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{{short description|Indian actor (born 1980)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Faisal Malik
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|2|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Allahabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2012–present
| known_for = {{ubl|''[[Panchayat (web series)|Panchayat]]''|''[[Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2|Gangs of Wassepur Part 2]]''}}
}}

'''Faisal Malik''' (born 18 February 1980) is an Indian actor, best known for his role of Prahladcha (or chacha) "Prahlad" Pandey in [[Amazon Prime Video]]'s [[Panchayat (TV series)|''Panchayat'']],<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 May 2022 |title=Faisal Malik on the death scene in Panchayat Season 2: 'The pain of losing someone…' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/faisal-malik-emotional-death-scene-panchayat-2-prahlad-7936940/ |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Fraud Saiyaan]]'', ''[[Black Widows (web series)|Black Widows]]'' and [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2|Gangs of Wasseypur Part 2]]''. ''[[Ariyippu]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ariyippu becomes the first Malayalam film to be showcased at the Locarno Film Festival |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/ariyippu-becomes-the-first-malayalam-film-to-be-showcased-at-the-locarno-film-festival-54992.html |access-date=4 August 2022 |website=filmfare.com |language=en}}</ref> directed by [[Mahesh Narayanan]] was his Malayalam debut.

== Early life ==
Faisal Malik hails from [[Prayagraj]] and left the city to become an actor in Bollywood. He has worked as an assistant director, promo producer, reality show producer, and line producer.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=8 June 2022 |title=Faisal Malik: I am getting my due after two decades |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/faisal-malik-i-am-getting-my-due-after-two-decades-101654693520880.html |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
While Malik had a brief stint acting in the 2012 film Gangs of Wasseypur, he gained fame after his role as Prahlad in the web-series Panchayat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2022 |title=For Faisal Malik, Panchayat's Prahlad, life changed thanks to Anurag Kashyap's insistence |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/panchayat-2-actor-faisal-malik-prahlad-anurag-kashyap-7937320/ |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

He has co-produced web-series such as ‘Smoke’, ‘Revolver Rani’ and ‘Main aur Charles’.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 May 2021 |title=The biggest challenge is for producers: Faisal Malik |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/the-biggest-challenge-is-for-producers-faisal-malik-101621620651922.html |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{Pending films key}}
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year!! Title !! Role !! Ref.
|-
|2012
|''[[Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2]]''|| Inspector Gopal Singh ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2024 |title=Gangs of Wasseypur To Panchayat Season 3, Inspiring Story Of Faisal Malik AKA Prahalad Pandey |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/originals/gangs-of-wasseypur-to-panchayat-season-3-inspiring-story-of-faisal-malik-aka-prahalad-pandey-635269.html |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=IndiaTimes |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Fraud Saiyaan]]''
|Inspector
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2020
|''[[Ariyippu]]''
|Dinesh Singh
|Malayalam movie
|-
|2023
|''[[Mast Mein Rehne Ka]]''
|Baburam
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2024
|''[[Dedh Bigha Zameen]]''
|[[Police Inspector]]
|
|-
|''[[Pad Gaye Pange]]''
|Bhaiya ji
|
|-
|''[[Jo Tera Hai Woh Mera Hai]]''
| Rajan
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
|''[[Maa (2025 film)|Maa]]''
|Bhugwa
|
|-
|''[[Thamma]]''
|Inspector P. K. Yadav
|
|-
|2026
|''[[Subedaar (film)|Subedaar]]''
|Softy Bhaiya
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
!Notes
! Ref.
|-
|2020
|''[[Black Widows (Indian TV series)|Black Widows]]''|| Inspector Bholey
|
|{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
|2020-2025
|''[[Panchayat (TV series)|Panchayat]]''|| Prahlad Pandey
| Season 1, 2, 3 and 4||<ref name=":1" />
|-
|rowspan="2"|2024
|''[[Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper]]''
|Police Inspector Haider Ali
|Season 1
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=14 December 2022 |title=Faisal Malik: There's a huge responsibility to deliver |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/faisal-malik-there-s-a-huge-responsibility-to-deliver-101671022915962.html |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Swipe Crime]]''
|Prof Kapil Khatra
|
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Faisal Malik to return as professor in streaming series 'Swipe Crime' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/news/hindi/faisal-malik-to-return-as-professor-in-streaming-series-swipe-crime/articleshow/116429295.cms |work=The Times of India |date=18 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2026
| {{Pending series|Teen Kauwe}}
| {{TableTBA}}
| [[Amazon Prime Video]] series
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 March 2026 |title='Teen Kauwe' First Look Out: Sidhant Gupta-Bobby Deol Led Spy Thriller About a Mole Inside Mumbai’s Secret Agency |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/teen-kauwe-first-look-out-sidhant-gupta-bobby-deol-led-spy-thriller-about-a-mole-inside-mumbais-secret-agency-roy-kapoor-films |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter India]] |access-date=19 March 2026}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Category
!Work
!Result
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2023
| Critics’ Choice Shorts and Series Awards
| Best Supporting Actor
| rowspan="4" | ''[[Panchayat (TV series)|Panchayat]]''
| {{Won}}
| rowspan="1" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=24 March 2023 |title=Critics Choice Awards 2023: Rocket Boys, Gargi lead nominations list, check out the full list here |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/critics-choice-awards-2023-rocket-boys-gargi-lead-nominations-list-check-out-the-full-list-here-575385 |access-date=7 June 2024 |website=WION |language=en-us}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
| rowspan="2" |Hitlist OTT Awards
| rowspan="2" |Best Supporting Actor - Male
|{{nom}}
|{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
|{{nom}}
|{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|-
|2023
|[[Iconic Gold Awards]]
|Best Supporting Actor of the Year
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zee Critics' Choice Awards: Faisal Malik shines in 'Panchayat Season 2', wins Best Supporting Actor |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/video-zee-critics-choice-awards-faisal-malik-shines-in-panchayat-season-2-wins-best-supporting-actor-3036563 |access-date=6 June 2023 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Faisal}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian male television actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:People from Prayagraj]]
[[Category:1980 births]]

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