Imran Abbas

Abbas was born on 15 October 1982 in Islamabad. His family roots lie in Uttar Pradesh, India from where his family moved following the 1947 partition. The youngest of six siblings, with two elder brothers and three elder sisters, his father worked as a civil engineer in a government job, and he grew up in an artistic household, himself painting since the age of 4 as well being a singer and writing Urdu poetry. Among the regular visitors to his house were famed Urdu poets Parveen Shakir and Ahmad Faraz. He studied architecture at the National College of Arts, Lahore because he found it was a blend of art and engineering. Before entering NCA he also trained in classical music. He began his career at the age of 20 working as a model. He made his first television appearance in Umrao Jaan Ada (2003) and later appeared in numerous dramas, telefilms, soaps and films. In 2014, he made his debut in Bollywood opposite Bipasha Basu in Vikram Bhatt's Creature 3D, for which he was nominated at Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut category. In 2015, Abbas featured in Jaanisaar directed by Muzaffar Ali alongside Pernia Qureshi.