Mir Afsar Ali
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Mir or Mir Afsar Ali is a popular Indian radio jockey
and television anchor. He is the host of Mirakkel
, a laughter show on Zee Bangla
and Hello Kolkata
on Radio Mirchi
. Born in a conservative Bengali
Muslim
family with strict-disciplinarians parents, he would listen to the radio for hours during his childhood. Television was not allowed into the house before he completed his junior school i.e. class 10. His entry into show-business happened by chance. On a rainy evening in 1994 when Mir was in his first year of college, he was on his way home from the laundry and happened to read a six-day-old newspaper in which the washer-man had wrapped his clothes. His eyes fell upon an advertisement which said that auditions were being held for radio jockeys for a radio station to be launched soon in Kolkata
.
Apart from making people laugh with his jokes on the radio, Mir explored his comic side by compering events. When he finally made an appearance on TV, it was as a news reader on Khaash Khobor, a news programme on DD Bangla
. Since then, Mir’s career in television has seen several highs, with television shows including Hao Mao Khao, and Beta Betir Battle to his credit. With the tv show Mirakkel
on Zee Bangla
, he came to be known as the comedy king of the city.
Radio jockey
A radio jockey is a person who hosts a radio talk show where the RJ selects the music to be played, or topic of discussion, by interacting with the audience; the interaction is often via telephone, but may also be online, or via email....
and television anchor. He is the host of Mirakkel
Mirakkel
Mirakkel is an Indian reality TV show on Zee Bangla hosted by Mir and directed by Subhankar Chatterjee later.Produced by Zee Bangla and hosted by the popular radio jockey and television host Mir except Mirakkel AC-4 which was hosted by Mridul Bhattachariya., Mirakkel is a one of its kind reality...
, a laughter show on Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is a Bengali language cable television channel in India. It is offered by Zee Network, part of the Essel Group.It was actually first launched in the year 1996, but was taken off air within two months due to its poor popularity. It was relaunched as Alpha Bangla in the year 1999. It ran...
and Hello Kolkata
Hello Kolkata
Hello Kolkata is a Bengali film directed by Manoj Michigan.-Plot:The film explores the relationship of 4 couples. Raima , married to Pratik , has reached a critical phase in her marriage because he, an alcoholic, tortures her with physical and mental violence...
on Radio Mirchi
Radio Mirchi
Radio Mirchi is a nationwide network of private FM radio stations in India. It is owned by the Entertainment Network India Ltd , which is one of the subsidiaries of The Times Group....
. Born in a conservative Bengali
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
family with strict-disciplinarians parents, he would listen to the radio for hours during his childhood. Television was not allowed into the house before he completed his junior school i.e. class 10. His entry into show-business happened by chance. On a rainy evening in 1994 when Mir was in his first year of college, he was on his way home from the laundry and happened to read a six-day-old newspaper in which the washer-man had wrapped his clothes. His eyes fell upon an advertisement which said that auditions were being held for radio jockeys for a radio station to be launched soon in Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
.
Apart from making people laugh with his jokes on the radio, Mir explored his comic side by compering events. When he finally made an appearance on TV, it was as a news reader on Khaash Khobor, a news programme on DD Bangla
DD Bangla
DD Bangla is a state owned TV channel telecasting from Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata.-History:DD Bangla is the Bengali language satellite channel supported by Doordarshan studios in Kolkata, Shantiniketan and Jalpaiguri, which are small regions near Kolkata...
. Since then, Mir’s career in television has seen several highs, with television shows including Hao Mao Khao, and Beta Betir Battle to his credit. With the tv show Mirakkel
Mirakkel
Mirakkel is an Indian reality TV show on Zee Bangla hosted by Mir and directed by Subhankar Chatterjee later.Produced by Zee Bangla and hosted by the popular radio jockey and television host Mir except Mirakkel AC-4 which was hosted by Mridul Bhattachariya., Mirakkel is a one of its kind reality...
on Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla
Zee Bangla is a Bengali language cable television channel in India. It is offered by Zee Network, part of the Essel Group.It was actually first launched in the year 1996, but was taken off air within two months due to its poor popularity. It was relaunched as Alpha Bangla in the year 1999. It ran...
, he came to be known as the comedy king of the city.