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10 Facts About Ahmed Asim

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Ahmed Asim was born on 29 November 1981 and is a Maldivian actor, editor, director, and writer who has established a career in the Maldives Film Industry.

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Ahmed Asim made a guest appearance in Yoosuf Shafeeu directed horror film Edhathuru which revolves around eight friends who go on a picnic to a haunted uninhabited island and their battle for survival.

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Ahmed Asim next appeared in a brief role in Abdul Fatthah's critically praised romantic film Vehey Vaarey Therein.

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Ahmed Asim rose to widespread prominence in the television industry with his performance as the only child in the family who marries his best-friend in the Arifa Ibrahim-directed critically acclaimed television series, Vairoalhi Ahves Sirrun which revolves around two best-friends involved in extra-marital affairs and who fail to practice their duty as husband and wife.

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Ahmed Asim's last release of the year was a collaboration with Fathimath Nahula in the critically appreciated and commercially prosperous project, a romantic drama film Zuleykha which narrates the journey of a nine years old girl seeking the lost love of her mother.

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In 2009, Ahmed Asim appeared in Ali Shifau's suspense thriller Happy Birthday which narrates the story of a simple man who receives a call on his birthday informing that his wife and son have been kidnapped, only to be returned for a ransom.

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The next year, Ahmed Asim starred in Abdul Fahtah's horror film Jinni alongside Ali Seezan and Mariyam Afeefa.

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In 2011, Ahmed Asim played the role of Azeem, the boyfriend of an introverted prudent girl living a modest lifestyle, in the Moomin Fuad-directed crime tragedy drama Loodhifa.

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Ahmed Asim returned to the mainstream film-making with the Moomin Fuad-directed psychological horror thriller Nivairoalhi which marks Niuma Mohamed's last onscreen film.

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Ahmed Asim spent two years in preparation for the character portrayal.