{{Short description|Pakistani actor, presenter and singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Agha Ali | image = | caption = | birth_name = Agha Ali Abbas | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|12|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.samaa.tv/entertainment/2020/12/aagha-ali-celebrates-35th-birthday-with-wife-family/|title=Aagha Ali celebrates 35th birthday with wife, family|date=4 December 2020|access-date=14 December 2021|work=Samaa TV}}</ref> | birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|singer|writer|composer|director}} | years_active = 2006–present | education = Bachelor of Arts (BA) | alma_mater = Forman Christian College | father = Agha Sikandar | relatives = {{ubl | Ali Abbas (cousin)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.somethinghaute.com/i-do-one-drama-to-run-my-house-and-one-for-the-craft-ali-abbas/|title=I do one drama to run my house and one for the craft: Ali Abbas|date=7 December 2020|access-date=16 December 2021|work=Something Haute}}</ref> | Waseem Abbas (maternal uncle) | Inayat Hussain Bhatti (maternal grandfather) | Kaifee (maternal granduncle) | Ali Sikandar (brother)<ref name="dailypakistan"/> | Ali Azmat (mother's cousin) }} }}
'''Aagha Ali Abbas''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|آغا علی عباس}}}}; born 4 December 1985) is a Pakistani television actor, singer, presenter, writer, song writer, and director.<ref name="dailytimes">{{cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/807766/celebrities-not-recognised-for-work-use-social-media-for-attention-aagha-ali/|title=Celebrities not recognised for work use social media for attention: Aagha Ali|date=25 August 2021|access-date=14 December 2021|work=Daily Times (newspaper)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Entertainment/554309--Agha-Ali-support-Turkish-actors-getting-work-Pakistan|title=Actor Agha Ali voices support for Turkish actors getting work in Pakistan|date=14 July 2020|access-date=14 December 2021|work=Dunya News}}</ref><ref name="ary">{{cite news|url=https://arynews.tv/agha-ali-struggle-psoriasis/|title=Agha Ali opens up about his struggle with Psoriasis|date=13 June 2019|access-date=14 December 2021|work=ARY News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1187065/aagha-ali-calls-on-the-government-to-cancel-exams|title=Aagha Ali calls on the government to cancel exams|date=23 April 2021|access-date=14 December 2021|work=Images by Dawn}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1182231|title=Main Haara is for anyone who has had their heart broken: Aagha Ali on new single|date=31 March 2019|access-date=15 December 2021|work=Images by Dawn}}</ref>
==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 Aagha 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.<ref name="dailypakistan">{{cite news|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/14-Dec-2018/agha-ali-talks-about-his-dad-in-a-candid-conversation-with-samina-peerzada|title=Agha Ali talks about his dad in a candid conversation with Samina Peerzada|date=14 December 2018|access-date=15 December 2021|work=Daily Pakistan (newspaper)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/767605/crazy-diamonds-iii|title=Crazy Diamonds – III|date=29 November 2012|access-date=15 December 2021|work=Dawn (newspaper)|quote=''An article of Dawn containing a breaf-context on his father's career''}}</ref><ref name="PakistanToday">{{cite news|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/05/30/12th-death-anniversary-of-inayat-hussain-bhatti/|title=12th death anniversary of Inayat Hussain Bhatti|work=Pakistan Today (newspaper)|date=30 May 2011|access-date=15 December 2021}}</ref> His brother Ali Sikandar is also an actor and writer while singer-turned-actor Ali Azmat is his mother's cousin.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rehman |first=Maliha |date=16 October 2022 |title=THE ICON INTERVIEW: THE BIG BAD AAGHA ALI |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1715325 |website=Dawn News |quote=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.}}</ref>
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).<ref name="dailypakistan" />
