Habib Faisal

Habib Faisal
Habib in 2012
Born
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Alma materJamia Millia Islamia
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • lyricist
Years active1992–present

Habib Faisal is an Indian filmmaker and lyricist. He is best known for directing Do Dooni Chaar (2010) and Ishaqzaade (2012).

Career

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He made his directorial debut, Do Dooni Chaar, for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue.[1] He co-wrote Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste.[2] He also wrote director Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom starring Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta,[2] and Siddharth Anand's Ta Ra Rum Pum starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee.[2] All three are Yashraj films. He also wrote Band Baaja Baaraat which was released in late 2010.[3]

Faisal then went on to direct his second film, Ishaqzaade, starring debutant Arjun Kapoor, and Parineeti Chopra in their first lead film, which released on 11 May 2012.[4] The film received positive response from critics, and managed to do very well at the box office, turning out to be a worldwide hit.[5] He then wrote Bewakoofiyaan, which was directed by Nupur Asthana and featured Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, and Rishi Kapoor.[6] His next directorial venture was Daawat-e-Ishq, which had actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles.[7] Daawat-e-Ishq released worldwide on 19 September 2014.[8][9]

Faisal's fourth film, Qaidi Band was released on 25 August 2017.

An alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, he has directed the television serials kareena kareena[10] and worked in New Delhi as a camera person with NDTV.[11]

Discography

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Title Year Artist Album
"Chokra Jawaan" 2012 Amit Trivedi Ishaqzaade

"Jag Mag" (with Peter Muxka Manuel)

2017 Qaidi Band
"I am India"

2017

Filmography

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Awards

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Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
2010 Filmfare Awards Best Dialogue Band Baaja Baaraat Won [12]
2010 Screen Awards Best Dialogue Won [13]
2010 National Film Awards Best Hindi Feature Film Do Dooni Chaar Won
2012 Mirchi Music Awards Upcoming Lyricist of The Year "Chokra Jawaan" from Ishaqzaade Nominated [14]
2021 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Original Story (Series) Aashram Nominated [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Do Dooni Chaar about state of teachers in India". The Indian Express. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Middle Class Hero". The Indian Express. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Nothing filmy about Band Baaja Baarat". The Indian Express. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Ishaqzaade - Yash Raj Films". Yash Raj Films. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Rowdy Rathore Bumper Opening In Single Screens Good At Multiplexes". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Bewakoofiyaan - Yash Raj Films". Yash Raj Films. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Daawat-e-Ishq - Yash Raj Films". Yash Raj Films. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Daawat-E-Ishq to release on September 19". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Daawat-e-Ishq release date shifted to 19 Sept". India Today. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Writing is a very solitary experience: Habib Faisal". Hindustan Times. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Jhoom celebrates a positive attitude". Rediff.com. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  12. ^ "Filmfare Awards: Bollywood and Regional Film Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  13. ^ "58th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012". www.radiomirchi.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Nominees for the MyGlamm Filmfare OTT Awards 2021". Filmfare. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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