Habib Faisal

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| yearsactive = 1992–present

| alma_mater = Jamia Millia Islamia

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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 Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/do-dooni-chaar-about-state-of-teachers-in-india-faisal/692894/0|title=Do Dooni Chaar about state of teachers in India|date=5 October 2010|work=The Indian Express|access-date=31 December 2010}} He co-wrote Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/middle-class-hero/697179/0|title=Middle Class Hero|date=15 October 2010|work=The Indian Express|access-date=31 December 2010}} He also wrote director Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom starring Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta, and Siddharth Anand's Ta Ra Rum Pum starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee. All three are Yashraj films. He also wrote Band Baaja Baaraat which was released in late 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/nothing-filmy-about-band-baaja-baarat-anushka/715487/0|title=Nothing filmy about Band Baaja Baarat|date=24 November 2010|work=The Indian Express|access-date=31 December 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.{{cite news|title=Ishaqzaade - Yash Raj Films|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/Movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=a6e756d7-7d5d-4a61-9408-ea1878dd098e|access-date=20 July 2014|work=Yash Raj Films}} The film received positive response from critics, and managed to do very well at the box office, turning out to be a worldwide hit.{{cite news|title=Rowdy Rathore Bumper Opening In Single Screens Good At Multiplexes |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4497&nCat= |access-date=20 July 2014 |work=Box Office India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220225/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=4497&nCat= |archive-date=5 November 2013 }} He then wrote Bewakoofiyaan, which was directed by Nupur Asthana and featured Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, and Rishi Kapoor.{{cite news|title=Bewakoofiyaan - Yash Raj Films|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=65bf3ba0-ef8f-4e39-a17d-f0769d0bd184|access-date=20 July 2014|work=Yash Raj Films}} His next directorial venture was Daawat-e-Ishq, which had actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles.{{cite news|title=Daawat-e-Ishq - Yash Raj Films|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/Movies/MovieIndividual.aspx?MovieID=304633ef-92f6-4677-84fa-50a5be8ed0f0|access-date=20 July 2014|work=Yash Raj Films}} Daawat-e-Ishq released worldwide on 19 September 2014.{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Daawat-E-Ishq-to-release-on-September-19/articleshow/39951810.cms|title=Daawat-E-Ishq to release on September 19|work=The Times of India|access-date=8 August 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/daawat-e-ishq-release-date-shifted-to-sept-19/1/376338.html|title=Daawat-e-Ishq release date shifted to 19 Sept|publisher=India Today|access-date=8 August 2014}}

Faisal's fourth film, Qaidi Band was released on 25 August 2017.

An alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, he has directed the television serials kareena kareena{{cite web |title=Writing is a very solitary experience: Habib Faisal |date=18 October 2015 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/writing-is-a-very-solitary-experience-habib-faisal/story-XzZEWvu90zsLyiqAcwqewM.html |publisher=Hindustan Times |access-date=6 November 2018}} and worked in New Delhi as a camera person with NDTV.{{cite web|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/movies/2007/jun/15habib.htm|title=Jhoom celebrates a positive attitude|date=15 June 2007|work=Rediff.com|access-date=31 December 2010}}

Discography

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders " style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Artist ! scope="col" \| Album
scope="row" \|"Chokra Jawaan" \| 2012 \|rowspan=3\| Amit Trivedi \| Ishaqzaade
scope="row" \| "Jag Mag" ({{small\|with Peter Muxka Manuel}}) \|2017 \| rowspan="2" \| Qaidi Band
scope="row"\|"I am India" \| 2017

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders " style="text-align:center;"

scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Artist

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row" |"Chokra Jawaan"

| 2012

|rowspan=3| Amit Trivedi

| Ishaqzaade

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"Jag Mag" ({{small|with Peter Muxka Manuel}})

|2017

| rowspan="2" | Qaidi Band

scope="row"|"I am India"

2017

Filmography

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
2010	Filmfare Awards	Best Dialogue	rowspan="2" \|Band Baaja Baaraat	{{won}}	{{Cite web\|url=http://awards.filmfare.com/\|title=Filmfare Awards: Bollywood and Regional Film Awards\|website=filmfare.com\|language=en\|access-date=2018-05-07}}
2010	Screen Awards	Best Dialogue	{{won}}	{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/58_NFA.pdf\|title=58th National Film Awards\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=29 March 2012}}
2010	National Film Awards	Best Hindi Feature Film	Do Dooni Chaar	{{won}}
2012	Mirchi Music Awards	Upcoming Lyricist of The Year	"Chokra Jawaan" from Ishaqzaade	{{nom}}	{{Cite web\|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2012/hindi/nomination.html\|title=Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012\|website=www.radiomirchi.com\|access-date=2018-04-27}}
2021 \| Filmfare OTT Awards \| Best Original Story ({{small\|Series}}) \| Aashram \| {{nom}} \| {{Cite web\|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominees-for-the-my-glamm-filmfare-ott-awards-2021_-51683.html \|title=Nominees for the MyGlamm Filmfare OTT Awards 2021\|date=2 December 2021\|access-date=10 December 2021\|website=Filmfare\|language=en}}

References

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{{IMDb name|1964923}}

Category:Indian male screenwriters

Category:Jamia Millia Islamia alumni

Category:Living people

Category:Hindi-language film directors

Category:Filmfare Awards winners

Category:20th-century Indian people

Category:21st-century Indian people

Category:Film directors from Mumbai

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)