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1176333|title=Should Pakistan reciprocate India's ban on artistes? Here's what our actors think|date=30 September 2016|access-date=16 December 2021|work=Images by Dawn}}</ref> ''Rukhsaar'', a television series on Geo TV, gained him further success.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/05-Aug-2015/pakistan-tv-s-new-lineup-of-heroes|title=Pakistan TV's new lineup of heroes|date=5 August 2015|access-date=16 December 2021|work=The Nation (newspaper)}}</ref> This was followed by the musical covers "Khwab Adhoore Sahi" and "Aaj Bhi". In 2014, he starred in ''Mere Meherbaan'', ''Mehram'' and ''Digest Writer''.<ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14994166/|title=Mere Meherban|access-date=16 December 2021|website=IMDb}}</ref><ref name="Hip">{{cite news|url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1146822|title=Digest writer is not a 'bechari bahu' drama|publisher=HIP|date=10 March 2015|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/853244/11-pakistani-dramas-you-cant-miss-this-year|title=11 Pakistani dramas you can't miss this year!|date=18 March 2015|access-date=16 December 2021|work=The Express Tribune (newspaper)}}</ref> 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.<ref name="dailytimes" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/15-Nov-2019/-dil-e-gumshuda-scores-high|title='Dil-e-Gumshuda' scores high|work=The Nation (newspaper)|date=15 November 2019|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
Recently, he played the lead in the very popular drama ''Mujhe Khuda Pay Yakeen Hai'' which aired on Geo Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/783540-mujhe-khuda-pe-yakeen-hai-goes-on-air|title='Mujhe Khuda Pe Yakeen Hai' goes on air|date=2 February 2021|access-date=15 December 2021|work=The News International (newspaper)}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 April 2019 |title=Agha Ali confirms his break-up with Sara Khan by releasing a sad break-up song |work=Daily Times (newspaper) |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/376321/agha-ali-confirms-his-break-up-with-sara-khan-by-releasing-a-sad-break-up-song/ |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref>
In 2019, he met Hina Altaf during the filming of the drama series ''Dil-e-Gumshuda''.<ref>{{cite news |date=24 May 2021 |title=When Hina met Aaghat |work=The Express Tribune (newspaper) |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2301308/when-hina-met-aagha |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref> The couple tied the knot in a private Nikah ceremony on 22 May 2020, in Karachi.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 May 2020 |title=Hina Altaf, Aagha Ali tie the knot |work=The Express Tribune (newspaper) |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2227582/hina-altaf-aagha-ali-tie-knot |access-date=14 December 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-24 |title=Agha Ali sparks split speculation with Hina Altaf after sharing cryptic remarks |url=https://jang.com.pk/en/9626-agha-ali-sparks-split-speculation-with-hina-altaf-after-sharing-cryptic-remarks-news |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324113412/https://jang.com.pk/en/9626-agha-ali-sparks-split-speculation-with-hina-altaf-after-sharing-cryptic-remarks-news |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=30 July 2024 |website=Jang}}</ref>
==Filmography== === Television === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel !! Notes |- | 2006 || ''Yaad Piya Ki Aaye'' || Sameer || PTV Home ||<ref name="dailypakistan"/> |- | rowspan="2"| 2008 || ''Satrangi'' || Khayyam || Geo TV ||<ref name="dailypakistan"/> |- || ''Teri Ik Nazar'' || Rameez || Geo TV || |- | 2009 || ''Jinnah Ke Naam'' || Sameer || PTV Home || |- | 2010 || ''Mujhe Hai Hukum-e-Azan'' || Jimmy || Hum TV || |- | rowspan="5"| 2013 || ''Mein Hari Piya'' || Zawar || Hum TV || Nominated—Hum Award for Best Soap Actor |- || ''Halki Si Khalish'' || Aamir || Hum TV || |- || ''Agar Tum Na Hote'' || Hammad || A-Plus TV || |- || ''Kami Reh Gaee'' || Rizwan || PTV Home ||<ref>{{cite news|title=PTV Home to launch new star-studded drama serial "Kami Reh Gaee"|url=http://pakobserver.net/201302/17/detailnews.asp?id=196393|work=Pak Observer (newspaper)|date=17 February 2013|access-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721111523/http://pakobserver.net/201302/17/detailnews.asp?id=196393|archive-date=21 July 2015}}</ref> |- || ''Ghundi'' || Rehan || Hum Sitaray ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1185073|title=The funniest Pakistani shows you should watch to beat lockdown blues|date=12 May 2020|access-date=16 December 2021|work=Images by Dawn}}</ref> |- | rowspan="6"| 2014 || ''Shehr-e-Yaran'' || Ahsan || ARY