About Faysal Qureshi
Faysal Qureshi, is a Pakistani film and television actor. He was born on October 26 in lahore , Pakistan. He was a son of Abid Qureshi and actress Afshaan Qureshi. Faysal Qureshi is an actor cast in the mould of a true thespian. He belongs to that rare breed of performers who take each role and make it their own. From a song-and-dance role in a tele-film to a nonsensical comedy routine in Mein Aur Tum, he seems firmly entrenched in the character he plays, always looking for newer challenges to evolve into a better artiste.
Faisal started his career as a child artist from PTV’s play Emergency Ward. He was also work in television plays Ab Ghar Jane Do, Hum Tum, and Andhera Ujala as a child actor.His first big appearance on television and the one that people most identify him with was the character Boota in Toba Tek Singh. From that rustic role, he has played mostly urbane characters in serials such as Ahsaas and Harjaee
Although his foray in films was less than memorable, Faisal work in very limited films, his first film was Saza released in 1992. His other noted film are Nangay Paoon,pannah , marvi and ghaddar. A couple of years ago, after shuttling between Karachi and Lahore quite frequently, Faisal made Karachi his home
My biggest asset:
My family
I wish I could:
Be a good tennis player
One person I would love to dine out with:
My daughter
My worst nightmare:
Is gone…!!!
My definition of love is:
Being true
One thing I hate about myself:
My mood swings
Something I would like to forget:
I have already forgotten
Something I would like to remember:
My father’s advices
My strength:
My brain
I regret:
My accident
I feel over the cloud nine when:
ab tu feelings aisaee nahi hain pehlay hoti thee
I get turned on by:
Beautiful feet
Something that I am strongly possessive about:
My daughter
The most unforgettable moment of my life was:
There are so many, I can’t think of a single one right now
The thing that touches me the most:
Modesty
If I could be another person I would like to be:
President of this country
When feeling low I prefer:
Chocolates
My message:
Be a proud Pakistani.
Faisal started his career as a child artist from PTV’s play Emergency Ward. He was also work in television plays Ab Ghar Jane Do, Hum Tum, and Andhera Ujala as a child actor.His first big appearance on television and the one that people most identify him with was the character Boota in Toba Tek Singh. From that rustic role, he has played mostly urbane characters in serials such as Ahsaas and Harjaee
Although his foray in films was less than memorable, Faisal work in very limited films, his first film was Saza released in 1992. His other noted film are Nangay Paoon,pannah , marvi and ghaddar. A couple of years ago, after shuttling between Karachi and Lahore quite frequently, Faisal made Karachi his home
My biggest asset:
My family
I wish I could:
Be a good tennis player
One person I would love to dine out with:
My daughter
My worst nightmare:
Is gone…!!!
My definition of love is:
Being true
One thing I hate about myself:
My mood swings
Something I would like to forget:
I have already forgotten
Something I would like to remember:
My father’s advices
My strength:
My brain
I regret:
My accident
I feel over the cloud nine when:
ab tu feelings aisaee nahi hain pehlay hoti thee
I get turned on by:
Beautiful feet
Something that I am strongly possessive about:
My daughter
The most unforgettable moment of my life was:
There are so many, I can’t think of a single one right now
The thing that touches me the most:
Modesty
If I could be another person I would like to be:
President of this country
When feeling low I prefer:
Chocolates
My message:
Be a proud Pakistani.
Personal Life
Faisal was born to Abid Qureshi and widely popular film actress Afshan Qureshi in Lahore.
It was due to the frequent visits to TV sets with his mother that Qureshi was first discovered.
He was first married at the age of 18, but his marriage was unsuccessful and the couple was divorced 3 years later, despite having a 1 year old daughter.
He married again when he was 24, though once again, the marriage was unsuccessful and the couple was divorced 8 months later..
He married a third time, at the beginning of 2010 to a woman named Sana.
He has one son with his second wife. He lives in Karachi with his mother, son and wife, and 18-year old daughter Hanish Qureshi.
Faisal is good friends with fellow actor Aijaz Aslam and director Baber Javed. He hosted a memorial to recently deceased actor Moin Akhtar on April 29th along with Aijaz Aslam.
It was due to the frequent visits to TV sets with his mother that Qureshi was first discovered.
He was first married at the age of 18, but his marriage was unsuccessful and the couple was divorced 3 years later, despite having a 1 year old daughter.
He married again when he was 24, though once again, the marriage was unsuccessful and the couple was divorced 8 months later..
He married a third time, at the beginning of 2010 to a woman named Sana.
He has one son with his second wife. He lives in Karachi with his mother, son and wife, and 18-year old daughter Hanish Qureshi.
Faisal is good friends with fellow actor Aijaz Aslam and director Baber Javed. He hosted a memorial to recently deceased actor Moin Akhtar on April 29th along with Aijaz Aslam.
Career
Qureshi started his career in acting as a child artist from PTV's play Emergency Ward, and also appeared in the play Andhera Ujala as a child.
His first major acting role as an adult was in the 1992 film Saza.
Qureshi went on to star in 19 other films, but quit after 4 years in the film industry and went on to pursue a career as a full-time television actor.
He appeared in various minor roles before landing his first lead role as Boota in Toba Tek Singh.
Qureshi has stated about his acting career that "I never wanted wanted to be a hero.
I've always wanted to be first and foremost, an actor." "The thought of becoming a director or producer," he says,"has never appealed to me.
I still feel I have far to go as far as acting is concerned"
His first major acting role as an adult was in the 1992 film Saza.
Qureshi went on to star in 19 other films, but quit after 4 years in the film industry and went on to pursue a career as a full-time television actor.
He appeared in various minor roles before landing his first lead role as Boota in Toba Tek Singh.
Qureshi has stated about his acting career that "I never wanted wanted to be a hero.
I've always wanted to be first and foremost, an actor." "The thought of becoming a director or producer," he says,"has never appealed to me.
I still feel I have far to go as far as acting is concerned"
