Asim Riaz

Asim Riaz is an Indian model, actor, rapper and fitness specialist. He is best known for his recent appearance in the reality TV show Bigg Boss, and formerly for being the face of BlackBerry, Numero Uno, and B’lue. He has gained mass following on his social networks.
Born in Jammu, Riaz has gained attention during his time at Bigg Boss house. He has been able to build mass following on his social handles with his videos related to fitness and bodybuilding. Riaz was a runner-up of the Bigg Boss season 13. 
Riaz was featured in music videos including Neha Kakkar's Kalla Sona hai and Arman Malik's Veham.
==Early Life==
Riaz was born on 13 July 1993 (Age: 26 years, as in 2019) in Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India. He acquired his primary education from Delhi Public School, Jammu and has a graduate degree in Marketing. He lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
== Family ==
His father, Riaz Ahmed Choudhary is a retired IAS officer in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. His brother's name is Umar Riaz who is a general surgeon based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. 
==Career==
He has featured in Indian television commercials such as Blackberrys, B'lue, Numero Uno, Royal Enfield, etc. He has also modeled for leading brands like Lenskart. He had played a minor role in David Dhawan's film, Main Tera Hero. He gained popularity after he made his Indian television debut in Bigg Boss 13. 
===Music career===
Riaz started his music career as a rapper and released his first song Back to Start. The song was composed by Charan and directed by Jay Singal. The song gained some early popularity due to Riaz's following and helped him in gaining some early success. He released another song, King Kong in 2021 on YouTube, this song was also composed and directed by the same team. Riaz was often seen performing at stage and television, where he has appeared in 2021. 
In 2022, Riaz has released another song, Tera Bhai featuring himself in the video. The song was about his brother Umar Riaz, who was participating in Bigg Boss 15. In March 2022, another song Khuda Se Dar was released.
==Filmography==
===Movies===
Year	Movie 	Notes 	Ref(s)
2014	Main Tera Hero	Guest Appearance	Produced by Ekta Kapoor
===Television===
Year	Title 	Role 	Channel 	Notes 	Ref(s)
2019	Bigg Boss 13	Contestant	Colors Tv	Currently Participating	
===Music videos===
Year	Title 	Singer 	Music 	Notes
2020	Kalla Sohna Nai 	Neha Kakkar 	Rajat Nagpal 	
2020	Khyaal Rakhya Ka	Preetinder 	Rajat Nagpal 	
2020	Teri Gali 	Barbie Maan 	Rajat Nagpal 	
2020	Afsos Karoge 	Stebin Ben 	Sanjeev, Ajay 	
2020	Badan Pe Sitare 	Stebin Ben, Sehnoor	Rahul Singh 	
2020	Veham 	Armaan Malik 	Manan Bhardwaj	
==Controversies==
In 2022, Pakistani singer Shuja Haider alleged Riaz for copying his music for his song, Piya re Piya.
==Personal life==
Riaz is known for his extravagant lifestyle and motivating youngster for body building. He is dating his Bigg Boss contestant, Himanshi Khurana.
== External Links ==
* Asim Riaz on Instagram
* Asim Riaz on Facebook
* Asim Riaz on Twitter
== References ==
Category:Indian models
Category:Indian male models
Category:Male models from Jammu
Category:Indian male film actors
Category:Indian male actors
Category:Indian male television actors
Category:Bigg Boss contestants
Category:Bigg Boss seasons