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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).

Faisal Khan
Born	(1966-08-03) 3 August 1966 (age 56) Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	1988–2005, 2015-2022
Relatives	See Khan–Hussain family Aamir Khan (brother) Nikhat Khan (sister) Nasir Hussain (uncle) Imran Khan (Nephew)

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 a brief appearance in his uncle Nasir Hussain's 1969 film Pyar Ka Mausam, playing Shashi Kapoor's role as a child at the age of three years. 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. After a five-year hiatus, he made his comeback alongside his brother in Mela (2000). He appeared in several other films that fared poorly at the box office.[2] He also appeared in the TV serial Aandhi in 2003.[2] His last film was Chand Bujh Gaya in 2005.

After a decade long hiatus, it was announced that he would be making his comeback and star in the 2015 film Chinar Daastaan-E-Ishq, a film produced by Rajesh Jain.[3] 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 film Faactory as well as singing a song for the film.

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.[4] He was eventually traced to Pune and brought back to Mumbai where he went through a medical examination.[5] 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.[6]

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	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

External links

• Faisal Khan at IMDb

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