Asil Rais
INTERNAtion Artist


CINEMA

2019 Cette Musique ne Joue Pour Personne. Samuel Benchetrit

2010 Secret Défense. Philippe Haim

2010 La Très Très Grande Entreprise. Pierre Jolivet

1998 La Neuvième Porte.  Roman Polanski  

1993 Jaya La Fille du Gange. Vijay Singh (Lead role)


TELEVISION

2024 37 Secondes. Laure de Butler.

2018 Le Jour Ou J’ai Brulé Mon Coeur.  Christoph Lamotte 

2016 Tantale de Gilles Porte (Lead)

2015 France Kbek. Jérémié Galan et Jonathon Cohen(Lead)

2013 Ainsi Soient Ils. Rodolphe Tissot

2012 Camping Paradis "Le prince du camping!"Eric Duret

2011 Rapace. Claire Devers

2011 Mange. Julia Ducournau et Virgile Bramly 

2011 Interpole. Eric Summer

2010 Les Virtuoses. Claude Michel Rome

2008 P. J. Akim Isker

2008 Boulevard du Palais. Christian Bonnet

2007 Éternelle. Didier Delaitre (one of the lead roles).

2006 Par La Grande Porte. Laurent Jaoui (one of the lead roles).

2004 Nom de Code D.P. Patrick Dewolf (one of the lead roles) 

1989 La Nuit Miraculeuse. Ariane Mnouchkine

1988 L'Indiade ou l'Inde de Leurs Rêves. B. Sobel


THEATER

2023 Les Fleurs du Temple, by Girish Karnad. Directed by Asil Rais.

2022 The Death of Empdocles, by Friederich Hölderlin. Directed by Bernard Sobel.

2015 Les Oeillets d’Inde, by Girish KARNAD. Directed by Asil Rais

2014 Amabel, by Terry Johnson. Directed by Michael Batz

2001 Hamlet,  by Shakespeare. Directed by Peter Brook

1999 Hayavadana,  by Girish KARNAD, directed by Asil Rais

1998 Diogène, Le Chien Céleste, written and directed by Brigitte Kaquet

1995 An Indian Wants the Bronx. by Israël Horowitz, directed by Akel Akian

1993-94 Le Joueur, by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Jean-Claude Penchenat

1991-92 Aztèques, by Michel Azama, directed by Alain MERGNAT.

199 Katzelmacher, by R.W. Fassbinder, directed by Anita Picchiarini

1990-91 Iphiginea in Aulis, by Euripidis, directed by Ariane Mnouchkine

1990 Agamemnon, by Aeschylus, directed by Ariane Mnouchkine

1990 The Libation Bearers, by Aeschylus, directed by Ariane Mnouchkine.

1989 The Imaginary Invalid, by Molière, directed by Alain Mergnat. 

1987-88 L'indiade ou l’Inde de leurs rêves (India of their dreams), by Hélène Cixous; Directed by Ariane Mnouchkine.


SHORT FILM

1995 Le Trajet Discontinu. Partho Sengupta.

2001 L’Homme Invisible. David Charon.


TRAINING

Traditional story-telling of Maharashtra (West India).

Mask (Commedia dell’Arte) techniques with Ariane Mnouchkine.

KATHAKALI with Karunakaran Kalamandalam

NOH with Sensai Ryo ARAKI

1984 Bachelor of Commerce from Bombay University. India 

1975 Diploma in Mass Communication from ST. Xavier’s collège, Bombay, India


LANGUAGES

Urdu (mother tongue) English, French, Hindi (Fluent)


VOICE

Multiple features for “FRANCE CULTURE” (French radio station)


2019 1917 de Sam Mendes.

2018 Patterson de Jim Jarmusch

2017 Victoria and Abdul de Stepen Frears

2016 Snowden, de Oliver Stone

2015 The Jurasic world, de Colin Trevorrow

2014 The Hundred Foot Journey, de Lasse Halstromme

2013 The internship, de Shawn Levy

2013 Trance, de Danny Boyle 

2012 The best exotic Marygold hotel, John Madden

2012 Mission Impossible, de Brad Bird.

2011 War Horse, de Steven Spielberg.

2011 Black Gold, de Jean Jaques Annaud

2010 Buried de Rodrigo Cortes

2009 Dragons et Princesses, de Michel Ocelot

2009 Carlos, Le prix du chacal, de Ollivier Assayas

2008 Grusse aus Kashmir

2008 Weeds

2007 Joue la comme Beckham, de Gurminder Cheddar

2007 Heroes

2007 Darjeeling limited, de Wes Anderson

2005 Superman de Sam Mendes

2000 Fish and Chips

1998 Kundun, de Martin Scorcese  

1993 The Little Buddha, de B. Bertolucci

1991 Mississippi Masala, de Mira Nair 

1989 Nocturne indien, d’Alain Corneau


Asil Rais
INTERNAtion Artist




CINEMA

2019 Cette Musique ne Joue Pour Personne. Samuel Benchetrit

2010 Secret Défense. Philippe Haim

2010 La Très Très Grande Entreprise. Pierre Jolivet

1998 La Neuvième Porte.  Roman Polanski  

1993 Jaya La Fille du Gange. Vijay Singh (Lead role)


TELEVISION

2024 37 Secondes. Laure de Butler.

