Yasir Hussain

Yasir Hussain (Urdu: یاسر حسین‎) is a screenwriter, playwright and host from Islamabad best known for his comic roles.[1][2] He hosted The After Moon Show on Hum TV. He is also known for playing the antagonist in the 2018 social drama Baandi.[3]

Yasir Hussain
Born	Islamabad, Pakistan
Occupation	Actor VJ host Screenwriter playwright
Years active	2010–present
Spouse(s)	Iqra Aziz

Life and career

Born into a Rajput family from Azad Kashmir,[4] he's the youngest in a family of twelve siblings, including a sister who's a Dubai-based singer, Schumaila Hussain, and who has more recently gained attention for singing the OSTs of dramas Muqabil and Khamoshi, while she has also done works for Lollywood and Bollywood,[5][6] and a brother who's a scriptwriter.[7]

Hussain remain associated with Kopycats Production as they produced some of the great plays for theatre which were written by Anwar Maqsood like Half Plate, Pawney 14 August, Sawa 14 August and Saichin and the most popular Aangan Terha in which Yasir Hussain played the role of Akbar which was originally played by late Saleem Nasir.[8][9]

Hussain made his Lollywood debut as Moti in the film Karachi Se Lahore (2015) written by himself and directed by Wajahat Rauf.[10][11]

He has also acted in television serials including sitcom Coke Kahani Kya Life Hai and drama serial Dareecha.[12] He reprised his role as Moti in Lahore Se Aagey (2016) was a spin-off to Karachi Se Lahore and was released on 11 November 2016. He appeared in multiple telefilms and a drama serial Shaadi Mubarak Ho opposite to Kubra Khan directed by Wajahat Rauf and written by Yasir Hussain himself.[13] Hussain hosted two seasons of The After Moon Show.[14] He is currently playing role of an antagonist in drama serial Baandi named as Tahawar.[15]

Yasir Hussain made his comeback in theater after 7 years with Naach Na Jaanay a prequel to Aangan Terrha. The play has been written by Anwar Maqsood. It has been unveiled that the play will be put on premier on 23 March 2019. Yasir will be leading into the main role of the theater play as the Akbar in the play. Years back this Angan tehra play broke so many records with the highlight of 101 consecutive shows in Karachi. It was also written by Anwar Maqsood. In Aangan Tehra, Yasir played the role of Saleem Nasir sahib's character from his drama Aangan Terha as to be seven years back in the serial's theatre adaptation. Dawar Mahmood will be directing it and KopyKats is standing as producing it at Arts Council Karachi. Yasir said that his role is all about the dancer who is living into the era of Zia.[16]

Yasir Hussain has received criticism from Pathan community for mocking their language Pashto and often trying to elicit racist responses from audiences toward Pathan jokes.[17]

Yasir Hussain was also criticized for his unwelcoming attitude towards Turkish actors and actresses when they came to act in Pakistani ads. He got trolled on every post for his fights but some celebrities agreed he was being bullied and the trolling was getting too much. [18]

Personal life

Yasir Hussain publicly proposed to TV actress Iqra Aziz at the Lux Style Awards.[19][20][21] They were married in Karachi on 28 December 2019.[22][23]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Karachi Se Lahore	Moti	Lollywood debut; also writer
2016	Ho Mann Jahaan
	Lahore Se Aagey	Moti	Also writer
2017	Arth 2		special appearance
2019	Chhalawa		writer
2019	Baaji		special appearance
2020	Half Fry	TBA
TBA	Band Toh Ab Bajay Ga	TBA
TBA	Peace of Heart

Television

Year	Title	Role
2014	Happily Married	Multiple guest appearances
2012	Coke Kahani	Beydil
2012	Dareecha	Shahrukh khan
2012	Kiya Life Hai	John
2017	Shadi Mubarak Ho	Nyle
2017	Baaghi	Sami Ahmad (Guest Appearance)
2018	The After Moon Show	Host
2018	Baandi	Tahawar
2020	Jhooti	Ali[24]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role
2008	Bombay Dreams
	Come Again
2013	Aangan Terrha[25]	Akbar
	Ponay 14 August
2013	Sawa 14 August[26]	Sindhi Politician; Pushtun Poet
2013	Halfplate[27]	Mirza Nafees Barelvi
	Siachein
2019	Naach Na Jaanay[28]	Akbar

