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'''Habib Faisal''' is an Indian writer, lyricist, director and producer who works in the [[Hindi cinema]].

==Career==
He made his directorial debut, ''[[Do Dooni Chaar]]'', for which he won [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/do-dooni-chaar-about-state-of-teachers-in-india-faisal/692894/0|title=Do Dooni Chaar about state of teachers in India|date=5 October 2010|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=31 December 2010}}</ref> He co-wrote [[Siddharth Anand]]'s ''[[Salaam Namaste]]''.<ref name="hero">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/middle-class-hero/697179/0|title=Middle Class Hero|date=15 October 2010|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=31 December 2010}}</ref> He also wrote director [[Shaad Ali]]'s ''[[Jhoom Barabar Jhoom]]'' starring [[Abhishek Bachchan]] and [[Preity Zinta]],<ref name="hero" /> and [[Siddharth Anand]]'s ''[[Ta Ra Rum Pum]]'' starring [[Saif Ali Khan]] and [[Rani Mukherjee]].<ref name="hero" /> All three are [[Yashraj Films|Yashraj]] films. He also wrote ''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]'' which was released in late 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nothing-filmy-about-band-baaja-baarat-anushka/715487/0|title=Nothing filmy about ''Band Baaja Baarat''|date=24 November 2010|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=31 December 2010}}</ref>

Faisal then went on to direct his second film, ''[[Ishaqzaade]]'', starring debutant [[Arjun Kapoor]], and [[Parineeti Chopra]] in their first lead film, which released on 11 May 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ishaqzaade - Yash Raj Films|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/Movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=a6e756d7-7d5d-4a61-9408-ea1878dd098e|access-date=20 July 2014|work=[[Yash Raj Films]]}}</ref> The film received positive response from critics, and managed to do very well at the box office, turning out to be a worldwide hit.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rowdy Rathore Bumper Opening In Single Screens Good At Multiplexes |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4497&nCat= |access-date=20 July 2014 |work=[[Box Office India]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220225/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4497&nCat= |archive-date=5 November 2013 }}</ref> He then wrote ''[[Bewakoofiyaan]]'', which was directed by [[Nupur Asthana]] and featured [[Ayushmann Khurrana]], [[Sonam Kapoor]], and [[Rishi Kapoor]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Bewakoofiyaan - Yash Raj Films|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=65bf3ba0-ef8f-4e39-a17d-f0769d0bd184|access-date=20 July 2014|work=[[Yash Raj Films]]}}</ref> His next directorial venture was ''[[Daawat-e-Ishq]]'', which had actors [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles.<ref>{{cite news|title=Daawat-e-Ishq - Yash Raj Films|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/Movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=304633ef-92f6-4677-84fa-50a5be8ed0f0|access-date=20 July 2014|work=[[Yash Raj Films]]}}</ref> ''Daawat-e-Ishq'' released worldwide on 19 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Daawat-E-Ishq-to-release-on-September-19/articleshow/39951810.cms|title=Daawat-E-Ishq to release on September 19|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/daawat-e-ishq-release-date-shifted-to-sept-19/1/376338.html|title=Daawat-e-Ishq release date shifted to 19 Sept|publisher=[[India Today]]|access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref>

Faisal's fourth film, ''[[Qaidi Band]]'' was released on 25 August 2017.

An alumnus of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], he has directed the television serials ''kareena kareena''<ref>{{cite web |title=Writing is a very solitary experience: Habib Faisal |date=18 October 2015 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/writing-is-a-very-solitary-experience-habib-faisal/story-XzZEWvu90zsLyiqAcwqewM.html |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=6 November 2018}}</ref> and worked in New Delhi as a camera person with [[NDTV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/15habib.htm|title=Jhoom celebrates a positive attitude|date=15 June 2007|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=31 December 2010}}</ref>

==Filmography==
* 2021: ''Dil Bekaraar'' (Director and additional dialogues)
* 2020: ''[[Aashram]]''(Hindi web series) (writer)
* 2018: ''[[Raju Gadu]]'' (Telugu film) (writer, alongside [[Maruthi]])
* 2018: ''[[Home (web series)|Home]]'' (director, an ALTBalaji Original Series)
* 2017: ''[[Qaidi Band]]'' (writer and director)
* 2016: ''[[Fan (film)|Fan]]'' (writer)
* 2014: ''[[Daawat-e-Ishq]]'' (writer and director)
* 2014: ''[[Bewakoofiyaan]]'' (writer)
* 2012: ''[[Ishaqzaade]]'' ( director)
* 2011: ''[[Ladies vs Ricky Bahl]]'' (dialogue)
* 2010: ''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]'' (screenplay and dialogue)
* 2010: ''[[Do Dooni Chaar]]'' (writer and director)
* 2007: ''[[Jhoom Barabar Jhoom]]'' (writer)
* 2007: ''[[Ta Ra Rum Pum]]'' (screenplay and dialogue)
* 1996: ''Opus 27'' (short)
* 1992: ''[[Electric Moon]]'' (assistant director)

==Awards==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year || Award || Category || Title || Result || Ref.
|-
|[[56th Filmfare Awards|2010]] || [[Filmfare Awards]] || [[Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]] || rowspan="2" |''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]'' || {{won}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://awards.filmfare.com/|title=Filmfare Awards: Bollywood and Regional Film Awards|website=filmfare.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-07}}</ref>
|-
|2010 || [[Screen Awards]]|| [[Screen Award for Best Dialogue|Best Dialogue]]|| {{won}} || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/58_NFA.pdf|title=58th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
|[[58th National Film Awards|2010]]||[[National Film Awards]]|| [[Screen Award for Best Dialogue|Best Hindi Feature Film]]||''[[Do Dooni Chaar]]''|| {{won}} ||
|-
| [[5th Mirchi Music Awards|2012]] || [[Mirchi Music Awards]] || [[Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Lyricist of The Year|Upcoming Lyricist of The Year]] || "Chokra Jawaan" from ''[[Ishaqzaade]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2012/hindi/nomination.html|title=Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012|website=www.radiomirchi.com|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref>
|-
| [[2021 Filmfare OTT Awards|2021]]
| [[Filmfare OTT Awards]]
| Best Original Story ({{small|Series}})
| ''[[Aashram]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominees-for-the-my-glamm-filmfare-ott-awards-2021_-51683.html |title=Nominees for the MyGlamm Filmfare OTT Awards 2021|date=2 December 2021|access-date=10 December 2021|website=Filmfare|language=en}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
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==External links==
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