Waseem Abbas (; born 9 September 1960) is a Pakistani television, stage and film actor, screenwriter and director.
He is known for his roles in television dramas for the Pakistan Television (PTV), the country's public service broadcaster, and other networks, including Samundar, Raat, Ashiyana, Family Front (which he also directed), Landa Bazar and Din.
Early and personal life Waseem Abbas was born in Lahore, Punjab on 9 September 1960.
He is the son of singer, actor and director Inayat Hussain Bhatti. His paternal uncle Kaifi (full name Kifayat Hussain Bhatti) was also an actor and director.
He has three sisters and an elder brother, Nadeem Abbas Bhatti, who worked as an actor before switching to film production and distribution.
He has four children from his first marriage. He divorced his wife and married actress Saba Hameed in 1993. In 2026, he confirmed that their marriage had lasted 29 years but that they were now divorced. His son from his first marriage, Ali Abbas, is also an actor.
Through one of his sisters, his nephew is actor and singer Aagha Ali.
Career His father, Inayat Hussain Bhatti, was against his decision to join the entertainment industry, and when he tried his luck on radio he was rejected. He then became an assistant director for a stage play, where he would also act, before getting his TV break on the PTV drama Ek Haqeeqat Ek Fasana in 1978.
Filmography
Films +YearTitleDirectorLanguageNote1981ManzilS. SulemanUrduLead role1982Aina Aur ZindagiZafar ShahabZara Si BaatNazar Shahab1983TinaJan Mohammad JammanBadaltay RishtayShamas Chodhary1984Naseebon Wali1985Shah BehramKaifiPunjabiSupporting roleHaq MeharIftikhar KhanLead role1986First BloodNazad Ali FartashUrdu1987JugnuFaiz MalikPunjabi1988Jatt Majhay DaMasood Butt1989TaqatwarHasnainSupporting roleIshq RogKaifeeLead role1990SarmayaM. Idrees Khan1991ActionKaifee1992Mera InteqamFaiz MalikSupporting role2017Punjab Nahi JaungiNadeem BaigUrdu/Punjabi
Television serials YearTitleRoleDirectorScreenwriterChannel 1983 SamundarYasir PTV 1986 Hazaron Raaste Zubair 1987 Raat Gulrez1990 Fishaar Fareed1992 Din Faran 1995 Raiza RaizaQadir 1997Ashiyana NoumanFamily FrontAzam1998 Home Sweet HomeKashif2002Landa BazarMehar Charagh STN2005 Double Sawari Chiraag PTV 2006Mr. & MissesSaleemPTV Home2007Lahori Gate 2008 Choki # 420 Aaj News 2010 Natak MandiPTV2011 Anokhi A-Plus TV Samundar Jheel Kaisay Ho PTV2012 Mera Saaein (season 2)Malik Yawar Hayat ARY Digital 2013 Zindagi Gulzar Hai Mohammad Murtaza Hum TV Parchaiyan Qazim ARY Digital Babar Javed Farhan Geo News 2014 Kala Jadoo (season 2) ARY Digital Network Ladoon Mein Pali Laraib's father Geo News 2015 Mera Naam Yousuf Hai Maulvi Noor Mohammed A-Plus Entertainment Tumhari NatashaNatasha's father Hum TV MaanRashid Bay Qasoor Waseem ARY Digital 2016 Deewana Tabraiz Hum TV Aap Ke Liye Imdad Hussain ARY Digital 2017 Nazr-e-Bad Shafiq Ur Rehman Hum TV Yeh Shaadi Nahi Ho Sakti Tasleem Butt ARY Digital Dil Nawaz Khalid A-Plus TV Lal Ishq Mehr Faisla ARY Digital 2018Do Biwiyan Ek Bechara QaidTaufiq Geo News 2019 Kaisa Hai Naseeban Jamal ARY Digital Meher Aur Meherban Munawwar Hayaat Urdu 1Hania Ahsan ARY Digital Mein Na Janoo Waleed Hum TV Naqab Zan Dua's father 2020 Kashf Imtiaz Ahmed Prem Gali Hamza's father ARY Digital 2021 Sila-e-Mohabbat Tabrez's father Hum TVBebasi Tameezuddin Mere Humsafar Raees ARY Digital Khuda Aur Muhabbat season 3TaufeeqGeo Entertainment2022ZakhamArif2023Heer Da HeroArshad ButtJinnzadaPyari NimmoHanifDooriyanHum TV2024AkharaChaudhry Hakim AliGreen Entertainment2025MasoomNawabHum TV
Awards and recognition Year Title Presented By Ref. 2016 Pride of Performance President of Pakistan Award for excellence: Over 150 people to be conferred civil awards The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 14 August 2015, Retrieved 23 August 2022
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