Faisal Qureshi (actor)
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Faisal Qureshi pronounced ˈfeːsəl qəˈreːʃi, also spelled Faysal, is a Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

i television
Television
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 actor
Actor
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 and veteran
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 film
Film
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 actor.

Qureshi is known as one of the most versatile actors in Pakistan, playing characters old and young, delinquent and religious, blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...

 and deaf. He has stated that "I just want to make my country proud. I want to show my sheer commitment by changing my look and style in every drama." He was voted the most popular TV actor of 2010.

Qureshi has appeared as a judge on ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

's competition show Dum Hai To Entertain Kar and is a full-time judge on Nachle. He is the host of reality show Hero Banney ki Tarang, also on ARY. He started hosting the morning show Muskurati Mornings on TvOne along with Ayesha Sana in October 2010, and it has been voted the most popular morning show currently on air.

Early and personal life

Qureshi was born to Abid Qureshi and widely popular film actress Afshan Qureshi in Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

. It was due to the frequent visits to TV sets with his mother that Qureshi was first discovered. He was first married at the age of 18, but his marriage
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 was unsuccessful and the couple was divorced 3 years later, despite having a 1 year old daughter. He married again when he was 28, though once again, the marriage was unsuccessful and the couple was divorced 2 Years He has a son with his second wife who now lives in UK later. He married a third time, at the beginning of 2010 to a woman named Sana. He has one son with his second wife. He lives in Karachi with his mother, son and wife, and 18-year old daughter Hanish Qureshi. Faisal is good friends with fellow actor Aijaz Aslam
Aijaz Aslam
Aijaz Aslam Urdu: اعجاز اسلم , is Pakistani television actor and model.- Modeling career :He started his career of showbiz from modeling when he was first time shown in a men's fashion magazine...

 and director Baber Javed. He hosted a memorial to deceased actor Moin Akhtar on April 29, 2011 along with Aijaz Aslam
Aijaz Aslam
Aijaz Aslam Urdu: اعجاز اسلم , is Pakistani television actor and model.- Modeling career :He started his career of showbiz from modeling when he was first time shown in a men's fashion magazine...

.

Career

Qureshi started his career in acting as a child artist from PTV
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...

's play Emergency Ward, and also appeared in the play Andhera Ujala as a child. His first major acting role as an adult was in the 1992 film Saza. Qureshi went on to star in 19 other films, but quit after four years in the film industry and went on to pursue a career as a full-time television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

.

He appeared in various minor roles before landing his first lead role as Boota in Toba Tek Singh
Boota from Toba Tek Singh
Boota from Toba Tek Singh was a Pakistani television drama series. It was aired by Pakistan Television Corporation in Urdu language comprised on 22 episodes...

. Qureshi has stated about his acting career that "I never wanted to be a hero. I've always wanted to be first and foremost, an actor." "The thought of becoming a director or producer," he says, "has never appealed to me. I still feel I have far to go as far as acting is concerned".

Films

Films
Year Film Role Additional Notes
1992 Saza
1992 Nangay Paoon
1993 Tere Ghar Ke Samnay
1994 Nadia
1994 Bobby
1995 Mera Inteqam
1995 Panha
1995 Marvi
1996 Gaddhar

Television

Dramas
Drama Role Broadcasting Network Additional Notes
Emergency Ward PTV
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...

His first play as a child star
Andhera Ujala PTV
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...

A play he appeared in as a child star
Ahsaas Salman PTV
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...

Boota from Toba Tek Singh
Boota from Toba Tek Singh
Boota from Toba Tek Singh was a Pakistani television drama series. It was aired by Pakistan Television Corporation in Urdu language comprised on 22 episodes...

Boota PTV
Pakistan Television Corporation
The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...

Qureshi's first role as a main character
Aaina Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Aaina was a sequel to the popular Nadeem movie Aaina
Deewar ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

Nominated best TV actor for Lux Styles Awards 2003
Aashti Nazrul Islam Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

Jaaye Kahaan Yeh Dil Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Nominated best TV actor for Lux Styles Awards 2006
Phir Kho Jaaye Na GEO TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Jhumka Jaan Nizaam Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

Manay Na Ye Dil
Manay Na Ye Dil
Manay Na Ye Dil is a Pakistani television series that aired on Hum TV and is directed by Babar Jawad. The story is based on the emotional conflicts of four people who feel powerless to control their feelings.The show failed to live up to that quality and unexpectedly high dose of...

Shahriar Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

The Ghost Hassan Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

Meri Jaan Chiku Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

Meri Un Suni Kahani Shahram Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

Teray Janay Ke Baad Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

Mann-O-Salwa Sheraz Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

Harjaee Indus TV
Indus TV
INDUS is a Pakistani satellite television network offered for international subscribers by the Indus Entertainment Limited. Indus offers a combination of the best programming from the popular channels: Indus Vision, Indus Music also known as MTV Pakistan, Indus News and G KABOOM.Indus, a 24 hour...

Nominated Best Actor at Lux Style Awards 2004
Lux Style Awards
The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and honour the country's best talents in film, television, music, and fashion. Around 30 awards are given annually.The Lux Style Awards is considered...

Umraao Jaan Ada Gohar Mirza GEO TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Nominated Best Actor at Lux Style Awards 2004
Lux Style Awards
The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and honour the country's best talents in film, television, music, and fashion. Around 30 awards are given annually.The Lux Style Awards is considered...

