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Faisal Rehman | |
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فیصل رحمان | |
| Born | Faisal Rehman 17 October 1966 |
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| Years active | 1980–1991, 1997–present |
| Relatives | Rehman (paternal uncle) Fasih Ur Rehman (brother) |
Faisal Rehman, commonly known as Faisal, is a Pakistani film and television actor, screenwriter and director.
He has worked in 36 films and many television shows. [1]
Faisal Rehman's ancestors hail from Afghanistan with roots in the Mohammadzai clan of Kabul belonging to Barakzai branch of the Durrani confederacy, tracing their roots to Ahmad Shah Abdali. His ancestors moved to India in 1905 during British Raj. His father Massud-ur-Rehman was a cinematographer, himself the younger brother of noted Bollywood actor Rehman, while his brother Fasih Ur Rehman is a classical dancer. [2]
Faisal did his secondary schooling at St. Anthony High School, Lahore.
He was only 14 when he landed his first role in Nazar-ul-Islam's 1980 film Nahi Abhi Nahi , also starring famous film actress Shabnam. [3]
He is one of the founding members of "The Actors' Collective (ACT)", an association of actors, including film, theatre and televisions artists, in Pakistan, established in 2009 and based in Lahore. [4]
He has directed and written numerous telefilms and short films, including World Ka Centre (2002), a portrayal of lower middle-class life in Lahore and young men intending to move to the United States, and which won the Special Jury Award at the 2002 Kara Film Festival. [5]
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| Year | Movie | Note |
| 1980 | Nahin Abhi Nahin | Film debut |
| 1981 | Aladdin | |
| Ye Zamana Aur Hay | ||
| 1982 | Biwi Ho To Aisee | |
| 1983 | Nadani | Joint Pakistan-Bangladesh production |
| Tina | ||
| 1984 | Love Story | |
| Miss Colombo | ||
| Doorian | ||
| 1985 | Aaposh | Bangladeshi movie |
| Naraaz | ||
| Mehak | ||
| Jeene Nahin Doonge | ||
| Qasam Munnay Ki | ||
| Palkon Ki Chaaon Mein | ||
| 1986 | Dhanak | |
| Miss Singapore | ||
| Beqarar | Remade in 2017 as Chain Aye Na | |
| Baat Baan Jay | ||
| 1987 | Girebaan | |
| 1988 | Chakkar | |
| Bazar-e-Husn | ||
| 1990 | Bulandi | |
| 1991 | Aandhi | |
| Piyaar Aur Pasa | ||
| 1995 | Khotay Sikkay | Film in both Punjabi and Urdu |
| 1999 | Ghadaar | |
| Da Pakhtun Leone | Film in Pashto | |
| Guns and Roses - Ik Junoon | ||
| 2014 | Kanebaaz | |
| Bawanshah |
| Telefilms | |||||
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Screenwriter | Channel and additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Amma Abba Aur Ali | ||||
| Laal Baig | Doctor Sahab | ||||
| 2002 | Kaali Shalwar |  | | Indus TV, adaptation of Saadat Hasan Manto [6] | |
| 2004 | Javaid Shampoo | | | Screened at the 4th Kara Film Festival received Ciepie for Special Jurors' Selection [6] | |
| 2007 | Manay Na Yeh Dill | Hum TV | |||
| 2009 | Home | | | ||
| Serials | |||||
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Screenwriter | Channel and additional notes |
| 1997 | Shahpar | Flt Lt Hassan | PAF Drama | ||
| 1998 | Ghulam Gardish | Naveed | PTV | ||
| 1999 | Bulandi | Ali | |||
| 2000 | Aur Zindagi Badalti Hai | Shehryar | |||
| 2002 | Sarmaya | Indus Vision | |||
| 2005 | Sussar In Law | PTV | |||
| 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. | |||
| 2008 | Khamoshiyan | Arham | Hum TV | ||
| 2009 | Malaal | Danish | |||
| Butter Flies | Faisal | ||||
| Aik Lamha Chahiye | Ahmar | ATV | |||
| Deewangi | Umar | ARY Digital | |||
| 2010 | Vasl | Salman | Hum TV | ||
| Chemistry | Professor Waqar | Geo TV | |||
| Aye Ishq Hamein Barbaad Na Kar | Imran | ARY Digital | |||
| Saans | |||||
| 2011 | Badtameez | Javed Hayatt | |||
| 2012 | Zard Mausam | Waqar ul Hasan | Hum TV | ||
| Coke Kahani | Mir Asfand Jehangir | Hum TV, PTV, Urdu 1 | |||
| Dagh-i-Nadamat [7] | PTV | ||||
| Sitamgar | Zohaib | Hum TV | |||
| 2013–2014 | Ranjish Hi Sahi | Kamal Hassan | Geo TV | ||
| 2015 | Pardes | Makhdoom Shah | Hum Sitaray | ||
| 2015–2016 | Tere Baghair | Wasi | Hum TV | ||
| 2016 | Izn-e-Rukhsat | Ehtishaam | Geo Entertainment | ||
| 2017 | Gumrah | Sarmad | Hum TV | ||
| 2018 | Kaisi Aurat Houn Main | Moiz | |||
| Aatish | Sameer | ||||
| Kahan Ho Tum | Ubaid | A-Plus TV | |||
| 2019 | Wafa Lazim To Nahin | Fateh | TV One | ||
| 2024 | Qarz e Jaan | Asim | Hum TV. Acting comeback. | ||
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Project | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Nigar Awards | Special Award | Nahin Abhi Nahin | Won |
| 2002 | Kara Film Festival [8] | Special Jury Award | World Ka Centre | Won |
| 2003 | Indus Telefilm Festival | Best TV Film and Director | Won | |
| 2nd Lux Style Awards [9] | Best TV Actor | Sarmaya | Nominated | |
| 2005 | 1st Indus Drama Awards | Best Actor Serial | Azal | Won |
| 2006 | 5th Lux Style Awards [10] | Best TV Actor (Terrestrial) | Batain Dil Ki | Nominated |
| 2009 | 8th Lux Style Awards [11] | Best TV Actor (Satellite) | Khamoshiyan | Nominated |
| 2012 | 17th PTV Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Phir Bi Na Janay | Nominated |
| 2013 | 1st Hum Awards | Best Actor | Zard Mausam | Nominated |
| 2014 | 13th Lux Style Awards [12] | Best TV Actor (Terrestrial) | Daag-e-Nadamat | Nominated |
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