Yasir Hussain
Yasir Hussain is a Pakistani screenwriter, actor, director, playwright and host from Karachi best known for his comic roles. He hosted The After Moon Show on Hum TV. He is also known for playing the antagonist in the 2018 social drama Baandi.
Early life and family
Hussain was born in Karachi into a Rajput family originally from Azad Kashmir that moved to Rawalpindi when he was five.He's the youngest in a family of twelve siblings, including a sister who's a Dubai-based singer, Schumaila Hussain, and a brother who's a scriptwriter. In recent years, Schumaila has gained attention for singing the OSTs of dramas Muqabil and Khamoshi while she has also done works for Lollywood and Bollywood.
Career
Theatre
Hussain remains 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 Salim Nasir.Cinema
Hussain made his Lollywood debut as Moti in the film Karachi Se Lahore written by himself and directed by Wajahat Rauf. He reprised his role as Moti in Lahore Se Aagey 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 and drama serial Dareecha. He appeared in multiple telefilms and a drama serial Shaadi Mubarak Ho, opposite Kubra Khan, directed by Wajahat Rauf and written by Yasir Hussain himself.He has been noted for his role as an antagonist in drama serial Baandi.
He made his directorial debut with the drama serial Koyal.