Faisal Rehman
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Faisal Rehman commonly known as Faisal is a Pakistani
film actor, television actor, writer
and director
. He has worked in 30 films and many television shows.
speaking Afghan and hails from the Mohammadzai clan of Kabul
, the ruling elite of their time. His ancestors moved to India in 1905 during British Raj
. Faisal's father Rehman was also interested in doing films and tried his hands on acting. Rehman did a couple of Urdu
films such as, Sahab Biwi Aur Ghulam, Nargis and Khaghaz Kay Phool but wasn't successful. He is a nephew of noted Bollywood actor, Rehman
, and his brother Fasih-ur-Rehman is a classical dancer, their father is cinematographer Massud-ur-Rehman.
Faisal did his secondary schooling at St. Anthony High School Lahore
. He was only a fourteen year
old boy when he was landed his first role in Nazar-ul-Islam's film Nahi Abhi Nahi, also starring famous film
actress Shabnam
. Faisal continued doing films but didn't leave his academic life behind. He studied from Forman Christian College
and did Bachelors in English Literature
from University of Punjab.
and lived there for 5 years. He lived in Montreal
and learned French
there. Rehman is fluent in speaking Persian
, English
, Punjabi
and Urdu
.
On his return to Pakistan he did two more feature films and acted in numerous television
dramas and telefilms. The most recent which won him audience's appraisal was drama
serial Malaal
, directed by Mehreen Jabbar
. Faisal portrayed the role of Danish, a possessive and shallow man who, on his mother's insistence marries a girl half his age and also keeps his friend, portrayed by Deepti Gupta
, on her toes. The serial has recently been nominated for 10th Annual Lux Style Award
in best
serial's category.
He is also one of the founding members of "The Actors’ Collective (ACT)", an association of actors, including film, theater and televisions artists in Pakistan, established in 2009 and based in Lahore.
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...
film actor, television actor, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He has worked in 30 films and many television shows.
Early life and education
Faisal is a PersianPersian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
speaking Afghan and hails from the Mohammadzai clan of Kabul
Kabul
Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...
, the ruling elite of their time. His ancestors moved to India in 1905 during British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
. Faisal's father Rehman was also interested in doing films and tried his hands on acting. Rehman did a couple of Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
films such as, Sahab Biwi Aur Ghulam, Nargis and Khaghaz Kay Phool but wasn't successful. He is a nephew of noted Bollywood actor, Rehman
Rehman
Rehman was an Indian film actor whose career spanned from late 1940s through to late 1970s. He was an integral part of the Guru Dutt team, and most known for his roles in films, like Pyaasa , Chaudhvin Ka Chand , Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam and Waqt...
, and his brother Fasih-ur-Rehman is a classical dancer, their father is cinematographer Massud-ur-Rehman.
Faisal did his secondary schooling at St. Anthony High School 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...
. He was only a fourteen year
Year
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old boy when he was landed his first role in Nazar-ul-Islam's film Nahi Abhi Nahi, also starring famous film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
actress Shabnam
Shabnam
Shabnam from the word meaning dew drops on the flowers) is a Pakistani stage and film actress of Pakistan. Shabnam was active in the Pakistani film industry, Lollywood in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and in the Bangladeshi film industry in the 1990s...
. Faisal continued doing films but didn't leave his academic life behind. He studied from Forman Christian College
Forman Christian College
Forman Christian College University, or FCCU, is a chartered university in Lahore, Pakistan, named after its American-born founder, Dr. Charles William Forman.- History :...
and did Bachelors in English Literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
from University of Punjab.
Career
After his successful debut in Nahi Abhi Nahi, Rehman acted in numerous films for almost a decade. In early 90's Rehman moved to CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and lived there for 5 years. He lived in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and learned French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
there. Rehman is fluent in speaking Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
and Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
.
On his return to Pakistan he did two more feature films and acted in numerous television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
dramas and telefilms. The most recent which won him audience's appraisal was drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
serial Malaal
Malaal
Malaal is a Pakistani drama television series which premiered on Hum TV on October 09, 2009. The series is written by Umaira Ahmed and directed by critically acclaimed director Mehreen Jabbar.-Plot:...
, directed by Mehreen Jabbar
Mehreen Jabbar
Mehreen Jabbar , is a noted Pakistani film-maker and television director/producer. Mehreen is the daughter of well known media-person and businessman Javed Jabbar, she was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan....
