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Faisal Rehman, commonly known as Faisal, is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter and director.

He has worked in both films and television.

Early life and education

Faisal Rehman's ancestors hail from Afghanistan with roots in the Mohammadzai clan of Kabul belonging to Barakzai branch of the Durrani confederacy, tracing their roots to Ahmad Shah Abdali. His ancestors moved to India in 1905 during British Raj. His father Massud-ur-Rehman was a cinematographer and younger brother of noted Bollywood actor Rehman, while Faisal's brother Fasih Ur Rehman is a classical dancer.

Faisal did his secondary schooling at St. Anthony High School, Lahore.

Actor

He was only 14 when he landed his first role in Nazar-ul-Islam's 1980 film Nahi Abhi Nahi, also starring famous film actress Shabnam.

He has acted in movies in the 1980s and mostly in television from the 1990s onward; he has called Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar' s Chandpur Ka Chandoo (1999) his favorite acting role on TV.

He is one of the founding members of "The Actors' Collective (ACT)", an association of actors, including film, theatre and televisions artists, in Pakistan, established in 2009 and based in Lahore.

Director and screenwriter

He has directed and written numerous telefilms and short films, including World Ka Centre (2002), a portrayal of lower middle-class life in Lahore and young men intending to move to the United States, and which won the Special Jury Award at the 2002 Kara Film Festival.