Digital ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arydigital.tv/videos/shehr-e-yaran-episode-35/|title=Shehr-e-Yaran|access-date=16 December 2021|website=ARY Digital}}</ref> |- || ''Arranged Marriage'' || Ahmad || ARY Digital ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arydigital.tv/arranged-marriage/|title=Arranged Marriage|access-date=16 December 2021|website=ARY Digital}}</ref> |- || ''Shab-e-Zindagi'' || Yasir || Hum TV || |- || ''Rukhsaar'' || Amaar || Geo TV ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://harpalgeo.tv/program/rukhsaar#_|title=Rukhsaar|access-date=16 December 2021|website=Geo Entertainment}}</ref> |- || ''Bay Emaan Mohabbat'' || Baber || ARY Digital ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arydigital.tv/bay-imaan-mohabbat-2/|title=Baimaan Mohabbat|access-date=16 December 2021|website=ARY Digital}}</ref> |- || ''Mere Meherbaan'' || Zeeshan || Hum TV ||<ref name="imdb"/> |- | rowspan="3"| 2014–2015 || ''Mehram'' || Areeb || Hum TV || Also playback singer for the song "Dararien" |- || ''Digest Writer'' || Shehreyar || Hum TV ||<ref name="Hip"/> |- || ''Noori'' || Tariq || TVOne || |- | rowspan="6"| 2015 || ''Mere Khuda'' || Yasir || Hum TV || |- || ''Khuda Dekh Raha Hai'' || Junaid || A-Plus TV || Also playback singer, writer and composer for the song "Akhiyan Num Num" The OST of the project<ref name="tribune"/> |- || ''Maamta'' || Maaz || ARY Digital ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arydigital.tv/maamta/|title=Maamta|access-date=16 December 2021|website=ARY Digital}}</ref> |- || ''Kis Se Kahoon'' || Fahad || PTV Home ||<ref>{{ Cite news |title='کس سے کہوں': پی ٹی وی کا ایک بہترین ڈرامہ|url=https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1016961|date=15 February 2015|access-date=16 December 2021|work=Dawn News|language=ur}}</ref> |- || ''Tum Yaad Aye'' || Shehreyar || Ary Digital ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arydigital.tv/tum-yaad-aaye-exclusive-ary-digital-drama/|title=Tum Yaad Aaye|access-date=16 December 2021|website=ARY Digital}}</ref> |- || ''Tere Mere Beech'' || Fahad || Hum TV ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1148753|title=Hum TV's 'Tere Mere Beech' is getting viewers'|date=2016-01-07|work=HIP|access-date=2021-12-16|language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2016 || ''Ghalti'' || Saim || A-Plus TV ||<ref>{{cite news |url=http://dailytimes.com.pk/life-and-style/09-Oct-16/kaleem-rajputs-gripping-tale-of-facing-pressure-from-parents |title=Kaleem Rajput's gripping tale of facing pressure from parents |work=Daily Times (newspaper)|date=2016-03-21 |access-date=2021-12-16}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4"| 2017 || ''Andaaz e Sitam'' || Wamiq || Urdu 1 || |- || ''Tumhare Hain'' || Rayan || ARY Digital ||<ref name="ary"/> |- || ''Be Inteha'' || Zaid || Urdu 1 || |- || ''Bedardi Saiyaan'' || Shaani || Geo TV ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://harpalgeo.tv/program/bedardi-saiyaan|title=Bedardi Saiyaan|access-date=16 December 2021|website=Geo Entertainment}}</ref> |- | rowspan="3"| 2018 || ''Mere Bewafa'' || Shahmeer || A-Plus TV || Also playback singer, writer and composer for the song "Duhaiyaan" The OST of the project<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/07-Jun-2018/love-reflections-on-life-in-mere-bewafa|title=Love, reflections on life in Mere Bewafa|work=The Nation|date=7 June 2018|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref> |- || ''Khatti Methi Love Story'' || Bilal || Express Entertainment || |- || ''Band Khirkiyan'' || Zain || Hum TV||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/366811-a|title=Agha Ali says most women in the industry 'are fake', wife Hina is exception|date=24 August 2021|access-date=16 December 2021|work=Geo News}}</ref> |- | 2019 || ''Dil-e-Gumshuda'' || Daniyal || Geo TV||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/589695-top-drama-serials-on-geo-entertainment-this-year|title=Top drama serials on Geo Entertainment this year|date=28 December 2019|access-date=16 December 2021|work=The News International (newspaper)}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5"| 2020 || ''Teray Pyar Mai'' || Zaman || Geo TV || Telefilm<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.somethinghaute.com/9-star-studded-telefilms-you-can-watch-this-eid-ul-azha/|title=9 star-studded telefilms you can watch this Eid ul Azha|date=1 August 2020|access-date=16 December 2021|work=Something