Faizan Khawaja

Faizan Khawaja
Born	(1986-01-07) 7 January 1986 (age 39) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Whistling Woods International Institute
Occupation	actor
Years active	2010-present
Parent	Rashid Khawaja (film/TV producer)

Faizan Khawaja (born 7 January 1986), is a Pakistani American actor and producer.

Early life and career

Faizan Khawaja was born on 7 January 1986 in Houston, United States. His father, Rashid Khawaja, ^[1] a veteran film and TV producer co-produced Salakhain , and has had minor roles in successful movies like Bol and Actor in Law . Faizan Khawaja attended early schooling in Houston and then move to India and attended Whistling Woods International Institute where he studied acting and filmmaking and was also trained by Naseeruddin Shah. ^[2] Faizan moved to Karachi, Pakistan after 2008 Mumbai attacks and began his career as a television actor. He then appeared in many television serials including Mann Ke Moti and Love, Life Aur Lahore . ^[3] He has also signed a Bollywood film Bankster which is directed by Zeenat Aman's son Azaan Khan. ^{[4] [5]} He will also appear in the upcoming comedy-thriller film Chupan Chupai (2016). ^[6]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2012	Aik Nayee Cinderella	Rooman	Geo TV
	Meri Ladli	Arbaaz	ARY Digital
	Shehryar Shehzadi	Imran	Urdu 1
	Meri Saheli Meri Humjoli	Moosa	Urdu 1
2013	Meri Maa		Geo TV
	Main Gunehgar Nahi	Zaid	ARY Digital
	Love, Life Aur Lahore		A-Plus
	Mann Ke Moti	Daniyal	Geo TV
2014	Ru Baru	Sarmad	Hum TV
	Rukhsati		Geo TV
	Deemak		Geo Entertainment
2016	Mera Dard Bayzuba	Talat	Geo TV
	Manchahi	Sakhawat	Geo TV
	Dil Haari	Ahsan	ARY Zindagi
2018	Ishq Tamasha	Arham	Hum TV
	Sodai	Shaheer	Express Entertainment
	Ki Jaana Main Kaun	Faris	Hum TV [7]
	Kasak Rahay Ge	Fasih	TVOne Pakistan
	Tu Ishq Hai	Fawad	Hum TV
2019	Qismat	Rayan	Hum TV
2020	Dulhan	Shahmeer	Hum TV

Film

Key

†	Denotes films that are not released/aired

Year	Title	Role	Additional notes
2016	Life Story	Shayan	"Pakistan’s first made-for-television film" that he himself produced [8]
2017	Chupan Chupai	Bobby Durrani	Lollywood debut [9]
2017	Bankster	Akash	Hindi short film[ citation needed ]
2020	Half Fry [10] †	-	Lollywood
2023	Yaara Vey		[11] [12]

References

1. Anees Hanif (12 January 2015), "Faizan Khawaja to enter Bollywood with 'Bankster'", Ary News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
2. "A bankable star". Tribune India . Retrieved 11 February 2016.
3. Muhammad Asad Ullah (14 February 2014). "FAIZAN KHAWAJA". The News International . Retrieved 11 February 2016.
4. "Faizan Khawaja to enter Bollywood". Daily Times (Pakistan) . 8 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
5. Anees (12 January 2015). "Faizan Khawaja to enter Bollywood with 'Bankster'". ARY News . Retrieved 11 February 2016.
6. Irfan ul Haq (9 February 2016). "Ahsan Khan calls his next big screen venture a 'huge entertainer'". Dawn Images . Retrieved 11 February 2016.
7. Staff, Images (16 March 2021). "Faizan Khawaja's Twisted Sapnay is 16 minutes of dreams within dreams". Images. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
8. "Where few have gone before", Dawn News . Retrieved 10 August 2018.
9. "Faizan Khawaja: A promising actor | Instep | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
10. "Exclusive:Faizan Khawaja & Faryal Mehmood Join “Half Fry”", Entertainment Pakistan . Retrieved 28 September 2019.
11. "Sami Khan's Yaara Vey is coming out soon". Images by Dawn . 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
12. "60 SECONDS WITH FAIZAN KHAWAJA | Kaleidoscope - MAG THE WEEKLY". magtheweekly.com. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

External links

• Official website