Faisal Khan

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.

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.

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.

Faisal went on to appear in a few B-grade films that fared poorly at the box office. From 2003 to 2004, he appeared in the TV serial Aandhi. 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. 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.

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. He was eventually traced to Pune and brought back to Mumbai where he went through a medical examination. 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.

Filmography

References

References

1. (9 January 2014). "Dream to make a film on Maulana Azad: Aamir Khan". [[The Indian Express]].
2. (22 September 2022). "When Mela director claimed Aamir Khan's inputs 'diluted' the film, said Faisal Khan 'was better than Aamir' in some scenes".
3. Indiantelevision.com Team. (14 November 2003). "Faisal Khan to debut in 'Chausath Panne'". Indiantelevision.com.
4. (20 July 2013). "Aamir Khan's brother Faisal Khan to make a comeback". The Times of India.
5. (2025-08-09). "'Aamir Khan locked me up for a year': Actor's brother Faissal Khan claims he was fed medicines, not allowed to leave".
6. (14 October 2007). "Aamir Khan's mentally ill brother goes missing". The Times of India.
7. "Aamir's brother found". Rediff.com.
8. Khilnani, Rohit. (5 November 2007). "Aamir and Faisal: fall out of two brothers". CNN-IBN.