Asif Ali Beg began his career in entertainment as a singer on an international cruise liner in 1982. He eventually started his own band Mantra in 1997 and released his debut album Jantar Mantar. He was was awarded the Charles Wallace scholarship from the British Council in 2001 which enabled him to study acting in the UK. In July 2002, he graduated from the East 15 Acting School, University of Essex following which he returned to India and has been intricately involved in the theatre scene ever since. Asif has played key roles in many stage productions such as Alyque Padamsee`s Othello, Mahesh Dattani`s The Alchemist and Lilette Dubey`s Jaya. He will be seen in the theatrical performance of David Ives` collection of short-plays, All In The Timing directed by Faezeh Jalali.