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| name              = Naved Aslam
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| birth_place        = Delhi, India
| occupation        = {{Hlist | Actor | screenwriter}}<!-- Occupation(s) as given in the lead -->
| occupation        = {{Hlist | Actor | screenwriter}}<!-- Occupation(s) as given in the lead -->
| years_active      = 1990s–Present
| years_active      = 1993{{endash}}present
| notable_works      = {{Ubl | ''[[Pavitra Rishta]]'' | ''[[Ishqbaaz]]'' | ''[[Smoke (web series)|Smoke]]''}}
| notable_works      =  
| relatives          = [[Tyabji family]]
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'''Naved Aslam''' (born 23 November<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=ifazayn1 |first=Ifa |last=Pratiwi |number=668933003297488896 |title=happy birthday Naved Aslam}}</ref>{{efn|name="birthyear"|No reliable source has been cited to verify the year of his birth.}}) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor and screenwriter. He has been an actor, director and screenwriter, respectively for TV shows, theater plays and feature films. He is best known for his portrayal of Bhishma in Suryaputra Karn. In 2018, Aslam made his [[Digital TV|digital]] debut in the web-series ''[[Smoke (web series)|Smoke]]'' (running from 2018 to 2019).{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
'''Naved Aslam''' is an Indian actor and screenwriter who predominantly works in [[Hindi]] television and films.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=I don’t do films which do not appeal to me: Naved Aslam |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/i-don-t-do-films-which-do-not-appeal-to-me-naved-aslam/story-iLwSrJr6PXaK3DOJwDaGTJ.html |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-05 |title=Mr Singh Mrs Mehta |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/mr-singh-mrs-mehta-news-266087 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref> He is best known for his portrayal of [[Bhishma]] in the mythological series ''[[Suryaputra Karn]]''. In 2018, Aslam made his [[Digital TV|digital]] debut with the web series ''[[Smoke (web series)|Smoke]]''.<ref name=":0" />


== Early life and education ==
== Career ==
{{BLP unsourced section|date=November 2022}}
Aslam moved to [[Mumbai]] to pursue his ambition of becoming a director, after a decade in [[theatre]]. Initially, he spent over 2 years working on some of the international projects. <ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2019-09-06 |title=‘I'm excited to play the role that Al Pacino played’ |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/theatre/im-excited-to-play-the-role-that-al-pacino-played/articleshow/71010829.cms |access-date=2024-12-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
Naved Aslam was born and brought up in Delhi, where his father served as an [[Urdu literature]] professor at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], while his mother was a high school teacher at a government school. Aslam has been trained in the classical [[Indian vocal music]] and has pursued a [[Postgraduate education|postgraduate degree]] in [[mass communication]]s from [[Jamia Millia Islamia University]] based in Delhi. It was his father who introduced him to the theatre. Aslam has written, directed and acted in stage plays for over 10 years.


== Career ==
Afterwards, Aslam turned actor and made his television acting debut in [[DD National]]'s ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]'' in 1993. He had another breakthrough in 1996 with [[Sony TV]]'s [[medical drama]] ''Cover Story Hospital'', a 26–part thriller series about a journalist duo discovering the kidney transplant racket rampant in big hospitals and how they unravel the story at a great risk to their lives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naved Aslam to play an integral role in an upcoming webseries |url=https://www.indiaforums.com/article/naved-aslam-to-play-an-integral-role-in-an-upcoming-webseries_122112 |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=India Forums |language=en}}</ref>
Aslam, moved to Mumbai to pursue his ambition of becoming a director, after a decade in theatre. Initially, he spent over 2 years working on some of the international projects. Afterwards, Aslam turned actor and made his first acting television debut in [[DD National]]'s ''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]'' in the year 1993. He had another breakthrough in 1996 by [[Sony TV]]'s [[medical drama]] ''Hospital''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Wish-there-could-be-more-roles-written-for-actors-like-us/articleshow/31785825.cms|title=Wish there could be more roles written for actors like us|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref> Aslam is best known for playing the role of Chand Raichand in the Indian [[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|supernatural television series]] ''[[Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani]]'', where he played a 1000 year old supernatural vampire. Apart from working in television, Aslam has played roles in feature films such as ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai]]'', a 2010 film produced by the [[Balaji Motion Pictures]] and [[Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.]]{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
 
