Jas Binag
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 "A Perfect Ganesh" written by Terrence McNally directed by Samir Bhamra. He has featured in many Television advertisements with Bollywood celebrities like Katrina Kaif and Madhuri Dixit. He has acted in films such as; Kaam Ka Plot, Graveyard Shift and "Souten 2" by Saawan Kumar Tak. Recently he has been working on a crime thriller called Badnaam (Vikram Bhatt) and London Confidential (Kanwal Sethi) which tackles the issue of Covid19.
Early life
Jas was born in the city of Birmingham in England. He moved with his family to Hertfordshire when he was 9 years old. He studied at Hitchin Boy's Grammar School and later progressed to University where he achieved an honours degree in Law.
Acting career
He began his acting career in the Bollywood Star series by Channel 4.[1] He shifted his focus to theatre and stage, and starred as the lead actor in productions such as Precious Bazaar written by Samir Bhamra, contemporary adaptations of William Shakespeare plays like What You Fancy, Romeo & Laila, and A Perfect Ganesh. In 2009 he shifted base to Mumbai and appeared in many Television Adverts for brands such as LG, Oral B, Veet, Chevrolet, Mobilink, Vaseline, Pel, Economic Times. He has worked in these brands alongside many Bollywood stars such as Madhuri Dixit Katrina Kaif Farhan Akhtar.
He has acted in Minty Tejpals "Kaam Ka Plot" playing opposite Sandhya Mridul. His second movie in Bollywood was "Graveyard Shift" where he portrayed a troubled Boxer. He has worked with the veteran Director Saawan Kumar in the famous Rajesh Khanna sequel "Souten 2".
He last two projects have bought him back to London, where he has completed filming for the Vikram Bhatt crime thriller,"Badnaam" and the most talked about Bollywood project on the Chinese conspiracy London Confidential.
Jas has also ventured into the world of web shows. His latest show was the hit "Alt Balaji" series called Mentalhood. In this series he has worked with actors such as Karisma Kapoor Dino Morea Sandhya Mridul and Sanjay Suri.
He is also part of the Bollywood All Stars charity football team raising funds for "Magic Bus". Magic Bus moves children out of poverty by nurturing them on a journey from childhood to livelihood. The captain of the football team is Abhishek Bachchan with Ranbir Kapoor as vice captain.