Bilal Abbas Khan
Known for his portrayal of characters fitting the boy next door prototype, he features among the list of the nation's popular personalities and is the recipient of three Lux Style Awards.Raised in Karachi, where he received his early education, he was later on sent to a boarding school, Lawrence College in Murree, where he took part in theater plays, which inspired a desire in him to pursue a career in acting.He then played a supporting role in the Hum TV's religious drama Saya-e-Dewar Bhi Nahi, alongside an ensemble cast of Naveen Waqar, Ahsan Khan and Emmad Irfani.His breakout role came with the romantic comedy drama O Rangreza (2017), in which he starred as an introvert, raised by his strict uncle (Noman Ijaz), who falls in love with his daughter (Sajal Aly).[3] His next appearance was opposite Madiha Imam in Mehreen Jabbar's social comedy web-series Aik Jhooti Love Story, as a computer hardware technician who unknowingly romances his neighbour through an online profile with a fake persona.[33][34] Khan concluded the year with the #MeToo movement-based thriller series Dunk, where he played the hot-headed love interest of Sana Javed's character, alongside her, Noman Ijaz, and Yasra Rizvi."[37] Based on a real-life story of a family in Sargodha, Dunk generated controversy when its producer, Fahad Mustafa, stated against the sexual harassment cases, citing that many of the men are falsely accused.[50] His final appearance of the year was in the miniseries Mann Jogi, which dealt with the exploitation of the Islamic practice of Nikah Halala by individuals for personal gain.