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{{short description|Indian Bollywood actor (born 1966)}}
{{for|the dancer|Faisal Khan (dancer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| image =
| caption = 28 August 2019 18:09:16 IST
| name = Faisal Khan
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|08|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bombay, Maharashtra, India
| other names =
| occupation = Actor, singer
| years_active = 1988–2005, 2015–2022
| spouse =
| father = [[Tahir Hussain]]
| 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 Hindi films. He is famous for his role as Shankar Shane in ''[[Mela (2000 film)|Mela]]''.

==Family background==
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==
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==
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==
{| 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==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0451207}}
*[https://indianexpress.com/about/faisal-khan/ Faisal Khan] at [[The Indian Express|Indian Express]]

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[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
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[[Category:Aamir Khan]]
[[Category:Indian people of Pashtun descent]]
[[Category:Indian people of Arab descent]]

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