Faisal Qureshi is a Pakistani television personality, actor, director, writer, drama producer and humorist.
He is known for directing or writing
comedy dramas,
sitcoms, commercials and
music videos
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.
Life and career
Faisal Qureshi was born in
Hyderabad, Sindh. His father was principal of Government City College, Hyderabad. Faisal attended early schooling in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
and graduated in graphic designing from
National College of Arts
The National College of Arts (colloquially known as NCA) is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Overview
National College of Arts - A Federal Chartered Institute is the oldest art school in Pakistan and the second oldest i ...
.
He started his career as a
play writer with his brother Imran Qureshi. Faisal wrote and acted in various plays and then became
VJ by hosting a show ''Video Junction'' which was previously hosted by
Hadiqa Kiani
Hadiqa Kiani (in Punjabi and ur, ) is a Pakistani singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, composer, actress, and philanthropist. She has received numerous local and international awards and also has performed at the Royal Albert Hall and The Kennedy ...
in 1995.
He gained popularity by producing the sitcom ''
Teen Bata Teen'' which was aired on
PTV Home
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in 1995. Faisal then directed many
comedy-dramas and
sitcoms including ''Ulta Seedha'' and ''Uski Suno Awaz'' which were aired on
GEO Entertainment. He has also directed
television commercials
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and
music videos
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...
.
Films
*''
Teri Meri Love Story'' (2016) as Don Raju
*''
Teefa in Trouble
''Teefa in Trouble'' ( ur, ) is a 2018 Pakistani romantic action comedy film. The film is the directorial debut of Ahsan Rahim, who is known for directing music videos and television commercials with several Pakistani artists under his Tadpol ...
'' (2018) as Tony
*''
The Donkey King
''The Donkey King'' ( ur, ) is a 2018 Pakistani computer animated comedy film, directed by Aziz Jindani. The film features the voices of Jan Rambo, Ismail Tara, Hina Dilpazeer, Ghulam Mohiuddin, and Jawed Sheikh. It was released in Pakista ...
'' (2018) as Breaking News
*''Call To Action'' (2020)
*''
Money Back Guarantee
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The 18th century entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood pioneered many of ...
'' (2023)
Television
See also
*
List of Pakistani television directors
This is a list of Pakistani television and theatre directors.
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A
* Angeline Malik
* Ammar Aziz
B
* Bushra Farrukh
* Bilal Lashari
D
* Danish Nawaz
F
* Faisal Qureshi
* Faizan Peerzada
* Farooq Qaiser
H
* Haissam Hussain
* Hase ...
References
External links
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Living people
Pakistani television directors
Pakistani male comedians
Pakistani male television actors
Punjabi people
Male actors from Karachi
National College of Arts alumni
1973 births