2018 Le Jour Ou J’ai Brulé Mon Coeur.  Christoph Lamotte 

2016 Tantale de Gilles Porte (Lead)

2015 France Kbek. Jérémié Galan et Jonathon Cohen(Lead)

2013 Ainsi Soient Ils. Rodolphe Tissot

2012 Camping Paradis "Le prince du camping!"Eric Duret

2011 Rapace. Claire Devers

2011 Mange. Julia Ducournau et Virgile Bramly 

2011 Interpole. Eric Summer

2010 Les Virtuoses. Claude Michel Rome

2008 P. J. Akim Isker

2008 Boulevard du Palais. Christian Bonnet

2007 Éternelle. Didier Delaitre (one of the lead roles).

2006 Par La Grande Porte. Laurent Jaoui (one of the lead roles).

2004 Nom de Code D.P. Patrick Dewolf (one of the lead roles) 

1989 La Nuit Miraculeuse. Ariane Mnouchkine

1988 L'Indiade ou l'Inde de Leurs Rêves. B. Sobel


THEATER

2023 Les Fleurs du Temple, by Girish Karnad. Directed by Asil Rais.

2022 The Death of Empdocles, by Friederich Hölderlin. Directed by Bernard Sobel.

2015 Les Oeillets d’Inde, by Girish KARNAD. Directed by Asil Rais

2014 Amabel, by Terry Johnson. Directed by Michael Batz

2001 Hamlet,  by Shakespeare. Directed by Peter Brook

1999 Hayavadana,  by Girish KARNAD, directed by Asil Rais

1998 Diogène, Le Chien Céleste, written and directed by Brigitte Kaquet

1995 An Indian Wants the Bronx. by Israël Horowitz, directed by Akel Akian

1993-94 Le Joueur, by Carlo Goldoni, directed by Jean-Claude Penchenat

1991-92 Aztèques, by Michel Azama, directed by Alain MERGNAT.

199 Katzelmacher, by R.W. Fassbinder, directed by Anita Picchiarini

1990-91 Iphiginea in Aulis, by Euripidis, directed by Ariane Mnouchkine

1990 Agamemnon, by Aeschylus, directed by Ariane Mnouchkine

1990 The Libation Bearers, by Aeschylus, directed by Ariane Mnouchkine.

1989 The Imaginary Invalid, by Molière, directed by Alain Mergnat. 

1987-88 L'indiade ou l’Inde de leurs rêves (India of their dreams), by Hélène Cixous; Directed by Ariane Mnouchkine.


SHORT FILM

1995 Le Trajet Discontinu. Partho Sengupta.

2001 L’Homme Invisible. David Charon.


LANGUAGES

Urdu (mother tongue) English, French, Hindi (Fluent)


VOICE

Multiple features for “FRANCE CULTURE” (French radio station)


2019 1917 de Sam Mendes.

2018 Patterson de Jim Jarmusch

2017 Victoria and Abdul de Stepen Frears

2016 Snowden, de Oliver Stone

2015 The Jurasic world, de Colin Trevorrow

2014 The Hundred Foot Journey, de Lasse Halstromme

2013 The internship, de Shawn Levy

2013 Trance, de Danny Boyle 

2012 The best exotic Marygold hotel, John Madden

2012 Mission Impossible, de Brad Bird.

2011 War Horse, de Steven Spielberg.

2011 Black Gold, de Jean Jaques Annaud

2010 Buried de Rodrigo Cortes

2009 Dragons et Princesses, de Michel Ocelot

2009 Carlos, Le prix du chacal, de Ollivier Assayas

2008 Grusse aus Kashmir

2008 Weeds

2007 Joue la comme Beckham, de Gurminder Cheddar

2007 Heroes

2007 Darjeeling limited, de Wes Anderson

2005 Superman de Sam Mendes

2000 Fish and Chips

1998 Kundun, de Martin Scorcese  

1993 The Little Buddha, de B. Bertolucci

1991 Mississippi Masala, de Mira Nair 

1989 Nocturne indien, d’Alain Corneau