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{{short description|Indian actor and director}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Faruk Kabir.jpg
| name = Faruk Kabir
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|03|18}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = [[India|Indian]]
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[Film producer|Producer]], [[screenwriter]]
| spouse = [[Rukhsar Rehman]]
| years active = 2000–present
| notable_works = {{ubl|''[[Khuda Haafiz]]''|''[[Allah Ke Banday]]''|''[[The Awakening (2006 film)|The Awakening]]''}}
}}
'''Faruk Kabir''' (born as Faruk Kabir on 18 March 1983) is an Indian film director, writer and producer who is mainly known for his work in Hindi films. Kabir started his career as an assistant director in films like ''[[Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani]]'' and ''[[Asoka (2001 film)|Asoka]]''. He made his directorial debut in 2006 with ''[[The Awakening (2006 film)|The Awakening]]'', a short film, starring [[Ajay Devgn]]. He then rose to fame with ''[[Allah Ke Banday]]'', which he directed and acted in as well.

==Career==
Having started his career at a young age of 18 as an assistant director to veterans like [[Aziz Mirza]] and [[Santosh Sivan]], Kabir worked on films like ''[[Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani]]'' and ''[[Asoka (2001 film)|Asoka]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-can-t-depend-on-actors-to-make-my-film-1439925/|title=I can’t depend on actors to make my film|publisher=dnaindia.com|date=2010-09-19|accessdate=2014-07-01|archive-date=15 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715041225/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-can-t-depend-on-actors-to-make-my-film-1439925|url-status=live}}</ref> He then joined the [[New York Film Academy]] (NYFA) in screenwriting and filmmaking. He was also an assistant director on the film ''[[Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat]]''.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.timeoutbengaluru.net/film/features/young-guns/
|archive-url=https://archive.is/20140702125131/http://www.timeoutbengaluru.net/film/features/young-guns/
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2014-07-02
|title=Faruk Kabir aims to expose the shoddy conditions of remand homes in Allah Ke Banday, reports Time Out
|publisher=timeoutbengaluru.net
|date=2010-11-12
|access-date=2014-07-01
}}</ref>

Kabir later became an independent director with the acclaimed documentary ''Unheard Voices Of The People Of India'', for which he travelled 27000 kilometres by road. The documentary was produced by [[Saeed Mirza]]. In 2006, he marked his directorial debut with the short film ''[[The Awakening (2006 film)|The Awakening]]'', which starred [[Ajay Devgan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/news/type/view/id/85667/newsid/1219017/|title=Omkara begins with The Awakening|publisher=bollywoodhungama.com|date=2006-02-08|accessdate=2014-07-01|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213026/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/news/type/view/id/85667/newsid/1219017/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film brought forth the issue of water disasters, and was applauded by the audiences.

Kabir debuted as a director and actor for feature films with ''[[Allah Ke Banday]]'', which brought together an ensemble star cast including [[Naseeruddin Shah]], [[Sharman Joshi]], [[Atul Kulkarni]] to name a few.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/503075/|title=Allah Ke Banday|publisher=bollywoodhungama.com|date=2010-11-26|accessdate=2014-07-01|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714134649/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/503075/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film, which dealt with juvenile crime, was well received by the audiences.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Tuteja | first = Joginder | title = Sin City inspiration for Allah Ke Banday {{!}} Faruk Kabir | work = Bollywood Hungama | date = 29 September 2010 | accessdate = 2016-07-16 | url = http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/news/type/view/id/85667/newsid/1244846 | archive-date = 12 August 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160812232550/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebritymicro/news/type/view/id/85667/newsid/1244846 | url-status = live }}</ref> The film was also screened at the Chicago Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bollywood.indiaeveryday.in/news-faruk-kabirs-allah-ke-banday-goes-to-chicago-film-1067-2570182.htm/|title=Faruk Kabir's ALLAH KE BANDAY Goes To Chicago Film Festival!|publisher=indiaeveryday.in|date=2011-05-03|accessdate=2014-07-04|archive-date=14 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914195144/http://bollywood.indiaeveryday.in/news-faruk-kabirs-allah-ke-banday-goes-to-chicago-film-1067-2570182.htm/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film went on to receive 13 nominations in 2011, including Best Debut Director nominations for Kabir at the Filmfare and Star Screen Awards and others at the Stardust, Balaji and IIFA Awards.