. Faisal portrayed the role of Danish, a possessive and shallow man who, on his mother's insistence marries a girl half his age and also keeps his friend, portrayed by Deepti Gupta
Deepti Gupta
Deepti Gupta is an Indian-American actress who lives in New York City. She was born and raised in Delhi, India.Deepti got her MFA in Acting from University of Texas in Austin, Texas. She also has an MA in Theatre Studies from National University of Singapore in Singapore...
, on her toes. The serial has recently been nominated for 10th Annual Lux Style Award
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...
in best
Best
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serial's category.
He is also one of the founding members of "The Actors’ Collective (ACT)", an association of actors, including film, theater and televisions artists in Pakistan, established in 2009 and based in Lahore.
Films
- 1980: Nahi Abhi Nahi
- 1981: Aladin, Yeh Zamana Aur Hay
- 1982: Biwi Ho To Aisee
- 1983: Nadani, Tina
- 1984: Love Story, Miss Colombo, Doorian
- 1985: Aaposh, Mehek, Naraaz, Jeenay Nahi Doon Gee, Palkon Ki Chaon Main
- 1986: Dhanak, Miss Singapore, Beqarar, Baat Baan Jay, Agar Tum Na Hotay
- 1987: Girebaan, Qasam Munnay Ki
- 1988: Chakkar, Bazar-e-Husn
- 1991: Aandhi, Piyaar Aur Pasa
- 1999: Ghadaar, Guns and Roses - Ik Junoon
Television career
| Year | Title | Role | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Amma Abba Aur Ali | Amjad | PTV |
| Laal Baig | Doctor Sahab | PTV | |
| 2008 | Aban Zafar Aban Zafar Aban Zafar is a Pakistani telefilm which was aired on the occasion of Eid in 2008 on Ary Digital. The telefilm is written by Muhammad Ahmed and directed by Erum Binte Shahid. Main cast include Faisal Rehman and Sania Saeed.... |
Zafar Mehmood | ARY Digital |
| 2010 | Tumharay Baad | Danish | Hum TV |
| Drama | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Additional Notes |
| 1997 | Shahpar | Flt Lt Hassan | PAF Drama |
| 1999 | Bulandi | Ali | PTV |
| 2000 | Aur Zindagi Badalti Hai | Shehryar | PTV |
| 2002 | Sarmaya | Indus Vision | |
| 2007 | Maanay Na Ye Dil | Hum TV | |
| Qissa-e-Ulfat | Himself | Mini-series on Aaj TV. Rehman played a novel reader along with Jia Ali Jia Ali Jia Ali is a Pakistani model and an actress. Born in 1972. Coming from a Punjabi Christian family, Ali began her career at the age of nineteen when she was discovered while working at a Pakistani salon.... . |
|
| 2008 | Khamoshiyan | Arham | Hum TV |
| 2009 | Malaal Malaal Malaal is a Pakistani drama television series which premiered on Hum TV on October 09, 2009. The series is written by Umaira Ahmed and directed by critically acclaimed director Mehreen Jabbar.-Plot:... |
Danish | Hum TV |
| Butter Flies | Faisal | Hum TV | |
| Aik Lamha Chahiye | Ahmar | ATV | |
| Deewangi | Umar | ARY Digital | |
| 2010 | Vasl | Salman | Hum TV |
| Chemistry Chemistry (drama) Chemistry is a Pakistani Urdu-Language drama serial that premiered on Geo Entertainment on 8th October 2010, directed by Syed Ahmad Kamran. The main cast includes Sanam Baloch, Faisal Rehman, Iffat Umar and Danish Taimoor... |
Professor Waqar | Geo TV | |
| Aye Ishq Hamein Barbaad Na Kar | Imran | ARY Digital | |
| Saans | ARY digital | ||
| 2011 | Badtameez | Javed Hayatt | ARY DIgital |
As a writer and director
- 2002: Kaali Shalwar - Rehman was the Co-writer and director for this film along with Bilal Minto. This telefilm is an adaptation of Sadat Manto's work and was produced for Indus TV.
- 2004: Javaid Shampoo - Screened at 4th KaraFilm Festival received Ciepie for Special Jurors’ Selection. The telefilm was also screened at Rafi Peer World Performing Arts Festival.