It was aired in 1995-96.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-09 |title=1 नहीं, 2 नहीं... JIO सिनेमा पर रिलीज हुईं 6 धांसू फिल्में-सीरीज, IMDb पर रेटिंग भी सबकी 8 पार |url=https://hindi.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/web-series-top-6-films-and-series-jio-cinema-2024-highest-imdb-raiting-shekhar-home-pill-to-ram-janmabhoomi-must-watch-on-upcoming-long-weekend-8757773.html |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref> Directed by Maya Rao, it featured Naved Aslam, Natasha Rana, and Milind Wagh among others.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Wish-there-could-be-more-roles-written-for-actors-like-us/articleshow/31785825.cms|title=Wish there could be more roles written for actors like us|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 December 2018}}</ref>
 
Aslam is best known for playing the role of Chand Raichand in the Indian [[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|supernatural television series]] ''[[Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani]]'', where he played a 1000 year old supernatural vampire. Apart from working in television, Aslam has played roles in feature films such as ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai]]'' and [[Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.|''Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd''.]]<ref name=":1" />


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of performances in television
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Year
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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" |1989
| ''[[In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones]]''
|
| Television film
|-
! scope="row" | 1993
| ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]''
| Theosophy Attendant
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 1993–1997
! scope="row" | 1993–1997
|''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)]]''
|''[[Byomkesh Bakshi (TV series)|Byomkesh Bakshi]]''
|{{ubl
| Sukumar / Sitanshu Das / Sanat
  | Sukumar,<ref>{{cite AV media |url-status = live |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/qEswKEZ10YE |archive-date = 2021-12-11| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEswKEZ10YE |title = Byomkesh Bakshi: Ep#5 - Wasiyat |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|
  | Sitanshu Das<ref>{{cite AV media |url-status = live |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/GrVT_ynauHw |archive-date = 2021-12-11| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrVT_ynauHw |title = Byomkesh Bakshi: Ep#16  Vansh Ka Khoon |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
  | Sanat<ref>{{cite AV media |url-status = live |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/C0KFS1_7hjU |archive-date = 2021-12-11| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0KFS1_7hjU |title = Byomkesh Bakshi: Ep#31 - Veni Sanhar |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
! scope="row" |1995–1996
  }}
|''Cover Story Hospital''
| {{Ubl | '''Episodes''': | Ep. 5: Wasiyat | Ep. 16: Vansh ka Khoon | Ep. 31: Veni Sanhar}}
| Vivek
|-Hospital 1996 (Sony TV)
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=2014-03-11 |title="Wish there could be more roles written for actors like us" |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/wish-there-could-be-more-roles-written-for-actors-like-us/articleshow/31785825.cms |access-date=2024-12-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |2006-2009
| ''Ssshhhh... Phir Koi Hai''
| Lobo
|
|-
! scope="row" |2010–2011
! scope="row" |2010–2011
|''[[Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani]]''
|''[[Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani]]''
| {{Ubl | Chand Raichand | Hassena's husband | Abhay and Siddharth's adoptive father}}
|Chand Raichand
|
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" |2011–2013
! scope="row" |2011–2013
|''[[Pavitra Rishta]]''
|''[[Pavitra Rishta]]''
| {{Ubl | Digvijay Kirloskar (D.K.); Ashna's husband; a Ruthless Businessman; Manav's Boss; Arjun's father; Purvi's Father-in-law; Pari and Pia's grandfather }}
|Digvijay Kirloskar
|
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" |2013
