Aasif Khan
Aasif Khan | |
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Born | (1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 33) Nimbahera, Rajasthan, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Aasif Khan (born 13 March 1991) is an Indian actor, best known for his role as Babar in action crime thriller web television series Mirzapur (2018-2020).[1]
Early life
Aasif Khan was born and raised in Nimbahera, a small town in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan, India.[2] His father, Mr. Late Ayyub Khan was an employee in J.K. Cement, and his mother, Mrs. Firdous Ayyub Khan is a housewife. He has two brothers and a sister.[3]
Khan was mediocre in academics but had a great inclination towards the field of arts. His keenness for acting began in 2001 at his school's annual event, where he performed the role of a servant in Kissa Kursi Ka play.[2][4] He was deeply inspired by the "shaadiwallah" act performed by comedian Raju Srivastava in the popular TV show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge.[2][4] It encouraged him to participate in the stand-up competition held locally where he surprisingly won.[3][4]
The sudden demise of his father in 2008 brought his acting ambition to a halt. He engaged himself in taking up small jobs for a living and parallelly completed his higher secondary education.[2][4][5]
Career
Khan moved to Mumbai in 2010 to revive his acting ambition.[2] For sustenance, he initially worked in a hotel as a waiter. He later worked in a mall and simultaneously gave auditions, where he was advised to learn the art of acting and perform theatre.[2][6] He appeared in Ready and Agneepath as a junior artist.[3][7]
In 2011, he joined Sarthak and Ujaagar Theatre Group in Jaipur to learn theatre and sharpen his acting skills. He performed as a professional theatre artist, his first play being Abu Hassan directed by Rajiv Acharya, and several others for 5 years with prestigious groups and renowned personalities like Sabir Khan.[2][3][8][9][10][11]
In 2015, he performed the Rajasthani play Kasumal Sapno, a musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Ajeet Singh Palawat at the International Theatre Festival in Karachi organized by the Pakistan National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA).[12][13][14]
Aasif returned to Mumbai in 2016 and worked as a casting associate for a year in Casting Bay owned by his mentor cum friend Abhishek Banerjee and Anmol Ahuja.[2][3] He made cameo appearances in Toilet: Ek Prem Katha and Pari.[2][7]
He played the lead role as Durgesh Kumar – a young aspirant for an interview in Anurag Worlikar's short film Vacancy (2017) for which he won the Best Actor award in Skylight Film Festival (2018) and Cineshorts by Viacom18.[5][7]
In 2018, he played Babar, a loyal aide in web series Mirzapur.[15]
Aasif made his Bollywood film debut in Raj Kumar Gupta's India's Most Wanted (2019) where he played a crucial role of Bittu Sinha alongside Arjun Kapoor.[2] He appeared as Chintu in Humorously Yours (2019).[3]
In 2020, Aasif overwhelmed the audience by his appearance in a crucial role of a journalist as Anas Ahmad in Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega.[16][17][18] He was next seen as a stubborn bridegroom in The Viral Fever's comedy drama Panchayat (2020).[18][19] He then appeared in Paatal Lok (2020) as Kabir M, a petty car thief who makes great efforts in dissembling his identity during an interrogation.[20][21][22][23][24][25]
He continued to play Babar in Mirzapur season 2[1][26] and appeared in short film: Sorry (2020).[27][28]
In 2021, Khan appeared in Click (2021),[29] a short film streamed on Disney+ Hotstar[30] and then appeared as Parchun in Umesh Bist's comedy-drama film Pagglait[31][32] which was released on 26 March 2021 on Netflix.[33][9][10][11]
In 2022, Aasif appeared in the web series Human which was streamed on Disney+ Hotstar,[7] in Dil Se Hero, a mini-series by FilterCopy,[34] and in Murder In Agonda, an Amazon miniTV web series.[35][36]
Aasif appeared as a lead protagonist in Ghar Set Hai,[37][38][39][40][41] a comedy-drama web television series streamed on VOOT.[42]
Khan was next seen in The Great Indian Family, a romantic comedy film written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films banner.[43] He was featured in Amazon miniTV's web series - Dehati Ladke, as Prashant Bhaiya, who is an extremely talented UPSC aspirant, a mentor and a role model for the youth.[44] Aasif's portrayal of Prashant Bhaiya, left a lasting mark adding to the richness of the character dynamics.[45]
Aasif's return as Ganesh in Panchayat season 3 was a perfect set up for an explosive season finale. His surprise appearance was massively applauded by the audience with majority complimenting his role from being the most hated in season 1 to the most loved character in season 3.[46][47]
He will be seen next in horror-comedy films Kakuda[48] and The Virgin Tree,[49] and in romantic comedy films viz. Ishq Chakkallas[50] and Noorani Chehra.[51][52] Aasif will also be featured in Section 108, a thriller drama, written and directed by Rasikh Khan and presented by Anees Bazmee.[53][54]
Filmography
Films
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2011 | Ready | Junior artist | [3] | |
2012 | Agneepath | Junior artist | ||
2017 | Toilet: Ek Prem Katha | Reporter | [2] | |
2018 | Pari | Ismail | ||
2019 | India's Most Wanted | Bittu Sinha | [3] | |
2021 | Pagglait | Parchun | [7][9][10][11] | |
2023 | The Great Indian Family | Tulsidas Mishra | [43] | |
2024 | Kakuda | Kilvish | [55][56] | |
2024 | Section 108 † | TBA | [53][54] | |
TBA | Ishq Chakallas † | TBA | [50] | |
Noorani Chehra † | Zaheer | Completed[57] | [52][58] | |
The Virgin Tree † | TBA | Filming[49] | [49] |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
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2018 | Mirzapur | Babar | [15] |
2019 | Humorously Yours | Chintu | [3] |
2020 | Jamtara - Sabka Number Ayega | Anas Ahmad | [16] |
Panchayat | Ganesh- the groom | [18] | |
Paatal Lok | Kabir M | [20] | |
Mirzapur: Season 2 | Babar | [1][26] | |
2022 | Human | Omar Pervez | [7][59][60][61] |
Murder In Agonda | Sanket Salelkar | [35][36][62] | |
Ghar Set Hai | Lakhan | [37][41] | |
2023 | Dehati Ladke | Prashant Bhaiya | [63] |
2024 | Dehati Ladke Season 2 | Prashant Bhaiya | [45] |
Panchayat :Season 3 | Ganesh | [64] |
Short films
Year | Title | Role | Ref(s) |
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2017 | Vacancy | Durgesh Kumar | [5] |
2020 | Sorry | Yaman | [27][28] |
2021 | Click | Ashish | [29] |
2022 | Dil Se Hero | Vikram | [34] |
Music video
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | Galtiyan | Aditya | Debut music video | [65] |
As casting associate
Year | Film/Series |
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2016-2017 | TVF Bachelors |
2017 | What Will People Say |
Secret Superstar | |
2018 | Pari |
Raid | |
Bhonsle | |
Mirzapur | |
2019 | Luka Chuppi |
Arjun Patiala | |
ChupChaap |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2018 | Cineshorts by Viacom18 | Best Actor | Vacancy | Won |
2018 | Skylight Film Festival | Best Actor | Vacancy | Won |
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External links
- Aasif Khan at IMDb
- Aasif Khan on Instagram