Alias | Mirza Abbas Ali |
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Age | 43 years |
Height | 5'8" |
Occupation | Actor |
Language Worked in | Hindi, Telugu, Tamil |
Spouse | Erum Ali |
Children | Emira , Aymaan |
Birth Place | Kolkata , India |
Eye Color | Black |
Hair Color | Black |
Religion | Hinduism |
Education | B.Com |
Marital Status | Married |
Favourite Cuisine | South Indian |
Favourite Color | Black |
City | Chennai |
Mirza Abbas Ali (Tamil: அப்பாஸ்; born 21 May 1975), known as Abbas, is an Indian film actor and model. He has appeared in Kollywood Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. Born in Calcutta and educated in Mumbai, he was discovered modeling in Bangalore. Since 2003, he has become less engaged in the industry and is running a family-based business in Bangalore, Chennai & Hyderabad.
He is married to Erum Ali, a fashion designer; the couple has a son and a daughter, Erum worked as Costume designerr in many films notably Aayirathil Oruvan and Guru En Aalu where her co-star Madhavan's wife Saritha too worked as designer
Mumbai model Abbas was in Bangalore during his holidays, when he bumped into director Kathir who asked him to act in his Tamil film. Initially reluctant due to his little knowledge of the language, he opted out and left for his college in Mumbai. A year later, Abbas received a call from producer K. T. Kunjumon asking him to come over for a screen test as a result of Kathir's insistence for Kadhal Desam. The film was successful and earned him many female fans, Post-success, Abbas revealed that he felt the "Mustafa Mustafa" song catapulted him to stardom and enjoyed a strong female base after Kadhal Desam.As a result of respect for his first director, Abbas made a guest appearance in kathir's Kadhal Virus