Asif Basra
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.
Movies
7.9
- May 14, 2020
- Hindi
A down and out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a prime time journalist. The case turns out to be a devious maze where nothing is what it looks like. The pursuit of it leads him to the dark netherworld - the 'Paatal Lok', and to shocking discoveries in the past of the four suspects.
3.5
- Jan 17, 2020
- Tamil
Sachidanadan had to go to the juvenile home for killing someone. After his release, the recent things that happened to his family, shock Sachidanandan and he has to fight against a powerful drug racket in the city.
- Oct 18, 2019
- Hindi
High-school sweethearts Suraj Maali and Janvi Singh are well aware of their diverse socio-economic backgrounds and so, the young lovers opt for marriage by elopement. This, in turn, conjures up a storm the couple isn't prepared for.
- Apr 12, 2019
- Hindi
The Tashkent Files is a thriller that revolves around the mysterious death of India's 2nd Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and attempts to uncover if he had actually died a natural death, or, as alleged, was assassinated.
5.3
- Aug 03, 2018
- OST
The journey of a struggling singer 'Fanney Khan' who aspires to make his daughter a big name in the music world.
6.3
- Mar 23, 2018
- Hindi
Hichki is a story about a woman who turns her most daunting weakness into her biggest strength. Naina Mathur (Rani Mukerji) is an aspiring teacher who suffers from Tourette Syndrome. After several interviews and numerous rejections, she lands her dream job as a full-time teacher in one of the most elite schools in the city. However, she soon realises that the class she has been assigned comprises of defiant and impish students who can't seem to keep out of trouble. Despite a few initial hiccups, Naina must do whatever she can to ensure that her students realise their true potential, and defy all the odds against them.
5.3
- Jan 12, 2018
- Hindi
Unfolding through a course of a night in Mumbai, Kaalakaandi showcases three parallel tracks — a man who discovers he has terminal illness decides to let go of his principles and live a little; a woman involved in a hit-and-run seeks redemption and two goons must decide if they can trust each other.
- Oct 12, 2017
- Hindi
A couple goes through terrible circumstances when their adopted daughter gets possessed by a demonic force. They decide to get her exorcised but the father kills the child to get rid of the evil.