Haute}}</ref> |- || ''Khoob Seerat'' || Samar || Geo TV||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/30-Apr-2020/nimra-khan-woes-audiences-in-khoob-seerat|work=The Nation|date=30 April 2020|access-date=16 December 2021|title=Nimra Khan woes audiences in Khoob Seerat}}</ref> |- || ''Dikhawa'' || Danish || Geo TV|| Episode: "Keraye Ki Izzat" |- || ''Haqeeqat'' || Armaan || A-Plus TV || Episode:"Anna"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/567119/mansha-pasha-and-agha-ali-pairing-up-for-telefilm/|title=Mansha Pasha and Agha Ali pairing up for telefilm|date=2020-02-28|website=Daily Times|access-date=2022-01-19}}</ref> |- |''Aik Aur Munafiq'' |Rashid |Geo TV |Episode Jholi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://harpalgeo.tv/detail/11489|title=Aik Aur Munafiq{{!}}Jholi|access-date=16 December 2021|website=Geo Entertainment}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2021 || '' Mujhe Khuda Pay Yaqeen Hai '' || Hammad || Geo TV||<ref>{{cite news|url= https://images.dawn.com/news/1187049|title=Aagha Ali's Mujhe Khuda Pe Yaqeen Hai is leading the rating chart with high TRPs|access-date=21 April 2021|work=Images by Dawn}}</ref> |- || ''Makafaat Season 3'' || Salman|| Geo TV|| Episode: "Usool Aur Sachai"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://phpstack-1262058-4541515.cloudwaysapps.com/program/Makafat-Season-3/12909|title=Makafaat Season 3{{!}}Usool Aur Sachai|access-date=16 December 2021|website=Geo Entertainment}}</ref> |- | 2022 |''Zakham'' |Sikander |Geo TV |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sumiya |date=2022-07-06 |title=Zakham Drama Cast Name, Cast Pictures, Story, & Timing |url=https://www.magpakistan.com/zakham-drama-cast-name-pictures-story-timing/ |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=Mag Pakistan |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- |2023 |''Dhoka'' |Ahmed |ARY Digital |- | rowspan="2" |2024 |''Ishqaway'' |Shahrukh Amin |Geo TV | |- |''Habil aur Qabil'' |Haris Qazalbaash |Geo TV | |- |2025 |''Mohra'' |Sikander Hamdani |Geo TV | |}
===Web series=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Network !! Notes |- |2021 |''Raat'' |Ali |UrduFlix |Also The Writer and Director of the project.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://images.dawn.com/news/1188155|title=Aagha Ali shares promotional poster for his directorial debut Raat|date=6 August 2021|access-date=4 December 2021|work=Images by Dawn}}</ref> |}
=== Films === Agha started shooting for his Debut Action Film under the direction of (Late) Iqbal Kashmiri. Kashmiri died and the film was left incomplete.<ref>{{cite news|author=Wajiha Jawaid|date=4 November 2015|url=https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1148255|title=Agha Ali to play action hero in debut film|work=hipinpakistan|access-date=7 July 2018|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625185808/https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1148255|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year !! Serial !! Role !! Channel !! Notes |- |Rowspan= 2 | 2021 |''Zoya Nay Haan Kardi'' |Ashir |Geo TV |Teleflim<ref>{{cite news|url= https://images.dawn.com/news/1187154|title=Aagha Ali and Hiba Bukhari battle it out for a house in a new Eid romcom|date=6 May 2021|access-date=4 December 2021|work=Images by Dawn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://harpalgeo.tv/program/Zoya-Nay-Haan-Kardi|title=Zoya Nay Haan Kardi|access-date=16 December 2021|website=Geo Entertainment}}</ref> |- |''Shadi hai Impossible'' | |ARY Digital |Teleflim<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bolnews.com/entertainment/2021/07/telefilms-to-look-out-on-this-eid-ul-adha/|title=Telefilms to look out for on this Eid-ul-Adha|date=20 July 2021|access-date=16 December 2021|work=Bol News}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2|2022 |''Love Life Ka Law'' |Agha |Geo TV |Telefilm<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-30 |title=Love Life Ka Law Telefilm Cast Name, Pictures, Story, & Timing |url=https://www.magpakistan.com/love-life-ka-law-telefilm-cast-name-pictures-story-timing/ |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Mag Pakistan |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''Bhagam Bhag'' |Shahmir |ARY Digital |Telefilm |- | rowspan=2| 2024 |''Kabhi Aar Kabhi paar'' | |ARY Digital |Telefilm |- |''Band Baja aur Bajiya'' | |Express Entertainment | Telefilm |}
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