Telefilm

Year	Title	Role
2012	Family Man	Mohsin
2014	Arranged Shadi ki Love Story	Haider
2015	Tum Milay Ho Yoon	Jamal
2016	Dilwali Dulha Le Jayegi	Aadi
2017	Aisa Bhi Hota Hai	Shoukat
2017	Dildarian	Dildar Hussain
2017	Zor Laga Kay Haiyya	Wajdan
2018	Photocopy	Faraz
2018	Band Toh Bajeyga	Amir
2019	Help Me Durdana	Dino/Durdana

References

1. "The Versatile, Yasirr Hussain!". Fizzzzz. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
2. "Local humour in 'Karachi se Lahore' will make it worth watching". DAWN. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
3. Shirazi, Maria. "Yasir Hussain to play antagonist in Baandi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
4. "IS Syed Yasir HUSSAIN THE NEW NASEERUDDIN SHAH?". youlinmagazine.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
5. Sadiq Saleem (31 March 2018), "Introducing Schumaila Hussain", The News International. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
6. "Schumaila Hussain and Mohsin Abbas Haider Working On The Music Of Film”Senti Aur Mental”", 19 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
7. Here Is What You Need To Know About The Versatile Yasir Hussain
8. "IS Syed Yasir HUSSAIN THE NEW NASEERUDDIN SHAH?". youlinmagazine.com. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
9. "I want to make writers become stars in Pakistan". TNS – The News on Sunday. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
10. "' Karachi Se Lahore': a long but uneventful journey". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
11. "Pakistani Actress Ayesha Omar's Karachi Se Lahore All Set to Make a Splash in Hollywood". Masala!. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
12. "SYED Yasir HUSSAIN THE ALL-rOUNDER IS HERE TO STAY". MG The Weekly. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
13. "Shadi Mubarak Ho Drama on ARY Digital: Cast, Promo, OST & Timings". Ghazala Sulaiman. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
14. The Aftermoon Show with Yasir – Home. Facebook. Retrieved on 2019-08-12.
15. Sabeeh, Maheen. (2018-11-06) Yasir Hussain to play antagonist in Baandi. Thenews.com.pk. Retrieved on 2019-08-12.
16. https://style.pk/yasir-hussain-back-to-theatre-with-aangan-terhas-sequel-naach-na-jaanay/
17. Yasir Hussain's terrible Hum Awards joke is proof desi comedians need a reality check – Comment – Images. Images.dawn.com. Retrieved on 2019-08-12.
18. "Armeena Khan says Yasir Hussain is being bullied, Twitter disagrees". The Express Tribune. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
19. Yasir Hussain proposes to Iqra Aziz at Lux Style Awards 2019, the actress says... | Entertainment. thenews.com.pk (2019-07-08). Retrieved on 2019-08-12.
20. Yasir Hussain proposes to Iqra Aziz at Lux Style Awards 2019 | Entertainment. Geo.tv (2019-07-08). Retrieved on 2019-08-12.
21. Who won at the mega Lux Style Awards 2019? | Entertainment. thenews.com.pk (2019-07-08). Retrieved on 2019-08-12. Yasir married Iqra Aziz in Karachi on 28 December 2019
22. Tribune.com.pk (28 December 2019). "In Pictures: Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain have finally tied the knot!". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
23. "Yasir Hussain latest tattoo is all about love for Iqra Aziz". Brecorder.
24. "Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain to star together in a drama serial for the first time". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
25. Aangan Terha | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF). Pakistan Press Foundation (2013-02-08). Retrieved on 2019-08-12.
26. Sawa 14 August – bringing history to the theater – Newspaper. Dawn.Com (2013-10-25). Retrieved on 2019-08-12.
27. Anwar Maqsood’s Haaf Playt: Spicy but stale | The Express Tribune. Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved on 2019-08-12.
28. Arts council of Pakistan to stage its first production "Nach Na Jane". Trade Chronicle (2019-01-03). Retrieved on 2019-08-12.

External links

• Yasir Hussain at IMDb
• Yasir Hussain on Instagram