Asif Basra

Asif Basra

Birth : 1967-07-27, Amravati, Maharashtra, India

Death : 2020-11-12

History

Asif Basra (27 July 1967 – 12 November 2020) was an Indian film, television, and theatre actor. He was best known for his role in the American comedy film Outsourced.

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Asif Basra

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Rani Rani Rani
For Rani, the caretaker at an abandoned factory, in an almost-abandoned Indian village, it's just an ordinary day, trapped in a struggle for survival between a feckless husband on one hand, and his brother and ruthless sister-in-law on the other. But when she happens upon a group of opportunists seeking to prove the efficacy of their mysteriously-acquired device to a potential buyer, her fortunes seem set to change. All they need is a 'volunteer', and for a small sum of cash she's lured into their machine. While she emerges seemingly unscathed, a violent turn of events makes Rani realize that changing the trajectory of her life might just be matter of a second chance, or a third - or maybe just a little more time.
Sooryavanshi
Rafique
A fearless, faithful albeit slightly forgetful Mumbai cop, Veer Sooryavanshi, the chief of the Anti-Terrorism Squad in India pulls out all the stops and stunts to thwart a major conspiracy to attack his city.
Black Bud
Jamir
Sanya, a rebellious contemporary girl but a poet at heart, escapes her strict orthodox father's house in search of a new life.
Das Capital
Bada Babu
Das Capital is an envisioning of rural north India and sets the canvas for the protagonist – Purshottam Ram played by Yashpal Sharma who is torn between his duties toward his family, his corrupt employers and a corrupt political system. The plot employs dramatic performances by a stellar cast including that of Pratibha Sharma, Jameel Khan, K.K. Raina, Ravi Jhankal, Manoj Pahwa, Seema Pahwa, Anupam Shyam, Rajpal Yadav among others who form a part of the ensemble and seamlessly bring forth the characters that form vital ingredients in the film. “Das Capital - Gulamon Ki Rajdhani”, a film that was envisioned in the 90s, scripted over a couple of decades, shot in 2012 is releasing for viewing on OTT Platform – Cinemapreneur. The film is the labour of love of renowned and celebrated Indian cinematographer Rajen Kothari who passed away in 2012 soon after the film was shot.
Big Brother
Muthan
After getting released for serving a double life sentence, Sachidanandan returns to connect and live with his family until his past catches up to him, forcing him to protect his loved ones.
Satellite Shankar
Indian Army soldier Shankar gets injured in cross-firing at the border. Senior Officer suggests he take 8 days to rest after consultation with doctors. Shankar requests for leave instead of rest, officers agree and tell him to report to duty on the morning of the 8th day. While traveling, he helps citizens and ends up missing his train. Online news reporter covers his story without acknowledging him. The story later revolves around how he reaches his home and then back to duty in a short span of time.
P Se Pyaar F Se Faraar
Sompal Singh
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.
The Tashkent Files
News Channel Editor
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.
Fanney Khan
Vivek Sir, Producer
The journey of a struggling singer 'Fanney Khan' who aspires to make his daughter a big name in the music world.
Hichki
Shyamlal
Hichki presents a positive and inspiring story about a woman who turns her biggest weakness into her biggest strength.
Kaalakaandi
Raza
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.
Raaz-E-Sheitaan
Sheitaan is a 2017 Indian Bollywood horror thriller film, written by Faisal Saif and directed by Sameer Khan under Saif's own banner Faith Pictures Inc. Distributed by Dimension Pictures Based on real life incidents, the film marks debut of Bangladeshi actor Nirab Hossain in Bollywood.
Islamic Exorcist
The lives of an Indian couple are devastated when their adopted daughter becomes possessed by a demonic force. The father shoots the daughter to death, However an investigative journalist doesn't believe in their story and becomes determine to know the real truth by going much deeper in the couple's scary past.
Dusk
Sanju's Father
Saanjh marks the debut of Producer and Director, Ajay K Saklani, who, through this movie attempts to bring to the fore the lesser known Himachali language and tries to revive the almost forgotten Tankri Script. Saanjh is the first feature film to have been made and released in the Western Himalayan/ Pahari language. The serenity of village life amidst the Himalayas reaches the peak of sublimity as the visual tour is accompanied by some of the most melodious songs rendered by Mohit Chauhan and Pavithra Chari which strike the heart strings of even those who are unfamiliar with the Pahari dialect. The movie provides a perfect audio-visual setting for a beautiful confluence of the emotional journeys of a daughter, a mother and an orphaned boy as the sun sets on their lives and dusk sets in. Saanjh was the first film in Himachali dialect to be released in cinema halls across India.
Freaky Ali
Kishan Lal
A debt collector becomes a major sensation when he takes on the rich man's sport of golfing.
Wrong Side Raju
Amitabh Shah
A driver named Raju embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing lives of 3 people due to a controversial hit and run accident.
Roy
Abra Rizvi
A love triangle revolving around the lives of a filmmaker, a thief and their mutual love interest.
Anjaan
Rajiv
Krishna (Suriya) comes to Mumbai in search of his brother Raju Bhai (Suriya), an underworld don. Through Raju Bhai's gangster friends, his past life is revealed. What happened to Raju Bhai? Will Krishna find him?
Ek Villain
Harilal Verma
When his lover becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, Guru blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge.
Manjunath
Devendra
Shanmugam Manjunath, an IIM student, who was killed for his stand against corruption and fuel adulteration.
Yeh Hai Bakrapur
The film's story revolves around the family of the Qureshis and their pet animal goat. Circumstances result in the goat acquiring rock star status in his village and beyond.
Darr @ the Mall
Khan
Darr @ The Mall is a spine chilling tale of one night and an encounter with the past.
Krrish 3
Dr. Alok Sen
Krrish and his father Rohit must team up to save the world from a psychokinetic evil man named Kaal and his army of mutants.
