Aasif Sheikh

This article is about the Indian actor. For the Nepalese cricketer, see Aasif Sheikh (cricketer).

Aasif Sheikh
Born (1964-11-11) 11 November 1964 (age 60)[1]
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film and television artist
Years active1984 – present[2]
Known for
Spouse
Zeba Sheikh
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(m. 1989)​
Children2

Aasif Sheikh (born 11 November 1964) is an Indian film, stage, and television artist. 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.[3]

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!.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IndiaTV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Urmimala Banerjee (9 June 2016). "Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hain's Aasif Sheikh aka Vibhuti Narayan on rewind". Bollywood Life. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ Daily Life writer (21 October 2015). "A Straightforward Man". Daily Post India. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. ^ "BJGPH's Aasif Sheikh on being acknowledged by World Book of Records: I feel more responsible". The Times of India. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Aasif Sheikh (Prominent Actor) from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India gets included by World Book of Records - London". World Book of Records. Retrieved 17 March 2022.