Faisal Khan
Born (1966-08-03) 3 August 1966
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)Actor, singer
Years active1988–2005, 2015–2022
Parent
RelativesSee Khan–Hussain family

Mohammad Faisal Hussain Khan (born 3 August 1966) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is famous for his role as Shankar Shane in Mela (2000).

Family background

Khan is the son of producer Tahir Hussain. His brother is Aamir Khan, who is an actor and producer, and he has two sisters, Nikhat Khan, who is a producer, and Farhat Khan. His uncle Nasir Hussain was a producer and director. His nephew Imran Khan is an actor and his cousin Tariq Khan was an actor in the 1970s and 1980s. He is related to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.[1]

Career

Khan made his first film appearance at the age of three in his uncle Nasir Hussain's 1969 film Pyar Ka Mausam, playing Shashi Kapoor's role as a child. He made his film debut as an adult in 1988, playing a minor role as a villain in his brother Aamir's film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. He worked as an assistant director in his father's 1990 film Tum Mere Ho, which starred his brother Aamir in the lead.

Khan got his first leading role in the 1994 film Madhosh, which was produced by his father and directed by Vikram Bhatt. The film was a box office failure after which he took a five-year hiatus. In 2000, he made his comeback starring alongside his brother in Mela which was also a box office bomb. Director Dharmesh Darshan did however praise Faisal's performance in the film.[2]

Faisal went on to appear in several B-grade films that fared poorly at the box office.[3]From 2003 to 2004, he appeared in the TV serial Aandhi.[3] After appearing in the 2005 film Chand Bujh Gaya, he went on another decade long hiatus.

In 2015, it was announced that he would be making his comeback and star in the film Chinar Daastaan-E-Ishq, a film produced by Rajesh Jain.[4] In 2017, he starred in Danger, a horror film directed by Faisal Saif. The film remains unreleased.

In 2021, he made his directorial debut and starred in the psychological thriller film Faactory as well as singing a song for the film. In 2022, he made his debut in Kannada films with Oppanda.

Personal life

In 2007, Khan was reported missing for two days. He had filed a report to the police several days earlier accusing his brother Aamir of keeping him confined in his home because Aamir thought that his brother Faisal was mentally ill.[5] He was eventually traced to Pune and brought back to Mumbai where he went through a medical examination.[6] His brother Aamir and his father were in a custody battle over Faisal that garnered much press coverage. Faisal's custody was awarded to his father, Tahir.[7]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1969 Pyar Ka Mausam Young Sunder
1988 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Member of Baba's gang
1992 Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar College Student Uncredited
1994 Madhosh Suraj
2000 Mela Shankar Shane
2002 Kaboo Raja
2002 Dushmani
2003 Border Hindustan Ka Raj
2003 Basti Satish Kulkarni
2003-2004 Aandhi Siddharth TV series
2005 Chand Bujh Gaya Rahul Mehta
2015 Chinar Daastaan-E-Ishq Jamaal
2017 Danger Unreleased
2021 Faactory Also director
2022 Oppanda Kannada film

References

  1. ↑ "Dream to make a film on Maulana Azad: Aamir Khan". IE Staff. The Indian Express. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mela-director-claimed-aamir-khan-inputs-diluted-the-film-said-faisal-khan-was-better-than-aamir-8166276/lite/
  3. 1 2 Indiantelevision.com Team (14 November 2003). "Faisal Khan to debut in 'Chausath Panne'". Mumbai: Indiantelevision.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Aamir Khan's brother Faisal Khan to make a comeback". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Aamir Khan's mentally ill brother goes missing". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Aamir's brother found". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Khilnani, Rohit (5 November 2007). "Aamir and Faisal: fall out of two brothers". Mumbai: CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
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