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{{short description|Bollywood actor}} | {{short description|Indian Bollywood actor (born 1966)}} | ||
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2013}} | {{Use Indian English|date=November 2013}} | ||
{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
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| caption = 28 August 2019 18:09:16 IST | |||
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| name = Faisal Khan | | name = Faisal Khan | ||
| birth_name = | | birth_name = | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|08|03}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|08|03|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = India | | birth_place = Bombay, Maharashtra, India | ||
| | | other names = | ||
| | | occupation = Actor, singer | ||
| years_active = 1988–2005, | | years_active = 1988–2005, 2015–2022 | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| | | father = [[Tahir Hussain]] | ||
| relatives = | | relatives = [[List of Hindi film families#Khan–Hussain family (of Nasir Hussain)|Khan–Hussain family]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Mohammad Faisal Hussain Khan''' (born 3 August 1966) is an Indian actor who appears in [[ | '''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 film)|Mela]]''. | ||
==Family background== | ==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 (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]] is | Khan is the son of producer [[Tahir Hussain]]. His brother is [[Aamir Khan]], who is an actor, director and producer, and he has two sisters, [[Nikhat Khan]], who is a producer and actor, and Farhat Khan. His paternal uncle [[Nasir Hussain]] was a film producer and director. His nephew [[Imran Khan (Bollywood actor)|Imran Khan]] is a former actor. He is a great-grandnephew of [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dream-to-make-a-film-on-maulana-azad-aamir-khan/|title=Dream to make a film on Maulana Azad: Aamir Khan|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=9 January 2014|access-date=17 January 2019|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502054359/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dream-to-make-a-film-on-maulana-azad-aamir-khan/|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Khan made | 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]]'' and his cousin [[Mansoor Khan]]'s ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander]]'' (1992), both starring Aamir in the leading role.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Khan got his first leading role in the 1994 film ''[[Madhosh (1994 film)|Madhosh]]'', which was produced by his father and directed by [[Vikram Bhatt]]. The film was a box office failure. In 2000, he made his comeback starring alongside his brother in ''[[Mela (2000 film)|Mela]]'' which was also a box office bomb. Director [[Dharmesh Darshan]] did however praise Faisal's performance in the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/mela-director-claimed-aamir-khan-inputs-diluted-the-film-said-faisal-khan-was-better-than-aamir-8166276/lite/ | title=When Mela director claimed Aamir Khan's inputs 'diluted' the film, said Faisal Khan 'was better than Aamir' in some scenes | date=22 September 2022 }}</ref> | |||
Faisal went on to appear in a few B-grade films that fared poorly at the box office.<ref name="IT TV"/> From 2003 to 2004, he appeared in the TV serial ''[[Aandhi (TV series)|Aandhi]]''.<ref name="IT TV">{{cite web|title=Faisal Khan to debut in 'Chausath Panne'|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/nov/nov113.htm|publisher=Indiantelevision.com|access-date=2011-07-27|author=Indiantelevision.com Team|location=Mumbai|date=14 November 2003|archive-date=9 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109113542/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/nov/nov113.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> After appearing in the 2005 film ''[[Chand Bujh Gaya]]'', he went on a 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aamir-Khans-brother-Faisal-Khan-to-make-a-comeback/articleshow/21158880.cms|title=Aamir Khan's brother Faisal Khan to make a comeback|work=The Times of India|date=20 July 2013 |access-date=17 August 2015|archive-date=30 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930100343/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aamir-Khans-brother-Faisal-Khan-to-make-a-comeback/articleshow/21158880.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, he starred in ''[[Danger (2017 film)|Danger]]'', a [[Horror (genre)|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 (2021)|Faactory]]'' as well as singing a song for the film. In 2022, he made his debut in [[Kannada film|Kannada]] films with ''[[Oppanda]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2025-08-09 |title='Aamir Khan locked me up for a year': Actor's brother Faissal Khan claims he was fed medicines, not allowed to leave |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/aamir-khan-locked-brother-faissal-khan-at-home-for-a-year-he-claims-family-was-against-him-101754704866374.html |access-date=2025-11-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | ==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 | In 2007, Khan was reported missing for two days. He had filed a report to the police several days earlier accusing his brother [[Aamir Khan|Aamir]] of keeping him confined in his home because Aamir thought that Faisal was mentally ill.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Aamir-Khans-mentally-ill-brother-goes-missing/articleshow/2456312.cms|title=Aamir Khan's mentally ill brother goes missing|work=The Times of India|date=14 October 2007 |access-date=17 August 2015|archive-date=17 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317145626/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Aamir-Khans-mentally-ill-brother-goes-missing/articleshow/2456312.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He was eventually traced to Pune and brought back to Mumbai where he went through a medical examination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/15faisal.htm|title=Aamir's brother found|publisher=Rediff.com|access-date=17 August 2015|archive-date=3 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203183730/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/oct/15faisal.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> His brother Aamir and their father were in a custody battle over Faisal that garnered much press coverage. Faisal's custody was awarded to his father, Tahir.<ref>{{cite web|last=Khilnani|first=Rohit|title=Aamir and Faisal: fall out of two brothers|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/aamir-and-faisal-khan-the-fall-out-of-two-brothers/51734-8.html|publisher=CNN-IBN|access-date=2011-07-27|location=Mumbai|date=5 November 2007|archive-date=12 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612173119/http://www.ibnlive.com/news/aamir-and-faisal-khan-the-fall-out-of-two-brothers/51734-8.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" | |||
