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Why actor Asif Khan wants more Asians in the entertainment industry

POWER OF DRAMA: Asif Khan in rehearsals for Tartuffe

By: Lauren Codling

by LAUREN CODLING AN AWARD-WINNING actor has said he hopes to see more young Asians engage with the theatre as his play debuted in Stratford-upon-Avon earlier this month. Asif Khan takes on the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) production of Tartuffe which tells the story of his character, Tahir Taufiq Arsuf, a fraudster who pretends to be an imam in Birmingham. Arsuf works his way into a Muslim household, hoping to manipulate them and win their trust. His hidden agenda then comes to the surface and causes friction within the family unit. Asif Khan plays fraudster Tahir…

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