Habib Faisal is an Indian writer, lyricist, director and producer who works in the Hindi cinema.

Career

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

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. He co-wrote

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Salaam Namaste ''Salaam Namaste'' () is a 2005 Indian romantic comedy film, directed by first-time director Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta in their fo ...

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Jhoom Barabar Jhoom ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic comedy film directed by Shaad Ali and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. Based on a story by Ali and a script by Habib Faisal, the film stars Abhishek B ...

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Ta Ra Rum Pum ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Siddharth Anand from a screenplay penned by Habib Faisal. It stars Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Angelina Idnani, Ali Haji and Javed Jaffrey in lead roles. In t ...

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. 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

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, and

Parineeti Chopra Parineeti Chopra (; born 22 October 1988) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. Chopra is a recipient of several accolades, including a Filmfare and a National Film Award. She has appeared in ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 10 ...

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 ''Bewakoofiyaan'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Nupur Asthana, written by Habib Faisal and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor and Ri ...

'', which was directed by

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and featured Ayushmann Khurrana,

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, and

Rishi Kapoor Rishi Raj Kapoor (4 September 1952 — 30 April 2020) was an Indian actor, film director and producer who worked in Hindi films. He was the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards and a National Film Award. Born into t ...

. His next directorial venture was ''

Daawat-e-Ishq ''Daawat-e-Ishq'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. It stars Parineeti Chopra and Aditya Roy Kapur. The soundtrack was composed ...

'', which had actors

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and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles. ''Daawat-e-Ishq'' released worldwide on 19 September 2014. Faisal's fourth film, ''

Qaidi Band ''Qaidi Band'' () is a 2017 Indian musical drama film, it revolves around seven innocent under-trials, who give a band performance in the prison to get into the good books of the authorities and secure their acquittal. It features newcomers Aa ...

'' was released on 25 August 2017. An alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, he has directed the television serials ''kareena kareena'' and worked in New Delhi as a camera person with

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Filmography

* 2021: ''Dil Bekaraar'' (Director and additional dialogues) * 2020: '' Aashram''(Hindi web series) (writer) * 2018: ''

Raju Gadu ''Raju Gadu'' is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Sanjana Reddy and produced by AK Entertainments. The film stars Raj Tarun, Amyra Dastur, and Rajendra Prasad with music composed by Gopi Sundar. The film was released on 1 ...

'' (Telugu film) (writer, alongside

Maruthi Maruthi Dasari, known mononymously as Maruthi, is an Indian director, screenwriter, producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing low budget films like ''Ee Rojullo'' and ''Bus Stop''. Maruthi is associated with M ...

) * 2018: '' Home'' (director, an ALTBalaji Original Series) * 2017: ''

'' (writer and director) * 2016: '' Fan'' (writer) * 2014: ''

'' (writer and director) * 2014: ''

'' (writer) * 2012: '' Ishaqzaade'' ( director) * 2011: ''

Ladies vs Ricky Bahl ''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Maneesh Sharma from a screenplay by Devika Bhagat and produced by Aditya Chopra for Yash Raj Films. It stars Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Ch ...

'' (dialogue) * 2010: '' Band Baaja Baaraat'' (screenplay and dialogue) * 2010: '' Do Dooni Chaar'' (writer and director) * 2007: ''

'' (writer) * 2007: ''

'' (screenplay and dialogue) * 1996: ''Opus 27'' (short) * 1992: '' Electric Moon'' (assistant director)

Awards

References

External links

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