  We introduce the noncommutative geometry inspired Ay\'on Beato Garc\'ia black
hole metric and study various properties of this metric by which we try to
probe the allowed values of the noncommutative parameter $\vartheta$ under
certain conditions. We then construct the shadow (apparent shape) cast by this
black hole. We derive the corresponding photon orbits and explore the effects
of noncommutative spacetime on them. We then study the effects of
noncommutative parameter $\vartheta$, smeared mass $m(r)$, smeared charge
$q(r)$ on the silhouette of the shadow analytically and present the results
graphically. We then discuss the deformation which arises in the shape of the
shadow under various conditions. Finally, we introduce a plasma background and
observe how the shadow behaves in this scenario.
