Habib Faisal

Habib Faisal is an Indian filmmaker and lyricist best known for his work in Hindi films. He was written and directed films such as Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007), Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011), Ishaqzaade (2012), Bewakoofiyaan (2014), and Fan (2016).

Career Fasial has written several films under the Yash Raj Films banner including Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste (2005), Shaad Ali's Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007), and Anand's Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007). In 2010, he wrote Maneesh Sharma's Band Baaja Baaraat, and made his directorial debut with the film Do Dooni Chaar for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue. The following year, he co-wrote the crime comedy Ladies vs Ricky Bahl alongside Devika Bhagat.

Faisal's second film, Ishaqzaade starring debutant Arjun Kapoor, and Parineeti Chopra, was released on 11 May 2012. The film received positive reviews from critics, and was a box-office hit. He wrote the comedy Bewakoofiyaan (2014), directed by Nupur Asthana which starred Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, and Rishi Kapoor. His next directorial venture was the comedy-drama Daawat-e-Ishq (2014) starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Parineeti Chopra in lead roles. Faisal's fourth film, Qaidi Band was released in 2017.

An alumnus of Jamia Millia Islamia, he has directed the television serial kareena kareena and worked in New Delhi as a cameraman for NDTV.

Discography Year Title Artist Album 2012"Chokra Jawaan" Amit Trivedi Ishaqzaade2017 "Jag Mag" Qaidi Band2017"I am India"

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Result Ref.2010 Filmfare Awards Best Dialogue Band Baaja Baaraat Screen Awards Best Dialogue National Film Awards Best Hindi Feature FilmDo Dooni Chaar 2012 Mirchi Music Awards Upcoming Lyricist of The Year "Chokra Jawaan" from Ishaqzaade 2021 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Original Story Aashram