{{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 = 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''.
==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.<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'', 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.<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''.<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'', 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''.<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 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'' | Suraj | |- ! scope="row"|2000 | ''Mela'' | Shankar Shane | |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row"|2002 | ''Kaaboo'' | Raja | |- |''Dushmani'' | |Unreleased |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row"|2003 | ''Border Hindustan Ka'' | Raj | |- | ''Basti'' | Satish Kulkarni | |- ! scope="row"|2003–2004 | ''Aandhi'' | Siddharth | TV series |- ! scope="row"|2005 | ''Chand Bujh Gaya'' | Rahul Mehta | |- ! scope="row"|2015 |''Chinar Daastaan-E-Ishq'' | Jamaal | |- ! scope="row"|2017 | ''Danger'' | | Unreleased; also director |- ! scope="row"|2021 | ''Faactory'' | Yash Kadam | Also director and playback singer |- ! scope="row" |2022 | ''Oppanda'' | | Kannada film |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0451207}} *[https://indianexpress.com/about/faisal-khan/ Faisal Khan] at Indian Express
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