Ali Asgar (actor)

Ali Asgar
Asgar attend the press conference of The Drama Company
Born	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Khadija Asgar ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2

Ali Asgar is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian. He has appeared in many Indian TV serials and movies. Asgar appeared as Kamal Agarwal in Star Plus TV show Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki . ^[1] He also appeared in SAB TV's show F.I.R. as Inspector Raj Aryan. ^[2] He is commonly known for his role in Colors TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil as Dadi. ^[3]

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Refs
1991	Shikari	Young Adarsh Kumar Shrivastav
1992	Jaan Tere Naam	Chichi
	Chamatkar	Rakesh		[4]
1993	Khalnayak	Munna
1994	Baali Umar Ko Salaam	Peter
1995	The Gambler	Dayashankar's Brother
1996	Shastra
	Dushman Duniya Ka	Raman
1999	Pyaar Koi Khel Nahin
2000	Joru Ka Ghulam	Raju Patel
	Josh	Deven
2001	Hum Ho Gaye Aapke	Manjeet
2002	Raaz	Rohit
	Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage	Rohit's friend
	Hum Kisise Kum Nahin	Bablu
	Jeena Sirf Merre Liye
2004	Aetbaar	Deepak		[4]
	Stop!	Rahul		[5]
2005	Shaadi No. 1	H.S Gulati
	Koi Aap Sa	Naina's colleague
	Navra Maza Navsacha	Film director	Marathi-language film
2007	Partner	Naina's colleague
2008	Sunday	Raj Khurana's son
2009	Shortkut	Vikram
2010	Tees Maar Khan	Burger
	Ideachi Kalpana	Film director	Marathi language film, Special appearance
	332 Mumbai to India
2015	Solid Patels	Dr. Thanawala
2017	Judwaa 2	Doctor Lulla
2018	Pagalpanti	Chhoti Goli
2019	Amavas	Gotti		[6]
2021	12 'O' Clock	Doctor
2022	Love You Loktantra
2023	Shehzada	Arun
2024	The U P Files
2024	Navra Maza Navsacha 2		Marathi language film, Special appearance

Television

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Refs
1987	Ek Do Teen Char	Johnny		[4]
1987–1988	Chunauti	Yogesh		[7]
1990	Neev	Manu
1995–1996	Apne Jaise Types	Sameer
1996–1998	Itihaas	Mukul
1997	Aahat	Raj	2 episodes; Memory - Part I and Memory - Part II	[4]
1998	Dil Vil Pyar Vyar	Kuku
1998–1999	Do Aur Do Paanch	Harsh		[4]
1999	Kartvya	Dheeraj		[4]
2000–2008	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii	Kamal aggarwal		[4]
2001–2003	Kutumb	Samay Mittal		[4]
2002	Cactus Flower	Rajiv
2003	Kya Hadsaa Kya Haqeeqat	Professor Samuel
	Allah Meri Tauba			[4]
2004	Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Dhoom			[8]
2006	Kadvee Khattee Meethi	Karan		[9]
2007–2013	Comedy Circus	Various characters
2008	Say Shava Shava	Host		[10]
	Zara Nachke Dikha	Himself	Captain of Tez Talwaar Ladke (Boys team)	[11]
2009	Ghar Ki Baat Hai	Mr. X		[12]
	Voice of India – Mummy Ke Superstars	Host		[13]
	Yeh To Hona Hi Tha	Bobby
2009–2011	F.I.R.	Inspector Raj Aaryan
2010	Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega	Himself	Celebrity special episode
	National Bingo Night	Himself
2011	Shadi 3 Crore Ki	Host		[14]
2012–2014	Jeannie Aur Juju	Captain Vikram "Vicky/Juju" Khanna
2013–2016	Comedy Nights with Kapil	Dadi and Various characters
2015	C.I.D.	Himself	2 Episodes ' Ali Ki Khalbali Part I and II'
2016	Chidiya Ghar	Nathu Nakabandi	Guest	[15]
	Woh Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle	Nathu Nakabandi		[16]
2016–2017	The Kapil Sharma Show	Nani and various Characters
2017	Trideviyaan	Katappi/Guddu		[17]
	Sabse Bada Kalakar	Nurse Laila	Guest appearance	[18]
	Super Night with Tubelight	Various Characters	Television special
	Lip Sing Battle	Host		[19]
2017–2018	The Drama Company	Various characters		[20]
2018	Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan			[21]
2018–2019	Kanpur Wale Khuranas	Pramod's sister in law
2019	Movie Masti with Maniesh Paul	Various characters
2020	Akbar Ka Bal Birbal	Akbar		[22]
2021	Zee Comedy Show	Various characters
2022	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10	Contestant	16th place	[23]
2022–2023	Favvara Chowk	Ashok Indori		[24]
2024	Wagle Ki Duniya - Nayi Peedhi Naye Kissey	Harish Khanna	Guest appearance	[25]

