1966-08-03 (age 60)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Actor, singer
1988–2005, 2015–2022
Tahir Hussain
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.
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 is a former actor. He is a great-grandnephew of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.[1]
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.[2]
Khan got his first leading role in the 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 which was also a box office bomb. Director Dharmesh Darshan did however praise Faisal's performance in the film.[3]
Faisal went on to appear in a few B-grade films that fared poorly at the box office.[4] From 2003 to 2004, he appeared in the TV serial Aandhi.[4] 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.[5] 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 psychological thriller film Faactory as well as singing a song for the film. In 2022, he made his debut in Kannada films with Oppanda.[2]
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 Faisal was mentally ill.[6] He was eventually traced to Pune and brought back to Mumbai where he went through a medical examination.[7] 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.[8]
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 | Kaaboo | Raja | |
| Dushmani | Unreleased | ||
| 2003 | Border Hindustan Ka | Raj | |
| Basti | Satish Kulkarni | ||
| 2003–2004 | Aandhi | Siddharth | TV series |
| 2005 | Chand Bujh Gaya | Rahul Mehta | |
| 2015 | Chinar Daastaan-E-Ishq | Jamaal | |
| 2017 | Danger | Unreleased; also director | |
| 2021 | Faactory | Yash Kadam | Also director and playback singer |
| 2022 | Oppanda | Kannada film |
References
- ↑ Dream to make a film on Maulana Azad: Aamir Khan(9 January 2014). Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'Aamir Khan locked me up for a year': Actor's brother Faissal Khan claims he was fed medicines, not allowed to leave. Hindustan Times(2025-08-09). Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ↑ When Mela director claimed Aamir Khan's inputs 'diluted' the film, said Faisal Khan 'was better than Aamir' in some scenes(22 September 2022).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Faisal Khan to debut in 'Chausath Panne'. Indiantelevision.com(14 November 2003). Retrieved 2011-07-27.
- ↑ Aamir Khan's brother Faisal Khan to make a comeback. The Times of India(20 July 2013). Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ Aamir Khan's mentally ill brother goes missing. The Times of India(14 October 2007). Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ Aamir's brother found. Rediff.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ↑ Aamir and Faisal: fall out of two brothers, Khilnani, Rohit. CNN-IBN(5 November 2007). Retrieved 2011-07-27.