- Faisal Khan
Faisal Khan (born in
September , 1966,Mumbai ,India )is aBollywood actor. He is the brother ofAamir Khan ,Farhat Khan andNikhat Khan who is a producer. His fatherTahir Hussain is a producer; his uncleNasir Hussain was a director.Career
Faisal made his acting debut playing a minor role in his brother Aamir's 1988 film "
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak ". He made another cameo appearance in his brother's 1992 film "Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar ".He got his first leading role in the 1994 film "
Madhosh " which was produced by his father Tahir Hussain. But the film failed to launch his career as it flopped at the box office. After a six-year hiatus he acted opposite his brother Aamir in "Mela" (2000) which also failed at the box office. Since then he acted in a fewB-grade movies and then decided to quit the film industry and move to television appearing in the serial "Chausat Panne". [http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k3/nov/nov113.htm]Personal life
He was married to Samia Kamruddin, a handbag designer in
London ,England . They divorced after only a few monthsDecember 4 . Sources said that Faisal Khan had gone into depression after he separated from his wife.The Mumbai police reportedly persuaded Faisal to get admitted to a hospital for
psychological treatment in 2004. This was after his brother Aamir filed a petition to the police saying Faisal, who also is an actor, was sending threatening letters to him and other family members. Sources said neither Aamir nor any other family member could persuade Faisal to get admitted. Aamir then approached the Khar police station in the western suburb of Mumbai with the letters and sought help. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Khar, Amitabh Gupta said, "Aamir Khan used to receive some letters from a known person, which he forwarded to us."On October 14, 2007 it was reported that he had gone missing for the last two days. The actor was undergoing treatment for
schizophrenia . The court awarded custody of Faisal to his father Tahir. [http://www.ibnlive.com/news/aamir-and-faisal-khan-the-fall-out-of-two-brothers/51734-8.html]Filmography
Actor
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Chausat Panne " (2005) TV series
*Chand Bujh Gaya (2005) .... Rahul Mehta
*Basti (2003)
*Border Hindustan Ka (2003) .... Raj
*Kabhoo (2002) .... Raja
* Mela (2000) .... Shankar Shane
*Madhosh (1994)
*Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) (uncredited) .... Cameo Appearance
*Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) .... Baba's Gang memberProducer
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Tum Mere Ho (1990) (co-producer)econd Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Tum Mere Ho (1990) (assistant director)External links
*imdb name | id=0451207 | name=Faisal Khan
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