|- | |||
! scope="col" | Year | |||
! scope="col" | Title | |||
! scope="col" | Role | |||
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | 1969 | |||
| ''[[Pyar Ka Mausam]]'' | |||
| Young Sunder | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" | 1988 | |||
| ''[[Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak]]'' | |||
| Member of Baba's gang | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
; | ! scope="row" | 1992 | ||
| ''[[Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar]]'' | |||
| College Student | |||
| Uncredited | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row"|1994 | |||
| ''[[Madhosh (1994 film)|Madhosh]]'' | |||
| Suraj | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row"|2000 | |||
| ''[[Mela (2000 film)|Mela]]'' | |||
| Shankar Shane | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" scope="row"|2002 | |||
| ''Kaaboo'' | |||
| Raja | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|''[[Dushmani (film)|Dushmani]]'' | |||
| | |||
|Unreleased | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" scope="row"|2003 | |||
| ''[[Border Hindustan Ka]]'' | |||
| Raj | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[Basti (film)|Basti]]'' | |||
| Satish Kulkarni | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row"|2003–2004 | |||
| ''[[Aandhi (TV series)|Aandhi]]'' | |||
| Siddharth | |||
| TV series | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row"|2005 | |||
| ''[[Chand Bujh Gaya]]'' | |||
| Rahul Mehta | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row"|2015 | |||
|''[[Chinar Daastaan-E-Ishq]]'' | |||
| Jamaal | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row"|2017 | |||
| ''[[Danger (2017 film)|Danger]]'' | |||
| | |||
| Unreleased; also director | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row"|2021 | |||
| ''[[Faactory (2021)|Faactory]]'' | |||
| Yash Kadam | |||
| Also director and playback singer | |||
|- | |||
! scope="row" |2022 | |||
| ''[[Oppanda (2022 film)|Oppanda]]'' | |||
| | |||
| Kannada film | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{IMDb name|0451207}} | *{{IMDb name|0451207}} | ||
*[https://indianexpress.com/about/faisal-khan/ Faisal Khan] at [[The Indian Express|Indian Express]] | |||
{{Authority control}} | {{Authority control}} | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Faisal}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Faisal}} | ||
[[Category:1966 births]] | [[Category:1966 births]] | ||
[[Category:Khan–Hussain family|Faisal Khan]] | |||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]] | [[Category:Male actors from Mumbai]] | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]] | ||
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]] | [[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]] | ||
[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Aamir Khan]] | ||
[[Category:Indian people of Pashtun descent]] | |||
[[Category:Indian people of Arab descent]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:59, 27 March 2026
Faisal Khan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 August 1966 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
| Years active | 1988–2005, 2015–2022 |
| Parent(s) |
|
| Relatives | 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.
Family background[edit | edit source]
Khan is the son of producer Tahir Hussain. His brother is Aamir Khan, who is an actor, director and producer, and he has two sisters, Nikhat Khan, who is a producer and actor, and Farhat Khan. His paternal uncle Nasir Hussain was a film producer and director. His nephew Imran Khan is a former actor. He is a great-grandnephew of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
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 and his cousin Mansoor Khan's Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992), both starring Aamir in the leading role.[2]
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. 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.[3]
Faisal went on to appear in a few B-grade films that fared poorly at the box office.[4] From 2003 to 2004, he appeared in the TV serial Aandhi.[4] After appearing in the 2005 film Chand Bujh Gaya, he went on a 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.[5] 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.[2]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
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 Faisal was mentally ill.[6] He was eventually traced to Pune and brought back to Mumbai where he went through a medical examination.[7] His brother Aamir and their father were in a custody battle over Faisal that garnered much press coverage. Faisal's custody was awarded to his father, Tahir.[8]
Filmography[edit | edit source]
| 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 | Kaaboo | Raja | |
| Dushmani | Unreleased | ||
| 2003 | Border Hindustan Ka | Raj | |
| Basti | Satish Kulkarni | ||
| 2003–2004 | Aandhi | Siddharth | TV series |
| 2005 | Chand Bujh Gaya | Rahul Mehta | |
| 2015 | Chinar Daastaan-E-Ishq | Jamaal | |
| 2017 | Danger | Unreleased; also director | |
| 2021 | Faactory | Yash Kadam | Also director and playback singer |
| 2022 | Oppanda | Kannada film |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Dream to make a film on Maulana Azad: Aamir Khan". The Indian Express. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "'Aamir Khan locked me up for a year': Actor's brother Faissal Khan claims he was fed medicines, not allowed to leave". Hindustan Times. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ "When Mela director claimed Aamir Khan's inputs 'diluted' the film, said Faisal Khan 'was better than Aamir' in some scenes". 22 September 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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.
- ↑ "Aamir Khan's brother Faisal Khan to make a comeback". The Times of India. 20 July 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "Aamir Khan's mentally ill brother goes missing". The Times of India. 14 October 2007. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "Aamir's brother found". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ 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.