Ali Asgar

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ali Asgar

• At the age of 10, he started working as an actor.

  

• While he was in school, he participated in various extracurricular activities.

• While growing up, he dreamt of becoming a chef.

• After completing a course in hotel management, on a five-year contract, he worked in a few hotels in foreign countries. After five years, his parents insisted him to stay in India.

• Ali has acted in many Hindi TV serials including ‘Chunauti’ (1987), ‘Aahat’ (1997), ‘Jeannie Aur Juju’ (2012), ‘Chidiya Ghar’ (2016), ‘Akbar Ka Bal Birbal’ (2020), and ‘Favvara Chowk’ (2022).

  

• He has acted in various Hindi films like ‘Chamatkar’ (1992), ‘Dushman Duniya Ka’ (1996), ‘Joru Ka Ghulam’ (2000), ‘Judwaa 2’ (2017), and ‘The U P Files’ (2024).

  

• He gained immense popularity for playing the role of Kamal Aggarwal in the Hindi TV serial ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii’ from 2000 to 2008.

  

• He has played various characters in a few Hindi TV comedy shows like ‘Comedy Circus’ (2007), ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ (2013), ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ (2016), ‘The Drama Company’ (2017), and ‘Zee Comedy Show’ (2021).
  

• He has also hosted a few Hindi TV shows such as ‘Say Shava Shava’ (2008), ‘Voice of India – Mummy Ke Superstars’ (2009), ‘Shadi 3 Crore Ki’ (2011), and ‘Lip Sing Battle’ (2017).

  

• As a contestant, he has participated in various Hindi TV shows such as ‘Zara Nachke Dikha’ (2008) and ‘Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10’ (2002).

  

• In 2010, he appeared in the Marathi film ‘Ideachi Kalpana.’

• In 2014, he started his self-titled YouTube channel on which he uploads his vlogs.

• In 2017, he dubbed the Hindi version of the English film ‘Despicable Me 3’ for the character of Gru and Dru.

• His car rammed into a truck in 2019. However, he did not have any injuries.

• He was offered the role of Kick in 2023, but due to previous work commitments, he could not accept the offer.

• In 2024, Ali, along with the Indian TV actor Bhakhtyar Irani, started a podcast channel named Chuddy Buddy.

  

• He is an avid animal lover and owns a pet cat named Ginger.

  

• He considers the Indian actor-comedian Mehmood his guru.

  

• Ali is considered a look-alike of the Indian actor Rishi Kapoor.

  

• He once shared that while he was dressed up as Dadi (a comic character played by him) at a wedding, he was molested by a man.

• In an interview, he shared that he quit The Kapil Sharma Show as his children’s classmates used to make fun of them as Ali used to play Dadi at that time in the show. Also, he felt that his character was not growing in the TV show.

• The Indian actor-film critic Kamaal R Khan once got upset with him for presenting him the Golden Balti Award at the event of Zee Gold Awards.