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.

Career Khan moved to Mumbai in 2010 to revive his acting ambition. 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.

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 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. and in Murder In Agonda, an Amazon miniTV web series.

Aasif appeared as a lead protagonist in Ghar Set Hai,

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. 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

Filmography

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Short films YearTitleRoleRef(s)2017VacancyDurgesh Kumar

As casting associate

Awards and nominations