User:Ashiq Khaan

Ashiq Khan (pronounced [‘aa shek ˈxaːn]; born June 7th 1989), is Qatar based Pakistani film actor. Khan has acted in some short films, music videos and commercials.

Early life
Khan was born on 7 June in Doha, Qatar. His father is from Peshawar, According to Khan, his father served in Pakistan Army and then served Qatar Army in the early 70's. Khan's father came to Doha from Peshawar in 1970. Ethnically, he describes himself as Pathan(Pashtun) through his parents. Growing up in Doha and Islamabad. Khan attended 'Pakistan Education Centre', Doha, 'The City School', Islamabad and 'Asas International School', Islamabad. Khan later attended the 'Islamic International University' and earned his Bachelors degree in I.R. He later opted out to pursue a career in short films in Doha. He also attended the Doha Film Institute for workshops.

Filming with Doha Film Institute, Doha

Ashiq Khan participated in the casting and filming of the Doha Film Institute Adverts for the 2nd Doha Tribeca Film Festival 2010 (DTFF) in order to enhance his acting abilities, inform the public about the important cultural activities taking place in the country, and support the uprising artistic movement in the country. When participating, he was part of the Haggle Tour 'The Haggler - Financing' advert , playing the roles of an elf and the clown director, in which he participated as a volunteer and won 'Best Volunteer'. he learned how to act and behave in front of a camera and his love for filming increased exponentially through this experience. Furthermore, he decided and gave an audition for a role in the legendary director Jean Jacques Annaud’s latest feature ‘Black Gold’ in order to act in the film and develop his love for filming, ultimately not gaining the role but gaining further knowledge on how to perform and the art of filming. He attended a special panel at DTFF 2010 entitled ’'Emerging Actors, ’'Emerging Stars'', further demonstrating and expanding his love for filming and acting. Recently, he was Assistant Director, the Production Assistant & an Actor in a Doha Film Institute Music Video ‘Nomadination - AshwinRenju’ And the Nomadination Music Video Screening and ‘2011 DDoha Tribeca Film Festival volunteers’ video to promote volunteerism

an Actor as 'Extra' and he got opportunity to playing the role of a journalist in the second season of ‘Taymour’, a TV series that was scheduled to broadcast during the holy month of Ramadan last year by Al Jazeera Children's Channel (JCC TV).

Acting & Writing workshops: Additionally, he took part in a workshop entitled 'Acting for the Camera with Ashraf Farah Workshop 2011', where he learned different techniques for acting in front of a camera in a convincing and natural fashions, making him grow as an aspiring actor . He participated in Stunt Workshop to show his interests and love for Stunt acting, where he learn how to direct and perform high end stunts learning from a professional stunt man. He has learn how to work with the team in a very professional way, understanding the team work and serious techniques for film stunts in front of a camera. We shoot a short video of stunt acting in the workshop entitled 'Once upon a time in Qatar'

Finally, He wrote a script for a 10 minutes film and 1 minute films, showing the way in which he is not only interested in acting but that writing is another one of his great passions.

He attend the Maisha Film Lab's 4th Screenwriting Lab. in Zanzibar, Tanzania to develop his script in a really positive direction; the Eight day lab was being mentored by accomplished film industry professionals Anjum Rajabali and Ashwini Malik. The Lab was in collaboration with the Zanzibar International Film Festival, Zanzibar.

At Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) 2011, Doha He participated in the casting and filming of Adverts for the 2011 DTFF- Supermarket Showdown.

He was part of "Harrer Harrer- Doha” which was 7-day storytelling workshop in which participants worked together to tell stories about the recent revolutions in the Middle East

The (participants) found their personal connection to these historical events and tell personal stories but fictional stories that will result in 1-minute films in the course of the workshop. The goal was to capture the essence of the revolution and communicate human emotions through characters. During the course of the workshop I: - Learn and discuss storytelling techniques and character development. - Work together to create compelling stories and turn them into 1 minute screenplays. - Produce 1 minute films based on our screenplays (rehearse-shoot-edit), all films were restricted to a single location. - Act and crew in each other’s films. The films were uploaded and distributed on a web platform and became part of an international exhibition those were launched at the DTFF 2011.

Last year at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival 2011, the Education team has developed a special program called ‘Rendezvous’. Rendezvous offered him an opportunity since he was one of the most dedicated, committed and motivated students from workshops this year, allowed him to have a one-on-one meeting with one of the very special guests who were be in Doha attending the festival. DFI noticed that this year, Ashiq Khan proved his ability to engage in the learning process and my dedication to developing the craft at hand. DFI has therefore selected him as one of the top students from this year, and offered mhim the chance to participate in the Rendezvous program. During the festival (October 25th – October 29th), he got the access to an hour one-on-one conversation with a very special guest Jan Uddin. That meeting was invaluable in allowed him some of the best insider knowledge, career guidance and the chance to pick the brains of someone who has made it successful in the industry. Jan Uddin is English- Bengali actor, who has worked in Black Gold (2011), Shank (2010), Boogie (2009), EastEnders (1985) and many TV series.

Ashiq Khan participated one day Comedy Workshop at Doha Tribeca Film Festival 2011.

Acting workshop with noted actor - Vincent Cassel It was focused on the audition process and other nuances of acting, at W Hotel, during the Doha Tribeca Film Festival 2011 on October 27th. Vincent Cassel (born 23 November 1966) is a Cesar award winning French actor probably best known to English-speaking audiences through his performances in the Ocean's Trilogy of films and Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan.

Doha Film Institute Student Shorts.

Ashiq Khan short films 'Hamour', '15 Heartbeats', 'Re:Move', 'Last 7 Minutes' and Music Video ‘Nomadination' were screened during Doha Tribeca Film Festival 2011.

Harrer, Harrer – Doha Ashiq Khan one minute films 'The Choice' and 'Contradiction' were screened at Harrer, Harrer Video Exhibition during Doha Tribeca Film Festival 2011 and until November 12th.

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art RADA

Ashiq Khan attended Acting Workshop 'From the page to the stage' -Understanding the dramatic elements behind performance. 11 - 14 March 2012