Ali Sarosa was born on 20 February 1918 in Banyumas, Dutch East Indies.

Centrale Bank in Bandung, West Java, and then moved to Lindeman & Co trading company in 1937.

[1] When Fred Young was looking for an actor who graduated from middle school, he cast Sarosa along with Chatir Harro to star in his film Djantoeng Hati (1941).

[1] During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Sarosa joined Nusantara troupe who was founded by Ali Joego as a lead actor.

[1] He led a fight in Sumedang, West Java, during the Indonesian National Revolution and returned to film industry in the 1950s.