Asif Basra is a famous Indian film, television and theater actor. He is known for his role as Puro N. Virajnarianan in the American comedy film Outsourced (2006).
Wiki/Biography
Asif Basra was born on Thursday, July 27, 1967, in Amravati, Maharashtra (age 53 at the time of death). His zodiac sign is Leo. He received his education at Dnyanmata High School, Amravati, Maharashtra. Later, he joined VMV College, Amravati for B.Sc. in physics.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Eye color: black
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
family, caste and wife
He was born into a Muslim family. His sister’s name is Najma Basra Nagani.
Profession
He is a renowned theater artist who has performed in various Hindi, English and Urdu plays such as Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Oh No! Not so anymore, Mahatma Gandhi, Tughlaq, Mahabharata and Mumtaz Bhai Patanwale. In 1998, he made his debut as an actor in the Hindi film “Woh”, where he played the role of history teacher “Omkarnath Dikshit”. He has appeared in several Hindi films such as Parzania (2005), Jab We Met (2007), Once Upon a Time in Mumbai (2010), Krrish 3 (2013), Hichki (2018) , “P Se Pyaar F Se Faraar” (2019). He is critically acclaimed for his roles in the Hindi films “Friday” (2004) and “Parzania” (2005).
Asif Basra in “Jab We Met”
He has appeared in regional language films such as Saanjh (2016, Himachali), Wrong Side Raju (2016, Gujarati) and Big Brother (2020, Malayalam) Ram).
In 2020, he appeared in the hit Hindi web series Paatal Lok and Hostages. He has also appeared in various television commercials.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJGGJG59Gn8
sign
Signature of Asif Basra
favorite thing
die
On November 12, 2020, he was found hanging at his rental property in Mcleodganj, Upper Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh. According to sources, no suicide note was found at the death scene. He has reportedly been living with his foreign friends for the past six years.
Facts/Trivia
- He had no formal acting training. He performed at various film festivals during his student and college days.
- In 1989, he moved to Mumbai and acted in college productions. He used to spend all his salary on buying tickets or passes for theatrical performances. In 1991, for nearly a week, he watched Athol Fugard’s play “Boseman and Lena” every day.
- He made his mark on the theater scene with the production of Salim Ghouse.
- He quit his 9-5 job and continued his career in Indian theatre.
- He has organized various acting workshops at renowned Indian theaters such as Prithvi Theatre. He has organized various performance workshops for corporate groups, NGOs, educational institutions, children and youth groups.
Asif Basra at acting workshop
- He enjoys traveling on his Royal Enfield motorcycle.
Asif during trip to Basra
- He is an avid animal lover.
Asif Basra and a cat
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