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	He is from a brilliant [[Bengali Muslim]] family with strict disciplinarian parents in [[Jiaganj Azimganj\|Azimgunj]], [[Murshidabad district]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1081207/jsp/7days/story_10216903.jsp \|title='I don't think I am doing anything illegal. If he (Ghosh) feels that way, he should take it up' \|date=7 December 2008 \|newspaper=The Telegraph \|location=India \|access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref> He would listen to the radio for hours during his childhood. Television was not allowed into the house before he completed his junior school. His entry into show business happened by chance. On a rainy evening in 1994 when Mir was in his first year of college ([[Umes Chandra College]]), he was on his way home from the laundry and happened to read a six-day-old newspaper in which the washer-man had wrapped his clothes. His eyes fell upon an advertisement which said that auditions were being held for radio jockeys for a radio station to be launched soon in [[Kolkata]].		He is from a brilliant [[Bengali Muslim]] family with strict disciplinarian parents in [[Jiaganj Azimganj\|Azimgunj]], [[Murshidabad district]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1081207/jsp/7days/story_10216903.jsp \|title='I don't think I am doing anything illegal. If he (Ghosh) feels that way, he should take it up' \|date=7 December 2008 \|newspaper=The Telegraph \|location=India \|access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref> He would listen to the radio for hours during his childhood. Television was not allowed into the house before he completed his junior school. His entry into show business happened by chance. On a rainy evening in 1994 when Mir was in his first year of college ([[Umes Chandra College]]), he was on his way home from the laundry and happened to read a six-day-old newspaper in which the washer-man had wrapped his clothes. His eyes fell upon an advertisement which said that auditions were being held for radio jockeys for a radio station to be launched soon in [[Kolkata]].
	Apart from making people laugh with his jokes on the radio, Mir explored his comic side by competing events. When he finally made an appearance on TV, it was as a news reader on Khaash Khobor, a news programme on [[DD Bangla]]. Since then, Mir's career in television has seen several highs, with television shows including ''Hao Mao Khao'', and ''Beta Betir Battle'' to his credit. With the TV show [[Mirakkel]] on [[Zee Bangla]], he came to be known as the comedy king of the city.		Apart from making people laugh with his jokes on the radio, Mir explored his comic side by competing events. When he finally made an appearance on TV, it was as a news reader on Khaash Khobor, a news programme on [[DD Bangla]]. Since then, Mir's career in television has seen several highs, with television shows including ''Hao Mao Khao'', and ''Beta Betir Battle'' to his credit. With the TV show [[Mirakkel]] on [[Zee Bangla]] he came to be known as the comedy king of the city.

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{{Short description|Indian television & radio host, and actor}}
{{about|the Indian mimicry artist, actor, radio jockey and comedian| other uses|Mir (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mir
| image = Meer Afsar Ali cropped.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Mir at the [[Kolkata Book Fair]] 2014
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Azimganj]], [[Murshidabad]]<br/>[[West Bengal]], India.
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = Mir
| alma_mater = [[Umes Chandra College]]<br/>[[University of Calcutta]]
| occupation = [[Radio Jockey]], actor, comedian, Singer, [[News Anchor]]
| known_for = [[Mirakkel]], Sunday Suspense, Hi Kolkata
(Previously ''Hello Kolkata'')
| awards = Kalakar Awards
}}

'''Mir Afsar Ali''' or '''Mir''' is an Indian [[radio jockey]], television anchor, singer, comedian and actor. He is the host of [[Mirakkel]], a Comedy show on [[Zee Bangla]] and Hi Kolkata
on [[Radio Mirchi]]. He also appears on a show in which suspenseful stories are read named ''Sunday Suspense'' on [[Radio Mirchi]]
<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070314/asp/telekids/story_7510937.asp |title=My Fundays |work=The Telegraph |access-date=14 November 2008 |date=14 March 2007 |last=Mukherjee |first=Debarati |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref>

== Early and personal life ==
He is from a brilliant [[Bengali Muslim]] family with strict disciplinarian parents in [[Jiaganj Azimganj|Azimgunj]], [[Murshidabad district]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1081207/jsp/7days/story_10216903.jsp |title='I don't think I am doing anything illegal. If he (Ghosh) feels that way, he should take it up' |date=7 December 2008 |newspaper=The Telegraph |location=India |access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref> He would listen to the radio for hours during his childhood. Television was not allowed into the house before he completed his junior school. His entry into show business happened by chance. On a rainy evening in 1994 when Mir was in his first year of college ([[Umes Chandra College]]), he was on his way home from the laundry and happened to read a six-day-old newspaper in which the washer-man had wrapped his clothes. His eyes fell upon an advertisement which said that auditions were being held for radio jockeys for a radio station to be launched soon in [[Kolkata]].
Apart from making people laugh with his jokes on the radio, Mir explored his comic side by competing events. When he finally made an appearance on TV, it was as a news reader on Khaash Khobor, a news programme on [[DD Bangla]]. Since then, Mir's career in television has seen several highs, with television shows including ''Hao Mao Khao'', and ''Beta Betir Battle'' to his credit. With the TV show [[Mirakkel]] on [[Zee Bangla]], he came to be known as the comedy king of the city.

