Asqar Hikmatov

Asqar Hikmatov was born on 19 December 1987 in Tashkent, the eldest of three sons. He took part in a school drama circle, then studied at an arts college and later at an institute.

He played his first role in his second year, in the comedy Tundan tonggacha (2010) by his teacher Jahongir Ahmedov; after it people on the street began calling him "bananchi bola" (the banana boy). He worked with Ahmedov again on Majnun (2016).

Wider recognition came with the role of Mirfayoz in Mening do'stim jin, a character after whom audiences called him for years. He has also appeared in Uzbek comedies and melodramas such as Oling quda, bering quda, Tilim qursin, Yigitali and Boyvachcha kuyov.

Besides film he works as an actor at the Youth (Young Spectators) Theatre. In the 2020s he was also active on social media with short comic videos (vines); some sources list him as a screenwriter and director as well.