Dilli Gang
Vishambar Prasad (Darshan Jariwala) and his wife Sujata (Neena Kulkarni) have just married off their younger daughter amidst much pomp and gaiety. Soon after the wedding their only son Ashish (Amir Dalvi) flies back to Germany from where he had come only to attend his sister's wedding. The old couple is left alone in their big mansion in Delhi. A few days down the line it is revealed that Sujata is afflicted with multiple myeloma, a rare type of cancer. Somewhere in this city, there are four goons whose livelihood is to murder and loot hapless senior citizens in the city. They do this by pretending to be AC mechanics who offer free checks of ACs even when your AC could be working perfectly fine. Dilliwaalas open their doors to anybody who offers a free service. Then there are domestic servants and drivers who are hand-in-glove with the four criminals. This is not to say that such things do not happen.
The Attacks Of 26/11
Taxi Driver
The real-life story of eight Pakistani terrorists, who sail to Mumbai and wage war on the populace for the next 24 hours.
Kai Po Che!
Nasir Hashmi
Three friends growing up in India at the turn of the millennium set out to open a training academy to produce the country's next cricket stars.
Knock Out
Raghav
A businessman in a phone-booth is held hostage by a sniper.
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
Hussain Khan
A tale of two gangsters from the eras of past and present, whose lives enter parallel paths as they struggle to survive within Bombay's criminal underworld.
Lamhaa
Driver
Indian Military Intelligence assigns their agent, Vikram Sabharwal, to travel to Kashmir. There he is to locate the person(s) behind the violence, under the guise of a press reporter, Gul Jahangir. Once there, he begins his investigation by visiting highly sensitive areas as such as the Jama Masjid, Dardpura Village and Rainawari Chowk. He is accompanied by a tailor, Char Chinar, who sells uniforms to both militants and the military soldiers. Vikram meets up with Aziza Abbas Ansari, and her mentor, Haji Sayyed Shah, and aspiring political leader, Aatif Hussain. And it is after these meetings that he will conclude who is behind the extremism in this beautiful yet 'most dangerous place on Earth'.
Kushti
The film Kushti is the story of a small village in Northern India where wrestling is a popular sport and an important wrestling match is held every year. Ever year rivals Avtar Singh (Sharat Saxena) and Jiten Singh (Om Puri) try to beat each other in the wrestling match and gain the trusteeship of the village. Rama (Rajpal Yadav) plays the role of a village simpleton and a post-master. It filled with misunderstandings and misconceptions, of hidden identities and secret love-affairs and the outcome is simply hilarious. The movie begins to take a turn when a certain someone delivers a secret package in the wrong hands. Especially someone, who is bound to take advantage and manipulate the real owner of the package.
Let's Dance
Anthony
Chal Chala Chal
Harilal
Pune-based widower Omkar Nath used to work as a Headmaster with a local school. When he was fired, his son, Deepak, hired a lawyer to sue the school. The school was represented by none other than Omkar's live-in son-in-law, Vinayak Agrawal. After some years the Court finally came to a decision and the verdict was in favor of Omkar. However, since the school had no funds, it was directed to surrender it's school bus in lieu of wages. Deepak takes charge of this bus, finds out it's dilapidated and makes it roadworthy. He also decides to ply in on the Sonawadi - Ratna Chowk route, not knowing that his problems are just about to start.
Tandoori Love
T.V. Kumar
Sonja is a waitress at a guesthouse in the Bernese Oberland and happily engaged to her boss Markus. Everything changes when an Indian chef called Rajah enters her life. Rajah is the chef on a Bollywood film set, but when he spies Sonja in the supermarket it is love at first sight. He starts working at the guesthouse where his artful cooking sets Markus on a culinary mission and soon attracts the j
Jab We Met
Ratlam Station Vendor
A depressed wealthy businessman and a spunky and care-free young woman embark on an unexpected journey that changes their lives.
Outsourced
Purohit N. Virajnarianan
After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman heads to India to train his replacement.
One Night with the King
Prince Marsena
This amazing biblical drama chronicles the brave and historic legend of Hadassah, a Jewish orphan with exceptional beauty who rises to become Queen Esther of Persia and saves Persian Jews from genocide. By revealing her heritage to the king, Esther thwarts the evil prime minister's plan to annihilate all Jews in the Persian Empire. The annual festival of Purim is inspired by her heroism.
Mixed Doubles
Doctor
Bored with his sex life, a man tries to convince his wife to swap partners.
Parzania
Centered around the 2002 massacres in Gujarat, the film tells the story of a happy family that is torn apart by the loss of their son Parzan.
Black Friday
Shanawaz Qureshi
Bombs tear through Bombay, wreaking havoc and polarising the citizens. With perpetrators at large, the state launches a massive drive to unmask the truth behind these events.
Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon
Film director
The story of a girl in a small North Indian town who is an obsessive fan of top Hindi movie star Madhuri Dixit, and dreams of moving to Mumbai to become a film heroine herself.
Rules - Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula
Aakash
Rules - Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula is a light look at the game of love. Radha (Meera Vasudevan) is employed with an advertising agency, and has a chance to see and meet prominent models. She meets her dreamboat, Vikram Verma (Milind Soman), on one such day. Needless to state, she is madly in love with him, but he has eyes for his girlfriend, the gorgeous model, Maggie (Namrata Barua), only. Radha's attempts to make him notice her are in vain, and in desperation she confides in her grandma (Tanuja), for a solution. Her grandma instructs her to follow a number of simple rules,...
Quicksand
Airman
The workaholic head of the compliance section of a New York bank flies to Monaco to investigate unusual deposits from an offshore bank and meets a down-on-his-luck international film star who has become embroiled in criminal activities.