Farooq Rind | [59] | ||
2024 | Mann Jogi | Ibrahim | Kashif Nisar | [60] |
Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref |
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2020 | Ek Jhoothi Love Story | Sohail | Mehreen Jabbar | Web series for Zee5 | [61] |
2024 | Abdullahpur Ka Devdas | Fakhar Wazir | Anjum Shahzad | TV series for Zee Zindagi | [62] |
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 |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2018 | 6th Hum Awards | Best Supporting Actor | O Rangreza | Nominated | [63] |
Best Onscreen Couple Popular | Won | ||||
2019 | ARY Media Awards | Best Actor | Balaa | Won | [64] |
Lux Style Awards | Best TV Actor | Nominated | [65] | ||
Social Media Awards | Best Actor | Won | [2] | ||
19th Lux Style Awards | Best TV Actor | Cheekh | Nominated | [65] | |
2021 | 20th Lux Style Awards | Best TV Actor (Critics' Choice) | Pyar Ke Sadqay | Won | [66] |
Best TV Actor (Viewers' Choice) | Nominated | [67] | |||
2022 | 21st Lux Style Awards | Best Film Actor | Khel Khel Mein | Won | [68] |
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 | [69] |
2024 | 9th Hum Awards | Best Actor - Jury | Won | [70] |
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