Aagha Ali Abbas (Urdu: آغا علی عباس) is a Pakistani television actor, singer, presenter, writer, song writer, and director.[4][5][6][7][8]
Early life and background
Aagha Ali was born on 4 December 1985 in Lahore, Punjab.
He is the youngest son of the widely known actor of the 1980s, Agha Sikandar (d. 1993), himself the son-in-law of the legendary singer, actor, and producer Inayat Hussain Bhatti, who is thus Agha Ali's maternal grandfather, making him a nephew of the television actor Waseem Abbas as well as a cousin of Ali Abbas and also the grandnephew of actor Kaifee.[3][9][10] His brother Ali Sikandar is also an actor and writer while singer-turned-actor, Ali Azmat is his mother's cousin.[11]
Aagha started his journey in the entertainment industry while still in college, at the age of 19. He became active in theater and performed as an actor/singer in 15 to 20 theater plays.
Officially his TV career started as an anchor-host in 2006 with the channel ATV, and with the successful program Total Round Up. He won the Best Anchor Award for the same program at the ATV Awards in 2006.
He started his acting career with Yaad Piya Ki Aaye (2005) as Sameer, and then Satrangi (2008).[3]
He took a hiatus of about three years for his education, and during that time made the music video, "Mera Pehla Rock Song", which was launched at the platform of the national television PTV Home in the show Morning With Juggan on 9 January 2013.
His career further advanced with the role of a rockstar in the 2015 religious drama series, Khuda Dekh Raha Hai, opposite Sajal Aly, for which he also sang the title song.[16] Agha then played leading roles in several successful series, including Andaaz-e-Sitam (2017), Tumhare Hain (2017), Band Khirkiyan (2019), and Dil-e-Gumshuda (2019), which added to his popularity.[4][17]
Aagha's struggle story and his perseverance in the media industry have made headlines, as it was a challenging journey for him to establish himself. He was also in the news for a couple of years for his relationship with co-actor Sarah Khan, and they were a popular couple at the time, but things changed when they broke up.[19]
As of 2024, Aagha and Hina are rumored to have broken up. He mentioned in one of his interviews with Ayaz Samoo about living alone. However, an official announcement is yet to be made by the couple themselves.[22][23]
^"Crazy Diamonds – III". Dawn (newspaper). 29 November 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2021. An article of Dawn containing a breaf-context on his father's career
^Rehman, Maliha (16 October 2022). "THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE BIG BAD AAGHA ALI". Dawn News. He is, of course, the son of renowned character actor Agha Sikandar. The acting germ, in fact, runs quite rampantly throughout Aagha's family tree: his brother Ali Sikandar is a writer/actor, his maternal uncle Waseem Abbas is a well-respected veteran, his cousin Ali Abbas is also an actor, and singer-and-sometimes-actor Ali Azmat is his mother's cousin.