Thora Thora Pyar Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Ab Ghar Jane Do Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Kaun Jaanay Kya Hona Hai Zain Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Meri Zaat Zara-e-Benishan
Meri Zaat Zara-e-Benishan
Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan is a drama serial made in Pakistan based on a novel written by Umaira Ahmed. It is an emotional story of a girl named Saba and her daughter Sara...

Arfeen Abbas Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Meri Zaat is the most-viewed serial on Geo TV to date.
Barish Kay Aansoo Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Chaar Chand Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Tere Liye ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

Yariyan
Yariyan
Yariyan is a drama serial made in Pakistan .The Story Revolves around three friends Babar , Shah-Jahan & Rida...

Babar Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Tum Kahan Hum Kahan Talha Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Ander World TVOne
Dil Hai Chota Sa Ahmer Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

This is Qureshi's first appearance in a Bushra Ansari
Bushra Ansari
-Early Life, education and family:Born in Karachi, Ansari is the daughter of eminent journalist and writer Ahmad Bashir. Bushra studied in Lahore at Lady Griffin School and then she did intermediate from famous Lahore College for Women University, completed her BA in 1977 from Waqarunnisa College...

 drama serial
Main Aur Tum Shams ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

Main Aur Tum is a comedy serial
Kaanch ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

Wujood-e-Laraib Hadi Indus Vision Won Indus Vision Award for Best Supporting Actor
Sandal Eibaad GEO TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Qaid-e-Tanhai
Qaid-e-Tanhai
Qaid-e-Tanhai is a Pakistani drama serial that aired on Hum TV. It is written by Umaira Ahmed and Directed by Babar Javed.-Plot and Concept:...

Moiz Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

Haal-E-Dil Mansoor ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

Kya Meri Shaadi Shah Rukh Se Hogi? Shah Rukh Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Ruswaa GEO Entertainment
Mera Saeein Aarish ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

Main Abdul Qadir Hoon
Main Abdul Qadir Hoon
Main Abdul Qadir Hoon is a Pakistani drama serial that aired on Hum TV every Saturday from December 18, 2010 to May 21, 2011. It is written by Serwat Nazir and directed by Babar Javed . Fahad Mustafa is featured in the lead role while Faisal Qureshi , Aamina Sheikh, Alishba Yousuf, Saba Hameed and...

Faiz Rasool Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

Roag Ayaaz ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

Akhri Barish Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

Aik Hatheli Pe Hina Aik Hatheli Pe Lahoo Najeeb Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Umm-E-Kulsoom Nihal ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

Khushboo Ka Ghar Sikander ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

A soap opera
Kis Din Mera Viyah Howey Ga Jabar Khan, Sheedo and Sheeda Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

Ishq Ibadat" Geo TV
Geo TV
Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...


Telefilms
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Resham Si Shaam Ahsaan An episode for Qissaon ki Chaadar mini-series
2009 Mutthi Bhar Mitti
Mutthi Bhar Mitti
Mutthi Bhar Mitti is a Pakistani Telefilm that premiered on Hum TV on 14th August, 2008. The telefilm is directed by Haissam Hussain and written by famous novelist turned screenplay writer Umaira Ahmed....

Muzaffar An Independence Day special; Hum TV
Hum TV
Hum TV is a 24-hour Pakistani entertainment TV channel based in Karachi. It is the first brand of Eye Television Network Limited, Pakistan. Hum TV began its transmission on January 17, 2005.-Serials:* Manay Na Ye Dil * Akhri Barish...

2009 Babies Unlimited Humdum An Eid
Eid ul-Fitr
Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast"...

 special telefilm
2009 Nass Baliye Himself An Eid
Eid ul-Fitr
Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr, Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting . Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity," while Fiṭr means "breaking the fast"...

 special telefilm
2010 Talluq Armaan Appeared in Episode 1
2010 Hum Kahani Meri Zubani ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...

2010 Phir Kab Milo Ge ARY Digital
ARY Digital
ARY Digital, a subsidiary of the ARY Group, is a popular Pakistani television network available in Pakistan, the Middle East, North America and Europe. The ARY Group of companies is a Dubai-based holding company founded by a Pakistani businessman, Abdul Razzak Yaqoob . The network caters to the...


Awards and Nominations

Award Category/Recipient(s) Result Reference
Lux Style Award 2003 Best TV Actor for Deewar
Lux Style Award 2004 Best TV Actor for Umrao Jaan Ada
Lux Style Award 2005 Best TV Actor for Harjaee
Lux Style Award 2006 Best TV Actor for Jaey Kahaan Yeh Dil
Indus Vision Award Best Supporting Actor for Wujood-E-Laraib
1st Annual Pakistan Media Awards Best Drama Actor for Meri Unsuni Kahani
Best Comic Actor for Mein Aur Tum
2nd Annual Pakistan Media Awards Best Morning Show for Muskurati Mornings
10th Annual Lux Style Awards Best TV Actor (Satellite) for Meri Zaat Zara-e-Benishan
Meri Zaat Zara-e-Benishan
Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan is a drama serial made in Pakistan based on a novel written by Umaira Ahmed. It is an emotional story of a girl named Saba and her daughter Sara...


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