Aqib Khan

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Aqib Khan
Born
Aqib Khan

(1994-08-24) 24 August 1994 (age 27)
City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present

Aqib Khan (Urdu: عاقب خان‎; born 24 August 1994) is an English actor of Pakistani descent.[1][2][3]

Career[]

Khan had his screen debut in the 2010 film West Is West, the sequel to the 1999 film East Is East. He was fifteen years old when he auditioned.[4] and was sixteen years old and sixth form[5] Khan had done only one school play when younger and had no other acting experience when cast.[2][6] He was considered "something of a find" for the film due to his resemblance to actor Jordan Routledge who played the role of Sajid in the original film.[7] Of his performance, Belfast Telegraph wrote that Khan "has revealed he already had a strong connection to the character of Sajid Khan before he was cast in the sequel to hit comedy East Is East,"[1] RTÉ wrote "Newcomer Aqib Khan is superb as the cheeky, angst-ridden teen, and his change of heart plays out convincingly",[8] The Scotsman wrote "as Sajid, young Aqib Khan has enough natural charm and confidence to make him an endearing scene-stealer."[9] and National Post wote "newbie Aqib Khan fits perfectly."[4][10][11]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2010 West Is West Sajid Khan Film
2011 The Jury Rashid Jarwar Main role; 5 episodes
2013 Our Lad Umer Short film
2014 Going to Mecca Short film
2014 Remember Me Zamir Salim 2 episodes
2016 Pit Stop Noveed Short film
2017 In the Dark Mikey 1 episode
2017 Freesia Yusuf Short film
2017 Apostasy Umar Film
2017 Lies We Tell Pinoo Film
2017 In Another Life Tarek Film
2018 Undercliffe Youth 1 Film
2019 Years and Years Vijay Babu 2 episodes
2019–present Ladhood Adnan Masood Main role

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Staff (17 February 2011). "Aqib fitted right into Sajid role". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Aqib Khan, star on the horizon or chartered accountant? (Flash video) (News). BBC News. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ West is West star Aqib Khan interviewed (Flash video) (News). BBC News. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Eriksson, Scott (15 July 2011). "Aqib Khan Interview: West Is West". Asians in Film. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. ^ Staff (23 November 2010). "Thornton teenager cast in sequel to classic film East Is East". Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  6. ^ Carnevale, Rob (24 February 2011). "West Is West – Aqib Khan interview". IndieLondon. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ^ Joseph, Rebecca-Jane (24 February 2011). "Interview with Aqib Khan for West Is West". heyuguys.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ^ Delaney, Laura (24 February 2011). "review: West Is West". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Film Review: West Is West". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  10. ^ Siddiqi, Maryam (24 March 2011). "Film Review: West Is West". National Post. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  11. ^ Carole (16 March 2011). "Actu UK : The Jury pour ITV et Top Boy pour Channel 4 en tournage ; BBC Two commande Line of Duty". Critictoo (in French). Retrieved 1 January 2011.

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