! scope="row" |2013
|''[[Jodha Akbar]]''
|''[[Jodha Akbar]]''
|[[Bairam Khan]]
| [[Bairam Khan]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-02-12 |title=Naved Aslam & Chetan Hansraj in Jodha Akbar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/naved-aslam-chetan-hansraj-in-jodha-akbar/articleshow/18465743.cms |access-date=2024-11-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |2013–2014
! scope="row" |2013–2014
|''[[Beintehaa]]''
|''[[Beintehaa]]''
| {{Ubl | Usman Abdullah | Shabana's brother | Surraiya's husband | Aaliya and Aayat's maternal uncle | Fahad and Zain's father | Zayed, Aroob, Sana and Saif's paternal grandfather (Dead)}}
|Usman Abdullah
|
| <ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-11-15 |title=Naved Aslam & Rituraj Singh in Beintehaa |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/bigg-boss-season-saath-7-preetika-rao-jodha-akbar-naved-aslam-rituraj-singh-beintehaa-colors-riva-bubber/articleshow/25828933.cms |access-date=2024-11-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |2015–2016
! scope="row" |2015–2016
|''[[Suryaputra Karn]]''
|''[[Suryaputra Karn]]''
| {{Ubl| [[Bhishma]] | Shantanu and Ganga's son | Step Great Grandfather of Pandavas and Kauravas}}
|[[Bhishma]]
|
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" |2016
! scope="row" rowspan=2|2016
|''[[Ishqbaaaz]]''
|''[[Ishqbaaaz]]''
| {{Ubl | Vikram Pradeep Rana | Ketaki's husband | Siddharth's father}}
|Vikram Pradeep Rana
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manasi Salvi roped-in for Ishqbaaaz |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/itsy-bitsy/manasi-salvi-roped-in-for-ishqbaaaz-294690/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Adaalat (TV series)|Adaalat]]''
| Captain Goyal
|
|-
! scope="row" |2019
| ''[[Abhay (TV series)|Abhay]]''
|Senior Officer
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2|2021
| ''[[Matsya Kaand]]''
| Sunil Ajmera
|
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" |2021
| [[The Empire (web series)|''The Empire'']]
|[[The Empire (web series)|The Empire]]
| Qambar Ali
|Qambar Ali
|
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" |2022
! scope="row" rowspan=2|2022
|[[Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul]]
| ''Dahan: Raakan Ka Rahasya''
| {{Ubl | Mustafa | Qasim and Ali Baba's father | a great sorcerer who was killed by Iblis (Dead)}}
| Dr. Kaushik Arora
|
|-
| ''[[Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul]]''
|Mustafa
|
|-
! scope="row" |2025
|''[[Search: The Naina Murder Case]]''
|DCP Deepak Rathi
|
|
|}
|}
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===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ List of performances in film
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="row" |2001
| ''Chhal''
| Inspector Dave
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" |2005
! scope="row" |2005
|''[[Sehar]]''
|''[[Sehar]]''
| Inspector Joginder Singh Solanki
| Inspector Joginder Singh Solanki
|
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2017-01-11 |title=I'm choosy to the point of being out of work: Naved |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/im-choosy-to-the-point-of-being-out-of-work-naved/articleshow/4468350.cms |access-date=2024-12-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" |2007
! scope="row" |2007
|''[[Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.]]''
|''[[Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.]]''
| Sunil
| Sunil
|<ref name=":3" />
|-
! scope="row" |2009
| ''Chowrasta Crossroads of Love''
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2|2010
|''[[Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta]]''
|Karan Singh
|
|-
|''[[Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai]]''
| Patrick
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
! scope="row" |2012
| ''[[Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xhipare]]''
| SDPO Sammer Aggarwal
|
|-
! scope="row" |2019
| ''[[Upstarts (film)|Upstarts]]''
| Veer's uncle
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" |2010
! scope="row" |2026
|''[[Once Upon A Time in Mumbai]]''
|''[[Mardaani 3]]''  
| Patrick, Sultan's henchman
|Home Secretary
|
|
|}
|}
== Notes ==
{{noteslist}}


