Agha Ali

Aagha Ali Abbas () is a Pakistani television actor, singer, presenter, writer, song writer, and director.

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. His brother Ali Sikandar is also an actor and writer while singer-turned-actor, Ali Azmat is his mother's cousin.

Aagha graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Arts from the Forman Christian College.

Career

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).

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 leading role in the romantic series '' Mein Hari Piya'' (2012), on Hum TV, was well received by the critics and the public, and earned him a nomination for the Hum Award for Best Soap Actor. '' Rukhsaar'', a television series on Geo TV, gained him further success. This was followed by the musical covers "Khwab Adhoore Sahi" and "Aaj Bhi". In 2014, he starred in '' Mere Meherbaan'', ''Mehram'' and '' Digest Writer''.

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. 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.

Recently, he played the lead in the very popular drama '' Mujhe Khuda Pay Yakeen Hai'' which aired on Geo Entertainment.

Personal life

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.

In 2019, he met Hina Altaf during the filming of the drama series '' Dil-e-Gumshuda''. The couple tied the knot in a private Nikah ceremony on 22 May 2020, in Karachi.

As of 2023, Aagha and Hina were rumored to have separated. He mentioned in one of his interviews with Ayaz Samoo about living alone. However, an official announcement was made later by Aagha himself that they are no longer together.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Films

Agha started shooting for his Debut Action Film under the direction of (Late) Iqbal Kashmiri. Kashmiri died and the film was left incomplete.

References

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1985 births
Pakistani male television actors
21st-century Pakistani male singers
21st-century Pakistani singers
Pakistani male film actors
Living people
Male actors from Karachi
Urdu-language singers
Singers from Lahore
Pakistani male composers
Male actors in Urdu cinema
21st-century Pakistani male actors
Male actors from Lahore
Pakistani composers
Pakistani male singer-songwriters
Pakistani singer-songwriters