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Asif Basra(1967-2020)

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Asif Basra
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Asif Basra was an Indian film and theatre actor. He has appeared in several international English-language productions, such as the acclaimed 2006 movie Outsourced (United States), Tandoori Love (Switzerland/ Germany) and One Night with the King (United States) with Omar Sharif and Peter O'Toole.

Asif has starred in a number of popular Hindi movies, including Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, Jab We Met and Kai Po Che. His performance in Rahul Dholakia's Parzania received much critical acclaim. In 2014, he starred in the Tamil film Anjaan, and most recently he has acted alongside Ranbir Kapoor in his new film Roy. He also worked in the first Himachali language film Saanjh.

Asif has also worked with some of India's leading directors, including Anurag Kashyap on his film Black Friday. Other film roles have included playing the tailor in Hindi movie Lamhaa: The Untold Story of Kashmir and a fakir in Janaki Vishwanathan's Yeh Hai Bakrapur.

Asif has starred in many plays in India and abroad, performing in English, Hindi and Urdu theatre productions. He toured India, the United States, the UK and Dubai playing five characters in Feroz Khan's production of Mahatma V/s Gandhi. He performed the title role in Manav Kaul's acclaimed Mamtaz Bhai Patang Waale, and played a 12-year old child with Spina Bifida in Main Bhi Superman.

Asif Basra was born in Amravati on 27th July 1967. In 1989 he moved to Mumbai to pursue his acting career, and continues to live and work there. On 12 November 2020, he was found hanging in his apartment in Dharamshala with the causes of his suicide being investigated.
Born1967
DiedNovember 12, 2020
Born1967
DiedNovember 12, 2020
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Outsourced (2006)
Outsourced
7.0
  • Purohit N. Virajnarianan
  • 2006
Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Vinay Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah, Rajesh Sharma, Mandira Bedi, Mohan Kapur, Achint Kaur, Shweta Basu Prasad, Prakash Belawadi, Pankaj Tripathi, and Ankur Rathee in The Tashkent Files (2019)
The Tashkent Files
8.1
  • News Channel Editor
  • 2019
Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor in Jab We Met (2007)
Jab We Met
7.9
  • Ratlam Station Vendor
  • 2007
Akshay Kumar in Sooryavanshi (2021)
Sooryavanshi
6.1
  • Rafique
  • 2021

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  • Mr Lele
    • In Production
  • Akshay Kumar in Sooryavanshi (2021)
    Sooryavanshi
  • The Family Man (2019)
    The Family Man
    • (as Asif Sattar Basra)
  • Das Capital Gulamon Ki Rajdhani (2020)
    Das Capital Gulamon Ki Rajdhani
  • Hostages (2019)
    Hostages
  • Jagjeet Sandhu in Paatal Lok (2020)
    Paatal Lok
  • Arbaaz Khan and Mohanlal in Big Brother (2020)
    Big Brother
  • The Good Karma Hospital (2017)
    The Good Karma Hospital
  • P Se Pyaar F Se Faraar (2019)
    P Se Pyaar F Se Faraar
  • The Great Indian Casino (2019)
    The Great Indian Casino
  • Mithun Chakraborty, Pallavi Joshi, Vinay Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah, Rajesh Sharma, Mandira Bedi, Mohan Kapur, Achint Kaur, Shweta Basu Prasad, Prakash Belawadi, Pankaj Tripathi, and Ankur Rathee in The Tashkent Files (2019)
    The Tashkent Files
  • Mirza's Friend Ghalib (2018)
    Mirza's Friend Ghalib
  • Danger (2018)
    Danger
  • Mera Kuch Samaan (2018)
    Mera Kuch Samaan
  • Himarsha Venkatsamy in Black Bud (2018)
    Black Bud
  • Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao, and Pihu Sand in Fanney Khan (2018)
    Fanney Khan

Director

  • Khaggam

Producer

  • Khaggam

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Hichki Trailer
Trailer 2:24
Hichki Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 3:05
Official Trailer
Outsourced
Trailer 2:24
Outsourced
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
Trailer 3:10
Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
Das Capital Gulamon Ki Rajdhani (2020) Trailer
Trailer 1:48
Das Capital Gulamon Ki Rajdhani (2020) Trailer
Dilli Gang (2013) Trailer
Trailer 2:02
Dilli Gang (2013) Trailer
Saanjh (2017) Trailer
Trailer 0:53
Saanjh (2017) Trailer
Yeh Hai Bakrapur (2014) Trailer
Trailer 2:15
Yeh Hai Bakrapur (2014) Trailer
The Great Indian Casino (2019) Trailer
Trailer 3:28
The Great Indian Casino (2019) Trailer
Wrong Side Raju (2016) Trailer
Trailer 3:02
Wrong Side Raju (2016) Trailer
Sheitaan (2017) Trailer
Trailer 2:03
Sheitaan (2017) Trailer
Freaky Ali (2016) Trailer
Trailer 2:32
Freaky Ali (2016) Trailer

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    • 1967
    • Amravati, Maharashtra, India
    • November 12, 2020
    • Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India(undisclosed)

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    Resembles famous Hindi Lyricist Gulshan Bawra.

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