*''Michael'' (2018)
*''[[Aschhe Abar Shabor]]'' (2018)
* ''Satyadar Coaching'' (2017)
* ''[[Dhananjay (film)|Dhananjay]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Dekh Kemon Lage]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Byomkesh Pawrbo]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Colkatay Columbus]]'' (2016)
* ''Aranyadeb''(2016)
* ''[[Obhishopto Nighty]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Ashchorjyo Prodeep]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Bhooter Bhabishyat]]'' (2012)
* ''Chaplin'' (2011)
* ''[[Notobor Notout]]'' (2010)
* ''[[The Bong Connection]]'' (2006).

==Television==

* ''[[Mirakkel]]''
* ''Star Jalsha Paribar Awards''
* ''[[Jabab Kinte Chai]]''
* ''[[The Kapil Sharma Show]]'' appeared for promotion of the film "[[Colkatay Columbus]]"

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Films
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
| 1988
|''[[Thanthram]]''
| Gopi
| [[Malayalam]]
|
|-
|1988
|''[[Anuragi]]''
| Diwakar
| Malayalam
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Ramji Rao Speaking]]''
| Ashraf
| Malayalam
|
|-
| 1993
|''[[Dhruvam]]''
| Ashif
| Malayalam
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Colkatay Columbus]]''
|Columbus
|Bengali
|
|-
|2018
|''Aranyadeb''
|Deb
|Bengali
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-11-03|title=Bengali cinema’s first superhero is more human|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/kolkata/bengali-cinema-s-first-superhero-is-more-human/story-jmDDHqDnKCKLyVpSPU4ehJ.html|access-date=2021-04-09|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Dubbed Voice==
'''Mir Afsar Ali''' gives voices in [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]], [[Malayalam]] languages.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! For
! Role
! Language
! Film
|-
| 2012
| [[Aditya Pancholi]]
| Anjali's Brother
| Bengali
| ''[[Idiot (2012 film)|Idiot]]''
|-
| 2013
| [[Tanikella Bharani]]
| Krishna
| Bengali
| ''[[Rangbaaz (2013 film)|Rangbaaz]]''
|-
| 2016
| [[Sabyasachi Chakrabarty]]
| Veera Kuttiyum Machineni
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|''[[James & Alice]]''
|-

| 2016
|[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]
| Hari's father
| Bengali
| ''[[Haripada Bandwala]]''
|-
| 2017
| [[Eduardo Munniz]]
| Ankoma
| Bengali
| ''[[Amazon Obhijaan]]''
|-
|
| [[Pradeep Rawat (actor)|Pradeep Rawat]]
| Surya
| Bengali
| ''[[Noor Jahaan]]''
|-
| 2018
| [[Raghu Babu]]
| Surendra
| Bengali
| ''[[Raja Rani Raji]]''
|-
| 2018
| [[Sayaji Shinde]]
| CM Ranjan
| Bengali
| ''[[Kabir (film)|Kabir]]''
|-
| 2018
| [[Murali Sharma]]
| Sanjay Banerjee
| Bengali
| ''[[Haami]]''
|-
| 2018
| [[Rao Ramesh]]
| Raja
| Bengali
|''[[Chalbaaz]]''
|-
| 2018
| [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)|Rajesh Sharma]]
| Chanchal
| Tamil
| ''[[Vada Chennai]]''
|-
| 2018
| [[Rajatabha Dutta]]
| RDX
| Malayalam
| ''[[Ranam (2018 film)|Ranam]]''
|-
| 2018
| [[Sayaji Shinde]]
| Surya
| Bengali
| ''[[Girlfriend (2018 film)|Girlfriend]]''
|}

== Awards ==
* Kalakar Awards<ref name="Kalakar award winners">{{cite web |title=Kalakar award winners |url=http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf |publisher=Kalakar website |accessdate=16 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425155216/http://kalakarawards.co/images/listofawardees.pdf |archivedate=25 April 2012 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|4433883}}
* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070314/asp/telekids/story_7510937.asp Interview: My Fundays]
* [http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&issueid=68&id=8967&sectionid=20&secid=32&Itemid=1 Interview: Laughing Matter]
* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070701/asp/calcutta/story_7995439.asp Interview: Risque behaviour]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Mir Afsar+SK NABI}}
[[Category:Indian television presenters]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]
[[Category:Kalakar Awards winners]]
[[Category:Indian stand-up comedians]]
[[Category:Indian male comedians]]
[[Category:People from Murshidabad district]]
[[Category:Bengali male actors]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

Mir Afsar Ali - Revision history

Igornqa at 09:00, 14 February 2026

2409:4060:2E13:6ED:85F3:6883:EF6C:D373 at 14:24, 26 May 2022

>Roy998877: /* Early and personal life */

>VKG1985: /* Filmography */ Added Aranyadeb movie