Faisal Qureshi (television personality)

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| name = Faisal Qureshi (فيصل قريشي)

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| birth_name = Faisal Qureshi

| native_name = فیصل قریشی

| native_name_lang = Urdu

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|09|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hyderabad, Pakistan

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| alma_mater = National College of Arts

| nationality = Pakistani

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| occupation = Television actor, director, producer, screenwriter, humorist

| relatives = Imran Qureshi (brother)

| years_active = 1995–present

| known_for = Directing Television sitcoms, commercials and Music videos

| children = 3 (Nia, Nurae, Izel)

| notable_works = Teen Bata Teen, Ultaa Seedha, Uski Suno Awaz

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Faisal Qureshi is a Pakistani television personality, actor, director, writer, drama producer and humorist.{{cite web|url=http://www.hamariweb.com/articles/article.aspx?id=8582|title=کامیڈی کرنا ایک بہت ہی سنجیدہ کام ہے٬ فیصل قریشی|work=hamariweb.com|access-date=22 September 2016}} He is known for directing or writing comedy dramas, sitcoms, commercials and music videos.{{cite web|title=Popular Pakistani TV Anchor Person Faisal Qureshi|url=http://pakistan360degrees.com/popular-pakistani-tv-anchor-person-faisal-qureshi/|website=Pakistan 360 Degrees|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-date=22 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622194124/http://pakistan360degrees.com/popular-pakistani-tv-anchor-person-faisal-qureshi/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Pakistani Celebrities and the Trendy Wayfarers!|url=http://reviewit.pk/pakistani-celebrities-and-the-trendy-wayfarers/|website=Rivewit.pk|access-date=18 October 2015}}

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 and graduated in graphic designing from National College of Arts.{{cite web|title=Faisal Qureshi |url=http://www.urduwire.com/people/Faisal-Qureshi_478.aspx |website=Urdu Wire |access-date=18 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211073900/http://www.urduwire.com/people/Faisal-Qureshi_478.aspx |archive-date=11 December 2015 |df=dmy }} Quraishi began his career as a child artist and appeared in the plays Emergency Ward and Andhera Ujala for PTV. 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 in 1995.{{cite web|author1=Nadeem F. Parach|title=Street dancing years: The golden age of Pakistani pop music|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1093337|website=DAWN|access-date=19 October 2015|date=16 March 2014}}

He gained popularity by producing the sitcom Teen Bata Teen which was aired on PTV Home 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 and music videos.{{cite web|title=Faisal Qureshi (TV dir) – profile, interview & picture|url=http://www.forumpakistan.com/faisal-qureshi-tv-dir-profile-interview-and-picture-t55857.html|website=Fourm Pakistan|access-date=18 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=Faisal Qureshi's Interview A Famous Comedian & Actor|url=http://www.hamariweb.com/articles/article.aspx?id=8582|website=Hamari Web|access-date=18 October 2015}}

Films

Teri Meri Love Story (2016) as Don Raju
Teefa in Trouble (2018) as Tony
The Donkey King (2018) as Breaking News
Call To Action (2020)
Money Back Guarantee (2023)(Directorial debut)

Television

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Year ! Program ! Role ! Channel
1995 \| Teen Bata Teen \| Shafu \|rowspan="2"\|PTV
1999-2000 \| Kollege Jeans \| Faisal Qureshi
2007 \| Ulta Seedha \|rowspan="2"\| producer and director \|AAG TV
2011 \| USA-Uski Suno Awaz \|Geo Entertainment

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Year

! Program

! Role

! Channel

1995

| Teen Bata Teen

| Shafu

|rowspan="2"|PTV

1999-2000

| Kollege Jeans

| Faisal Qureshi