Aasif Khan

Aasif Khan (born 13 March 1991) is an Indian actor, known for his works in web series and films. He is recognised for his notable performances in India’s Most Wanted (film), Jamtara (web series), Paatal Lok (web series), Mirzapur (web series) , Panchayat (web series) and Humorously Yours 2 (web series). Khan has lived some exceptional characters in his acts that include Ganesh Groom, Anas Ahmad, Babar Khan, Chintu, to mention a few.
Khan was born in Nimbahera town near Chittorgarh. He graduated from Mohan Lal Sukhadiya University, Udaipur. At an early age, Khan discovered himself not very much inclined towards studies. He, however, had a keen interest in extra-curricular activities during his school time. As a child actor, he performed his first play Kissa Kursi Ka in school. Khan also got inspired from the popular TV show, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge and started performing stand-up comedy acts in nearby towns and cities.
In 2008, Khan had to bear the sudden demise of his father, which brought a halt to his acting ambitions. He then engaged himself in various jobs to make a living. After completing higher secondary education, Khan moved to Mumbai in 2011 to revive his acting ambitions. He made efforts to get into acting but due to financial crunch, he had to work as a waiter in a hotel in Mumbai. He also worked as a sales guy in a shopping mall in Mumbai and then, to refine his acting skills in theatre, he moved to Jaipur.
In Jaipur, Khan joined Sarthak Theatre Group, run by eminent theatre director, Sabir Khan. With this theatre group he performed plays like Abu Hasan, Ali Baba, Muavze, Teen Tappar, Doodha, Dulari Bai among others. He is currently working with a theatre group, Ujaagar Dramatic Association, run by NSD Alumni and Actor, Ajeet Singh Palawat. With this group, he has countrywide performed the play Kasumal Sapno, the Rajasthani adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In 2016, Khan returned to Mumbai and started working as an Associate Casting Director with Abhishek Banerjee’s Casting Bay.
Khan’s first film project was Toilet Ek Prem Katha, in which he played a reporter’s character. His next project was film Pari, in which he made a small appearance as a goon. Alongside these, he also did some advertisement films. He was admired for his role in a short film Vacancy, directed by Anurag Worlikar. For this film, he was awarded the accolade of best actor in Skylight Film Festival and Cineshorts Viacom 18 Film Festival. This film also bagged best short film award in MAMI Film Festival.
After making small appearances in various films, Khan got a big break in film India’s Most Wanted, alongside Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor. This film was directed by Raj Kumar Gupta.
=== Films ===
Year 	Title 	Character 	Ref
2017 	Toilet Ek Prem Katha	Reporter 	
2018 	Pari 	Ismail 	
2019 	India’s Most Wanted 	Bittu Sinha	
2020 (Upcoming)	Pagglait 	Parchun 	
=== Web Series ===
Year 	Title 	Character 	Ref
2018 	Mirzapur 	Babar Khan 	
2019 	Humorously Yours 2	Chintu 	
2020 	Jamtara 	Anas Ahmad Reporter	
2020 	Panchayat 	Ganesh Groom 	
2020 	Patal Lok 	Kabir M. 	
2020 (Upcoming)	Mirzapur 2 	Babar Khan 	
Year	Award 	Category
2018	Skylight Film Festival 	Best Actor – Short film ‘Vacancy’
2018	Cineshorts Viacom 18 Film Festival	Best Actor – Short film ‘Vacancy’
Category:Indian male film actors
Category:People from Rajasthan
Category:Indian people