Mohammad Faisal Hussain Khan (born 3 August 1966) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is famous for his role as Shankar Shane in Mela (2000).

Family background

Khan is the son of producer Tahir Hussain. His brother is Aamir Khan, who is an actor and producer, and he has two sisters, Nikhat Khan, who is a producer, and Farhat Khan. His uncle Nasir Hussain was a producer and director. His nephew Imran Khan is an actor and his cousin Tariq Khan was an actor in the 1970s and 1980s. He is related to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.^[1]

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, which starred his brother Aamir in the lead.

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 after which he took a five-year hiatus. 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.^[2]

Faisal went on to appear in several B-grade films that fared poorly at the box office.^[3]From 2003 to 2004, he appeared in the TV serial Aandhi.^[3] After appearing in the 2005 film Chand Bujh Gaya, he went on another 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.^[4] 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 his brother Faisal was mentally ill.^[5] He was eventually traced to Pune and brought back to Mumbai where he went through a medical examination.^[6] His brother Aamir and his father were in a custody battle over Faisal that garnered much press coverage. Faisal's custody was awarded to his father, Tahir.^[7]

Filmography