Yasir Hussain (Urdu: یاسر حسین) is a Pakistani screenwriter, actor, director, playwright and host from Islamabad best known for his comic roles.[2] He hosted The After Moon ShowonHum TV. He is also known for playing the antagonist in the 2018 social drama Baandi.[3]
Early life and family
Born in Karachi[4] into a Rajput family originally from Azad Kashmir that moved to Rawalpindi when he was five,[5] 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,[6][7] and a brother who's a scriptwriter.[8]
Career
Theatre
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 the late Salim Nasir.[5][9][10]
Cinema
Hussain made his Lollywood debut as Moti in the film Karachi Se Lahore (2015) written by himself and directed by Wajahat Rauf.[11][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.
Television
Hussain has acted in television serials including sitcom Coke Kahani (2012) and drama serial Dareecha (2011-2012).[13] He appeared in multiple telefilms and a drama serial Shaadi Mubarak Ho (2017), opposite to Kubra Khan directed by Wajahat Rauf and written by Yasir Hussain himself.[14]
He has been noted for his role as an antagonist in drama serial Baandi (2018-2019).[15]
He made his directorial debut with the drama serial Koyal (2021-2022).[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.[18]
Comments about Turkish actors
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.[19]
Personal life
Yasir Hussain publicly proposed to TV actress Iqra Aziz at the Lux Style Awards.[20][21][22] They were married in Karachi on 28 December 2019.[23][24]
^ abSaiyid, Dushka (8 November 2013). "Is Yasir Hussain the New Naseeruddin Shah?". youlinmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. His Kashmiri Rajput family is not well disposed to his or his sister's careers in acting and singing respectively.
