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Yasir Hussain(I)

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  • Writer
  • Director
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The story of a serial killer Javed Iqbal, who sexually abused and killed more than 100 children in Lahore, Pakistan between 1998 and 1999.
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Yasir Hussain is a Pakistani theater, film and television actor, VJ and writer from Islamabad. He begin his career in Karachi by becoming a VJ for Aag TV. He worked as a VJ for two years and then he joined a theater where he started writing and acting in plays. He has written and acted in various plays including Angan Terha, Pawney 14 August and Sawa 14 August. Yasir made his Lollywood debut in the film Karachi Se Lahore written by himself and directed by Wajahat Rauf. Yasir has also acted in television serials including Coke Kahani and Dareecha.
BornApril 22, 1984
BornApril 22, 1984
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Saba Qamar and Yasir Hussain in Lahore Se Aagey (2016)
    Lahore Se Aagey
    5.2
    • Moti
    • 2016
    Jawed Sheikh, Rasheed Naz, Ayesha Omar, Shehzad Shaikh, Hashim Butt, Ali Hamza, Ahmed Ali Akbar, Wajahat Rauf, Mantaha Tareen Maqsood, Yasir Hussain, Eshita Syed, Aashir Wajahat, and Usman Ali Khan in Karachi Se Lahore (2015)
    Karachi Se Lahore
    6.3
    • Moti
    • 2015
    Aik Thi Laila - The Film (2023)
    Aik Thi Laila - The Film
    7.5
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2023
    Sonya Jehan, Adeel Husain, Mahira Khan, and Sheheryar Munawar in Ho Mann Jahaan (2015)
    Ho Mann Jahaan
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2015

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    Actor



    • Khatarnaak
      • Nouroz
      • In Production
      • TV Series



    • Rabia Butt in Inspector Sabiha (2024)
      Inspector Sabiha
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Ayesha Omar and Yasir Hussain in Taxali Gate (2024)
      Taxali Gate
      6.7
      • Shafiq
      • 2024
    • Lambran da Laana (2024)
      Lambran da Laana
      5.9
      • 2024
    • Kukri: The Untold Story of Serial Killer Javed Iqbal (2023)
      Kukri: The Untold Story of Serial Killer Javed Iqbal
      7.4
      • Javed Iqbal
      • 2023
    • Dil Tod Ditta
      Music Video
      • Yasir
      • 2022
    • Chaudhry (2022)
      Chaudhry
      7.4
      • Kashan
      • 2022
    • Peechay Tou Dekho (2022)
      Peechay Tou Dekho
      7.8
      • 2022
    • Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer (2022)
      Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer
      5.6
      • Javed Iqbal
      • 2022
    • Badshah Begum
      7.8
      TV Series
      • 2022
    • Jhooti
      6.5
      TV Series
      • 2020
    • Meera and Amna Ilyas in Baaji (2019)
      Baaji
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Baandi (2018)
      Baandi
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Tahawaar
      • 2018
    • Noman Masood, Zainab Qayum, Yasir Hussain, and Hania Aamir in Go To Hell (2018)
      Go To Hell
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • 2018
    • Shaan Shahid, Mohib Mirza, Humaima Malik, and Uzma Hassan in Arth (2017)
      Arth
      5.6
      • 2017
    • Saba Qamar and Yasir Hussain in Lahore Se Aagey (2016)
      Lahore Se Aagey
      5.2
      • Moti
      • 2016

    Writer



    • Band Toh Ab Bajay Ga
      • script
      • 2018
    • Shadi Mubarak Ho
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Saba Qamar and Yasir Hussain in Lahore Se Aagey (2016)
      Lahore Se Aagey
      5.2
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • 15th Lux Style Awards
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Sonya Jehan, Adeel Husain, Mahira Khan, and Sheheryar Munawar in Ho Mann Jahaan (2015)
      Ho Mann Jahaan
      6.9
      • dialogue
      • 2015
    • 14th Lux Style Awards
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Jawed Sheikh, Rasheed Naz, Ayesha Omar, Shehzad Shaikh, Hashim Butt, Ali Hamza, Ahmed Ali Akbar, Wajahat Rauf, Mantaha Tareen Maqsood, Yasir Hussain, Eshita Syed, Aashir Wajahat, and Usman Ali Khan in Karachi Se Lahore (2015)
      Karachi Se Lahore
      6.3
      • writer
      • 2015

    Director



    • Paradise
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Aik Thi Laila - The Film (2023)
      Aik Thi Laila - The Film
      7.5
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2023

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    Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of A Serial Killer - Official Trailer
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    Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of A Serial Killer - Official Trailer

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
    • Born
      • April 22, 1984
      • Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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