[7][8] He also got an opportunity to play the role of a journalist in the second season of Taymour, a television series that was scheduled to be screened during the holy month of Ramadan 2012 by Al Jazeera Children's Channel (JCC TV).
On the side note, a short video of stunt acting was recorded entitled "Once upon a time in Qatar" during the workshop.
The Doha Film Institute selected Ashiq Khan to become part of the program since he was one of the top students of the year 2011.
During the festival in 25–29 October, he obtained access to a one-hour one-on-one conversation with special guest Jan Uddin.
The meeting with Uddin proved to be valuable for Khan as it allowed him to grasp excellent insider knowledge and career guidance.
Meanwhile, Khan's short films Hamour, 15 Heartbeats, Re:Move, Last 7 Minutes and his music video "Nomadination" were screened in the festival.
It was also selected to be screened on 17 and 20 November 2012 at the Middle East Studies Association Film Festival at Denver, Colorado, USA.
[13] On the other hand, Khan played two roles, a Pakistani Pakhton[14] and a Qatari man[15] in Spain-based short film MAX.
[16] Ashiq Khan was once a production assistant for Vice Magazine and Levi's jeans' shoot, which features epic portraits of cool creatives, celebrating 140 years of 501s.