Jas Binag on set for an exciting film shoot

Jas Binag (born 16 April) is an Indo-British Actor/Model. He first appeared on Channel 4's "Bollywood Star" and later performed in many Theatre Plays including the Pulitzer Prize nominated play "

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" written by

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directed by

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. He has acted in films such as; Kaam Ka Plot, Graveyard Shift and "Souten 2" by

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. Recently, he has been working on a crime thriller called Badnaam (

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) and London Confidential directed by Kanwal Sethi which tackles the issue of

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Early life

Jas was born in the city of

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. He moved with his family to

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when he was 9 years old. He studied at Hitchin Boy's Grammar School and later progressed to

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where he achieved an Honour's degree in law.

Acting career

He began his acting career in the Bollywood Star series by

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. He shifted his focus to theatre and stage, and starred as the lead actor in productions such as Precious Bazaar written by

, contemporary adaptations of

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plays like What You Fancy, Romeo & Laila, and

. He has acted in Minty Tejpals "Kaam Ka Plot" playing opposite

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. His second movie in Bollywood was "Graveyard Shift" where he portrayed a troubled Boxer. He has worked with director Saawan Kumar in the

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sequel "Souten 2". His last two projects have bought him back to London, where he has completed filming for the

crime thriller,"Badnaam" and

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. Jas has also ventured into the world of web shows. His latest show was the "Alt Balaji" series called Mentalhood.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Binag, Jas Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Indian male models British male actors of South Asian descent People from Birmingham, West Midlands Male actors from Mumbai Year of birth missing (living people)