Aasif Sheikh (born 11 November 1964) is an Indian film, stage, and television actor. He played the role of Prince Ajay Singh in Hum Log, India's first daily soap opera. He has appeared in numerous Bollywood films and TV serialsand is well known for his roles in series like Yes Boss, which ran from 1999 to 2009, and the sitcom Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!, one of the longest running Indian comedy sitcoms. On 19 October 2021, he was acknowledged by the World Book of Records, London, for performing more than 300 different characters in a single running television show, Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain!.

Personal life

Sheikh was born on 11 November 1964 in New Delhi, India. He attended Saint Anthony's School. He spent his childhood school breaks in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He then initially enrolled for a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Honours, then turned in Khalsa College, Delhi to Hotel Management, but soon dropped to pursue theatre. He married Zeba Sheikh (Nigar) in 1989, with whom he has two children, daughter, Maryam Nastasia, born 1990, and son, Alyjah Iman, born 1995.

Theatre

He is associated with the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Mumbai and has acted in plays such as Kabuliwala, Aakhri Shama, Simla Coffee House, Hum Deewane Hum Parwane, Ek Baar Phir, Aaall izz Well with Shuturmurgh, Oye Ki Girl Hain, and Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi. One of his popular plays is U-Turn, co-starring Poonam Dhillon.

Filmography

Feature films

Television

Awards