Abbas

Indian actor
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Mirza Abbas Ali, known professionally as Abbas, is a former Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil and Telugu cinema, and few Malayalam and Hindi films.

Mirza Abbas Ali was born into a Tamil speaking Muslim family on 21 May 1975 in Howrah, a twin city of Kolkata. Abbas revealed that he went through a phase of being a troubled teenager.

He has also stated that his first goal was to become an Air Force pilot. However, he wasn't successful in clearing the entrance examination for the National Defence Academy (India), which is the premier training institute for the Indian Armed Forces. After his dream of becoming an Air Force pilot didn't materialize, Abbas had an alternate plan to pursue MBA.

Abbas grew up watching Hindi films. His maternal grandfather, Farrukh Mirza, acted in Neel Darpan (Bengali) and his paternal family was related to actor Feroz Khan. He partook in modelling assignments since his modeling in the college days won "Face of 94" in Bangalore. His model colleagues included Dino Morea, Suman Ranganathan, Rajeev Gopalkrishna, Rahul Dev and Sameer Malhotra. He speaks Tamil, and Telugu.

Date of Birth21st May 1975
Age49 Years
Zodiac SignGemini
CountryIndia
Current CityChennai
Birth PlaceKolkata
LanguageMalayalam, Hindi
ReferenceIMDB
SpousesErum Ali
Education
  • The Frank Anthony Public School
  • Bengaluru