Ashwin Mushran
Ashwin Mushran trained at The Drama Studio London, and is a graduate of The Doon School, Dehradun and Hindu College, Delhi University and has spent over two decades building one of Indian entertainment's most versatile careers.
His film work includes Lage Raho Munna Bhai, National Award-winner Fashion, Life in a Metro, Sanju, Quick Gun Murugun, and Island City, which won Best Debut Director at the Venice Film Festival in 2015. His most recent screen work includes Vijay 69 and V/H/S/Beyond.
On television, he played Farzad Soonawala in Netflix's Rana Naidu — the Indian adaptation of Ray Donovan — alongside roles in Taaza Khabar, Escaype Live, and Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii on Sony Entertainment.
On stage, Ashwin has performed across nine countries, including at the World Theatre Festival in Seoul. Productions include Pune Highway, Djinns of Eidgah, Peer Gynt, A Few Good Men, As Bees in Honey Drown, and The Scent of a Man.
About the work
Every role is a problem to solve. What does this person want? What are they hiding? What do they sound like when no one is watching? These are the questions that have driven Ashwin's work across two decades of Indian film and theatre — from broad comic characters to nuanced dramatic performances, from Bollywood blockbusters to independent cinema that travels the international festival circuit.
The range is deliberate. Comedy, drama, thriller, horror — each genre demands a different instrument. The training at The Drama Studio London gave Ashwin the technical foundation. The work itself — forty-plus productions across film, television, and stage — built everything else.
Film
Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
Life in a Metro (2007)
Fashion (2008)
Quick Gun Murugun (2009)
Island City (2015)
Sanju (2018)
Total Dhamaal (2019)
Bachchhan Paandey (2022)
Shehzada (2023)
Bad Boy (2023)
Vijay 69 (2024)
V/H/S/Beyond (2024)
Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos (2026)
TV
The Great Indian Comedy Show (2005)
Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar Sony 2015
Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii Sony (2021)
Escaype Live (2022)
Rana Naidu Netflix (2023)
Taaza Khabar (2024)
Flop (2026)
Theatre
Pune Highway — World Theatre Festival, Seoul (nine countries)
Djinns of Eidgah
Peer Gynt
A Few Good Men
As Bees in Honey Drown
The Scent of a Man