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Jamia Millia Islamia alumni]]
[[Category:Jamia Millia Islamia alumni]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Male actors in Hindi television]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]

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Naved Aslam
Born
Delhi, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active1993–present
RelativesTyabji family

Naved Aslam is an Indian actor and screenwriter who predominantly works in Hindi television and films.[1][2] He is best known for his portrayal of Bhishma in the mythological series Suryaputra Karn. In 2018, Aslam made his digital debut with the web series Smoke.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Aslam moved to Mumbai to pursue his ambition of becoming a director, after a decade in theatre. Initially, he spent over 2 years working on some of the international projects. [3]

Afterwards, Aslam turned actor and made his television acting debut in DD National's Byomkesh Bakshi in 1993. He had another breakthrough in 1996 with Sony TV's medical drama Cover Story Hospital, a 26–part thriller series about a journalist duo discovering the kidney transplant racket rampant in big hospitals and how they unravel the story at a great risk to their lives.[4]

It was aired in 1995-96.[5] Directed by Maya Rao, it featured Naved Aslam, Natasha Rana, and Milind Wagh among others.[6]

Aslam is best known for playing the role of Chand Raichand in the Indian supernatural television series Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani, where he played a 1000 year old supernatural vampire. Apart from working in television, Aslam has played roles in feature films such as Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai and Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.[3]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1989 In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones Television film
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Theosophy Attendant
1993–1997 Byomkesh Bakshi Sukumar / Sitanshu Das / Sanat
1995–1996 Cover Story Hospital Vivek [7]
2006-2009 Ssshhhh... Phir Koi Hai Lobo
2010–2011 Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani Chand Raichand
2011–2013 Pavitra Rishta Digvijay Kirloskar
2013 Jodha Akbar Bairam Khan [8]
2013–2014 Beintehaa Usman Abdullah [9]
2015–2016 Suryaputra Karn Bhishma
2016 Ishqbaaaz Vikram Pradeep Rana [10]
Adaalat Captain Goyal
2019 Abhay Senior Officer
2021 Matsya Kaand Sunil Ajmera
The Empire Qambar Ali
2022 Dahan: Raakan Ka Rahasya Dr. Kaushik Arora
Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul Mustafa
2025 Search: The Naina Murder Case DCP Deepak Rathi

Film[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Chhal Inspector Dave
2005 Sehar Inspector Joginder Singh Solanki [11]
2007 Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. Sunil [11]
2009 Chowrasta Crossroads of Love
2010 Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta Karan Singh
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Patrick [7]
2012 Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xhipare SDPO Sammer Aggarwal
2019 Upstarts Veer's uncle
2026 Mardaani 3 Home Secretary

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "I don't do films which do not appeal to me: Naved Aslam". Hindustan Times.
  2. "Mr Singh Mrs Mehta". Outlook India. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "'I'm excited to play the role that Al Pacino played'". The Times of India. 6 September 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. "Naved Aslam to play an integral role in an upcoming webseries". India Forums. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  5. "1 नहीं, 2 नहीं... JIO सिनेमा पर रिलीज हुईं 6 धांसू फिल्में-सीरीज, IMDb पर रेटिंग भी सबकी 8 पार". News18 हिंदी (in हिन्दी). 9 October 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  6. "Wish there could be more roles written for actors like us". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  7. 7.0 7.1 ""Wish there could be more roles written for actors like us"". The Times of India. 11 March 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  8. "Naved Aslam & Chetan Hansraj in Jodha Akbar". The Times of India. 12 February 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  9. "Naved Aslam & Rituraj Singh in Beintehaa". The Times of India. 15 November 2013. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  10. "Manasi Salvi roped-in for Ishqbaaaz". The Tribune. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "I'm choosy to the point of being out of work: Naved". The Times of India. 11 January 2017. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 December 2024.

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