Dubbing roles

Live action films

Film title	Actor	Character	Dub Language	Original language	Original Year Release	Dub Year Release	Notes
Ayalaan	Siddharth	Tattoo (voice)	Hindi	Tamil	2024	2025

Animated films

Film Title	Original Voice(s)	Character(s)	Dub Language	Original Language	Original Year Release	Dub Year Release	Notes
Despicable Me 3 [26]	Steve Carell	Gru and Dru	Hindi	English	2017	2017	Both characters were originally voiced by Steve Carell.

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Work	Result	Refs
2006	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor/Supporting Role	Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii	Won	[1]
2008					[27]
		Best Anchor – Reality (Music Film) – TV	Say Shava Shava		[28]
2013	Indian Telly Awards	Best Actor in a Comic Role (Jury Award)	Jeannie Aur Juju		[29]
2013	Indian Television Academy Awards	Best Actor/ Supporting Role	Comedy Nights with Kapil		[3]

References

1. "Indian Television Academy Awards 2006". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
2. "Ali to play a shayarana cop". The Indian Express . 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
3. "Indian Television Academy Awards 2014". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
4. "Television acts on subliminal levels far more than cinema does". 8 March 2003. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
5. N, Patcy (5 November 2004). "Stop is surprisingly decent". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024. Rahul (Ali Asgar) loves Tina, a stage actress who thinks her communal lifestyle, is a dream come true.
6. Hungama, Bollywood (8 February 2019). "Amavas Cast List | Amavas Movie Star Cast | Release Date | Movie Trailer | Review- Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
7. "Chunauti: This 1987 TV show was the first to capture the campus life". 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
8. "Star Plus' next kids' show 'K3D' ready to roll". Indian Television Dot Com. 15 May 2004. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
9. "Star One to launch weekly show 'Kadvee Khatti Meethi' on 23 Oct". Indian Television Dot Com. 13 September 2006. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
10. "Karan Johar judges celebs in Delhi - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 December 2007. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
11. "Zara Nachke Dikha: Groove to the tunes of the evergreen songs on 25 August at 9.30 pm only on Star One!". 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
12. "Idiot Box | Red Chillies Entertainments". 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011.
13. "First Look: Mummy Ke Superstars". Rediff. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
14. "Jasmeet, Inderpal's expensive TV wedding - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
15. Chidiya Ghar - चिड़िया घर - Episode 1080 - 14th January, 2016 (in Hindi). 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024– via YouTube.
16. "Sab to replace 'Yam Hai Hum' with Optimystix's 'Woh Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle'". 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
17. Karki, Tripti (24 March 2017). "After 'The Kapil Sharma Show', Ali Asgar aka Nani joins THIS TV show, see pic". www.indiatvnews.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
18. "Sunil Grover and Ali Asgar ace their comeback act; see pics". India Today. 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
19. Hungama, Bollywood (24 August 2017). "Lip Sync Battle is coming to India with Farah Khan and Ali Asgar as hosts; Malaika Arora and Maniesh Paul to participate : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
20. "The Drama Company: Krushna Abhishek's fun moments with Ali Asgar hint that its first episode will be crazy. See photos". 7 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
21. Hungama, Bollywood. "Preview of Sunil Grover's new show Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan! | Sugandha Mishra, Ali Asgar Images - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama . Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
22. "Ali Asgar: I can't be slotted in similar roles - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 July 2020. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
23. "Exclusive Interview! Ali Asgar on why he quit Kapil Sharma's show, does he regret it today and gearing up for Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 August 2022. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
24. "भाभी जी के लुक में मोनालिसा ने शेयर किया फोटो, फव्वारा चौक में भारती सिंह और चिंकी- मिंकी के साथ दिखेंगी एक्ट्रेस". NDTVIndia (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
25. "Ali Asgar joins the cast of Wagle Ki Duniya". 24 December 2024.
26. "An Indian twist to Despicable Me 3". Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
27. "Indian Television Academy Awards 2008". IndianTelevisionAcademy.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
28. "The 8th ITA Awards 2008". Indian Television Academy Awards. 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
29. "List of winners of Indian Telly Awards 2013". 17 January 2014. tellyawards.indiantelevision.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

External links

• Ali Asgar at IMDb