Aasif Khan

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).

Early life

Aasif Khan was born and raised in Nimbahera, a small town in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan, India. 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.

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. He was deeply inspired by the "shaadiwallah" act performed by comedian Raju Srivastava in the popular TV show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. It encouraged him to participate in the stand-up competition held locally where he surprisingly won.

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.

Career

Khan moved to Mumbai in 2010 to revive his acting ambition. 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. He appeared in ''Ready'' and ''Agneepath'' as a junior artist.

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.

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).

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. He made cameo appearances in '' Toilet: Ek Prem Katha'' and '' Pari''.

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.

In 2018, he played Babar, a loyal aide in web series ''Mirzapur''.

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. He appeared as Chintu in ''Humorously Yours'' (2019).

In 2020, Aasif overwhelmed the audience by his appearance in a crucial role of a journalist as Anas Ahmad in '' Jamtara – Sabka Number Ayega''. He was next seen as a stubborn bridegroom in The Viral Fever's comedy drama '' Panchayat'' (2020). 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.

He continued to play Babar in ''Mirzapur'' season 2 and appeared in short film: ''Sorry'' (2020).

In 2021, Khan appeared in ''Click'' (2021), a short film streamed on Disney+ Hotstar and then appeared as Parchun in Umesh Bist's comedy-drama film '' Pagglait'' which was released on 26 March 2021 on Netflix.

In 2022, Aasif appeared in the web series ''Human'' which was streamed on Disney+ Hotstar, in ''Dil Se Hero'', a mini-series by FilterCopy, and in ''Murder In Agonda'', an Amazon miniTV web series.

Aasif appeared as a lead protagonist in ''Ghar Set Hai,'' a comedy-drama web television series streamed on VOOT.

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. 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. Aasif's portrayal of Prashant Bhaiya, left a lasting mark adding to the richness of the character dynamics.

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. He next featured in '' Kakuda'', a horror-comedy film directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, under RSVP Movies, released on ZEE5.

Aasif was spotted next as Nasir in ''The Bhootnii'', a horror-comedy film directed by Sidhaant Sachdev, and produced by Deepak Mukut & Sanjay Dutt, which released in theaters on 1st May 2025.

He will be seen next in romantic comedy films viz. ''Ishq Chakkallas'' and '' Noorani Chehra''. Aasif will also be featured in '' Section 108'', a thriller drama, written and directed by Rasikh Khan and presented by Anees Bazmee.

Filmography

Films

Web series

Short films

Music video

As casting associate

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Aasif
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