Aasif Khan
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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] He was also seen in promotional videos for Sacred Games (2019) and Narcos Mexico (2019).[8][16][17]
In 2020, Aasif overwhelmed the audience by his appearance in a crucial role of a journalist as Anas Ahmad in Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega.[18][19][20] He was next seen as a stubborn bridegroom in The Viral Fever’s comedy drama Panchayat (2020).[20][21] 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.[22][23][24][25][26][27]
He continued to play Babar in Mirzapur season 2[1][28] and appeared in short film: Sorry (2020).[29][30]
In 2021, Khan appeared in short film Click (2021)[31] and then appeared as Parchun in Umesh Bist’s comedy-drama film Pagglait[32][33] which was released on 26 March 2021 on Netflix.[34][9][10][11]
In 2022, Aasif appeared in the web series Human which was streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.[7]
Aasif will be seen next as a lead protagonist in comedy-drama web television series Shubh Ratri,[35][36][37][38] in a horror-comedy film Kakuda,[39] in MIA, an Amazon miniTV web series,[40] and in a romantic comedy film Ishq Chakkallas.[41]
Filmography[]
Films[]
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Year | Film | Role(s) | 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] | |
2022 | Kakuda ![]() |
Completed[42] | [39] | |
Ishq Chakallas ![]() |
[41] |
Web Series[]
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Year | Title | Role | Produced by | Ref |
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2018 | Mirzapur | Babar | Amazon Prime Video | [15] |
2019 | Humorously Yours | Chintu | The Viral Fever | [3] |
2020 | Jamtara - Sabka Number Ayega | Anas Ahmad | Netflix | [18] |
Panchayat | Ganesh | Amazon Prime Video | [20] | |
Paatal Lok | Kabir M | Amazon Prime Video | [22] | |
Mirzapur: Season 2 | Babar | Amazon Prime Video | [1][28] | |
2022 | Human | Omar Pervez | Hotstar | [7][43][44][45] |
TBA | Shubh Ratri ![]() |
TBA | Twilight Entertainment Pvt Ltd | [35] |
Mia ![]() |
TBA | Amazon miniTV | [40] |
Short films[]
Year | Film | Role | Ref |
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2017 | Vacancy | Durgesh Kumar | [5] |
2020 | Sorry | Yaman | [29][30] |
2021 | Click | Ashish | [31] |
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 |
References[]
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External links[]
- Aasif Khan at IMDb
- Aasif Khan on Instagram
- 1991 births
- Male actors from Rajasthan
- Living people
- Male actors in Hindi cinema
- People from Rajasthan
- Indian male film actors
- 21st-century Indian male actors