Habib Faisal

Habib Faisal is an Indian filmmaker and lyricist. He is best known for directing Do Dooni Chaar (2010) and Ishaqzaade (2012).

Habib Faisal
Habib in 2012
Born	Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Jamia Millia Islamia
Occupations	Film director screenwriter lyricist
Years active	1992–present

Career

He made his directorial debut, Do Dooni Chaar, for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue.^[1] He co-wrote Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste.^[2] He also wrote director Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom starring Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta,^[2] and Siddharth Anand's Ta Ra Rum Pum starring Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukherjee.^[2] All three are Yashraj films. He also wrote Band Baaja Baaraat which was released in late 2010.^[3]

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.^[4] The film received positive response from critics, and managed to do very well at the box office, turning out to be a worldwide hit.^[5] He then wrote Bewakoofiyaan, which was directed by Nupur Asthana and featured Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, and Rishi Kapoor.^[6] His next directorial venture was Daawat-e-Ishq, which had actors Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles.^[7] Daawat-e-Ishq released worldwide on 19 September 2014.^[8][9]

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^[10] and worked in New Delhi as a camera person with NDTV.^[11]

Discography

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Chokra Jawaan"	2012	Amit Trivedi	Ishaqzaade
"Jag Mag" (with Peter Muxka Manuel)	2017		Qaidi Band
"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

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result	Ref.
2010	Filmfare Awards	Best Dialogue	Band Baaja Baaraat	Won	[12]
2010	Screen Awards	Best Dialogue		Won	[13]
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	Nominated	[14]
2021	Filmfare OTT Awards	Best Original Story (Series)	Aashram	Nominated	[15]