Habib Faisal is an Indian filmmaker and lyricist. He is best known for directing '' Do Dooni Chaar'' (2010) and '' Ishaqzaade'' (2012).

Career

He made his directorial debut, '' Do Dooni Chaar'', for which he won

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. He co-wrote Siddharth Anand's '' Salaam Namaste''. He also wrote director

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's '' Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' starring Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta, and Siddharth Anand's '' Ta Ra Rum Pum'' starring

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and Rani Mukherjee. All three are Yashraj films. He also wrote '' Band Baaja Baaraat'' which was released in late 2010. Faisal then went on to direct his second film, '' Ishaqzaade'', starring debutant Arjun Kapoor, and Parineeti Chopra in their first lead film, which released on 11 May 2012. The film received positive response from critics, and managed to do very well at the box office, turning out to be a worldwide hit. He then wrote '' Bewakoofiyaan'', which was directed by Nupur Asthana and featured

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, Sonam Kapoor, and

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. His next directorial venture was '' Daawat-e-Ishq'', which had actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles. ''Daawat-e-Ishq'' released worldwide on 19 September 2014. Faisal's fourth film, '' Qaidi Band'' was released on 25 August 2017. An alumnus of

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, he has directed the television serials ''kareena kareena'' and worked in New Delhi as a camera person with

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Discography

Filmography

* 2021: ''Dil Bekaraar'' (Director and additional dialogues) * 2020: '' Aashram''(Hindi web series) (writer) * 2018: '' Raju Gadu'' (Telugu film) (writer, alongside Maruthi) * 2018: ''

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'' (director, an ALTBalaji Original Series) * 2017: '' Qaidi Band'' (writer and director) * 2016: '' Fan'' (writer) * 2014: '' Daawat-e-Ishq'' (writer and director) * 2014: '' Bewakoofiyaan'' (writer) * 2012: '' Ishaqzaade'' (director) * 2011: '' Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'' (dialogue) * 2010: '' Band Baaja Baaraat'' (screenplay and dialogue) * 2010: '' Do Dooni Chaar'' (writer and director) * 2007: '' Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' (writer) * 2007: '' Ta Ra Rum Pum'' (screenplay and dialogue) * 2005: '' Salaam Namaste'' (additional screenplay) * 1996: ''Opus 27'' (short film) * 1992: '' Electric Moon'' (assistant director)

Awards

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Faisal, Habib Indian male screenwriters Jamia Millia Islamia alumni Living people Hindi-language film directors Filmfare Awards winners 20th-century Indian people 21st-century Indian people Film directors from Mumbai Year of birth missing (living people)