Asif Basra


Asif Basra is an Indian film, television, and theatre actor. He is best known for his role in the American comedy film Outsourced.

Career

He performed in Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday and Rahul Dholakia's Parzania, which received much critical appreciation. He appeared in Michael O. Sajbeland's One Night with the King with veteran actors like Omar Sharif and Peter O'Toole. He played a tailor in the Hindi movie Lamhaa; he was in Bollywood's 2010 top grossing 2010 film Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai as Shoib's father.

Theatrical performance

Basra is also known for his theatrical performances from playing five characters in Feroz Abbas Khan's production of Mahatma v/s Gandhi, a play that is considered one of the most successful in Indian theatre. Other performances include a child with spina bifida in Main Bhi Superman and Horatio in Hamlet.

Filmography