Asad Shan

Born and raised in East London and having worked as an investment banker in London for three years, Asad Shan found his true calling when he won the title of Mr. Asia UK 2004. Inspired by this win, he then went off to New York to train at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and New York Film Academy. Mumbai beckoned after his training and soon he was rocking the runways at Fashion Week and was scooped up by top fashion brands to front their campaigns. In 2007, he was chosen to be the face of world renowned Music channel B4U. In 2010, he played the lead role for a UK Film Council produced feature called Manali Cream. After the success of this film, Asad moved back to London and started to focus towards Iconic productions' debut venture, 7 Welcome To London. The film made history becoming the Most Successful British Hindi language film in the UK. In 2012, Asad can be seen fronting Zee TV's music channel Zing's most popular show Brits Bollywood and a daily show Rock The Vibe. He has also recently finished shooting another film called London Life (Scheduled to release 2012 end), where once again he will be seen as playing the lead role. Most recently he featured as the lead male love interest for Kee Artist and her hit single Jaaneman part 2 which became a worldwide sensation.