Habib Faisal

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Habib Faisal
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Habib in 2012
Born
Alma mater Jamia Millia Islamia
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • lyricist
Years active1992–present

Habib Faisal is an Indian filmmaker and lyricist best known for his work in Hindi films. He was written and directed films such as Salaam Namaste (2005), Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007), Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011), Ishaqzaade (2012), Bewakoofiyaan (2014), and Fan (2016).

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Career

Fasial has written several films under the Yash Raj Films banner including Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste (2005), Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007), and Anand's Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007). [1] In 2010, he wrote Maneesh Sharma's Band Baaja Baaraat , [2] and made his directorial debut with the film Do Dooni Chaar for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue. [3] The following year, he co-wrote the crime comedy Ladies vs Ricky Bahl alongside Devika Bhagat.

Faisal's second film, Ishaqzaade starring debutant Arjun Kapoor, and Parineeti Chopra, was released on 11 May 2012. [4] The film received positive reviews from critics, and was a box-office hit. [5] He wrote the comedy Bewakoofiyaan (2014), directed by Nupur Asthana which starred Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, and Rishi Kapoor. [6] His next directorial venture was the comedy-drama Daawat-e-Ishq (2014) starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles. [7] Faisal's fourth film, Qaidi Band was released in 2017.

An alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, he has directed the television serial kareena kareena [8] and worked in New Delhi as a cameraman for NDTV. [9]

Discography

YearTitleArtistAlbum
2012"Chokra Jawaan" Amit Trivedi Ishaqzaade
2017

"Jag Mag" (with Peter Muxka Manuel)

Qaidi Band

2017

"I am India"

Filmography

YearTitleScreenwriterDirectorNotes
2005 Salaam Namaste YesNoAdditional screenplay
2007 Ta Ra Rum Pum YesNo
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom YesNo
2010 Do Dooni Chaar YesYes
Band Baaja Baaraat YesNo
2011 Ladies vs Ricky Bahl YesNo
2012 Ishaqzaade YesYes
2014 Bewakoofiyaan YesNo
Daawat-e-Ishq YesYes
2016 Fan YesNo
2017 Qaidi Band YesYes
2018 Home NoYes
Raju Gadu YesNo Telugu film
2020 Aashram YesNo
2021 Dil Bekaraar NoYes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
2010 Filmfare Awards Best Dialogue Band Baaja Baaraat Won [10]
Screen Awards Best Dialogue Won [11]
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 [12]
2021 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Original Story (Series) Aashram Nominated [13]

References

  1. "Middle Class Hero". The Indian Express . 15 October 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. "Nothing filmy about Band Baaja Baarat". The Indian Express . 24 November 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. "Do Dooni Chaar about state of teachers in India". The Indian Express . 5 October 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. "Writing is a very solitary experience: Habib Faisal". Hindustan Times. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  9. "Jhoom celebrates a positive attitude". Rediff.com . 15 June 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  10. "Filmfare Awards: Bollywood and Regional Film Awards". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  11. "58th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  12. "Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012". www.radiomirchi.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  13. "Nominees for the MyGlamm Filmfare OTT Awards 2021". Filmfare. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.