Kabir married actress [[Rukhsar Rehman]] in 2010. Rukhsar and Kabir were in a relationship for six years before they tied the knot on 23 March 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/article/sid100004518-actress_rukhsar_is_married_to_director_faruk_kabir/|title=Actress Rukhsar is married to director Faruk Kabir!|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206104633/http://www.apunkachoice.com/content/article/sid100004518-actress_rukhsar_is_married_to_director_faruk_kabir/|archivedate=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title = Faruk Kabir secretly married actress Rukhsar | author = Bollywood Hungama | work = www.filmibeat.com | date = 4 February 2011 | accessdate = 2016-07-16 | url = http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2011/faruk-kabir-rukhsar-secret-marriage-040211-aid0064.html | archive-date = 6 September 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140906064854/http://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2011/faruk-kabir-rukhsar-secret-marriage-040211-aid0064.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

Kabir has also directed over a dozen music videos with artists like Sanober and [[Jassi]]. Kabir is a part of and has associated with the [[Super Fight League]], which holds martial arts related events that are aired on Indian television.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbQYVCcGvXE/|title=Indias first MMA action star : Faruk Kabir |publisher=youtube.com|date=2014-03-21 |accessdate=2014-07-01}}</ref> He collaborated with [[Super Fight League|SFL]] and BodyPower UK for the Body Power Expo which was held in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.chennaipatrika.com/post/2014/03/28/Faruk-Kabir-to-showcase-Mixed-Martial-Arts-in-Mumbai.aspx/|title=Faruk Kabir to showcase Mixed Martial Arts in Mumbai|publisher=entertainment.chennaipatrika.com|date=2014-03-28|accessdate=2014-07-01|archive-date=16 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716051142/http://entertainment.chennaipatrika.com/post/2014/03/28/faruk-kabir-to-showcase-mixed-martial-arts-in-mumbai.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Kabir has expertise in Boxing, Taekwondo, Brazilian Jujutsu, Judo and the Israeli combat art of Krav Maga.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.chennaipatrika.com/post/2014/03/28/Faruk-Kabir-to-showcase-Mixed-Martial-Arts-in-Mumbai.aspx/|title=Faruk Kabir to showcase Mixed Martial Arts in Mumbai|publisher=entertainment.chennaipatrika.com|date=2014-03-28|accessdate=2014-07-01|archive-date=16 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716051142/http://entertainment.chennaipatrika.com/post/2014/03/28/faruk-kabir-to-showcase-mixed-martial-arts-in-mumbai.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

===''Shockers''===
Kabir is currently directing ''Shockers'', India’s first horror web series,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.chennaipatrika.com/post/2016/05/26/Faruk-Kabir-redefines-horror-with-Shockers.aspx |title=Faruk Kabir redefines horror with Shockers |work=Chennaipatrika |accessdate=2016-07-16 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818131131/http://entertainment.chennaipatrika.com/post/2016/05/26/Faruk-Kabir-redefines-horror-with-Shockers.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> which he has created in association with Spiders Web, his production house. The series currently airs on online platform [[Hotstar]], and features actors like [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Dia Mirza]], [[Amit Sadh]], [[Amyra Dastur]], [[Rajat Barmecha]], [[Neha Mahajan]], [[Jaideep Ahlawat]] and [[Prateik Babbar]]. Season 3 is rumored to have [[Arjun Rampal]].

===Other work===
Apart from directing and acting in films, Kabir has also directed over a dozen music videos with [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]], and artists like Sanober, Jassi and Mikka. He has also produced for the NCPA Theatre Festival with plays like ''Bade Miyan Diwanae'' and ''Falsafa'', and has also directed TVCs for UP Tourism, Jabong and Tata to name a few. He has also been an Honorary Creative Director for Mumbai’s largest out of home media company, RoshanSpace.

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!{{Tooltip|Notes|Additional notes & references}}
|-
|2000
| ''[[Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani]]''
| Assistant director
|
|-
|2001
| ''[[Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat]]''
| Assistant director
|
|-
|2001
| ''[[Asoka (2001 film)|Asoka]]''
| Second assistant director
|
|-
|2005
| ''Unheard Voices of the People of India - Documentary film''
| Director
|
|-
|2006
| ''[[The Awakening (2006 film)|The Awakening]]''
| Director
|
|-
|2010
| ''[[Allah Ke Banday]]''
| Actor, director, writer
|
|-
|2019
|''377 Ab Normal''
|Director
|Released on [[ZEE5]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-31|title=ZEE5's '377 Ab Normal' is a sensitively portrayed story: Director Faruk Kabir|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-zee5-s-377-ab-normal-is-a-sensitively-portrayed-story-director-faruk-kabir-2734909|access-date=2021-04-26|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2020
| ''[[Khuda Haafiz]]''
| Director, writer
|
|-
| {{TBA}}
| ''[[Khuda Haafiz Chapter II]]''
| Director, writer
| Filming
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=2366197}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbQYVCcGvXE Indias first MMA action star: Faruk Kabir]
* https://www.instagram.com/farukkabir9/?hl=en

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