Faisal Hashmi
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Faisal Hashmi | |
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 Faisal at the premiere of his film Short Circuit in 2019. | |
| Born | 1 August 1985 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Mechanical engineering |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Website | Official website |
Faisal Hashmi (Template:Lang-gu) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He shot to fame right from his first Gujarati feature film Vitamin She.[1] He wrote and directed the first-ever Gujarati language sci-fi feature film Short Circuit and opened the doors to a new genre for Gujarati cinema.[2][3]
Early life and education
Faisal was born on 1 August 1985 in Palanpur. His father is a school teacher and his mother is a housewife. He did his graduation in Mechanical Engineering. His parents wanted him to be an engineer, but he was more keen on films. Jurassic Park made a huge impact on his mind upon its release and he decided to be a filmmaker.
While pursuing Mechanical Engineering, Faisal has successfully cleared all the interviews held by Infosys during the campus placement. He was even offered an appointment later. But he choose to not to go at Infosys and decided to pursue his passion for filmmaking.
Faisal is a known comic book geek. He has a vast collection (over 2000+) of comic books in his personal collection.[4]
Career
Faisal made his debut with a Gujarati language feature film Vitamin She which was a great success at the box office and earned him accolades from the industry.[5] It was also a debut feature film for the most famous radio jockey of Gujarat, Dhvanit Thaker as a lead actor. After the release of Vitamin She, Faisal directed his second Gujarati language feature film Daud Pakad, a comedy Thriller film. For Daud Pakad, he joined hands with his long-time friends and famous south Indian action directors Anbariv for quality stunt work. The film is yet to release.[6]
Faisal and Dhvanit again joined hands for the first ever Gujarati sci-fi feature film Short Circuit.[7] It was the first film that used high-end technical crew from Bollywood as well as South India.[8] The film received positive reviews from critics as well as audience upon its release and praised for its direction, plot, VFX and performances [9] and had a four-week successful run at the box office.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Actor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Vitamin She | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2019 | Short Circuit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nominated—IGFF Award for Best Director[11] Nominated—IGFF Award for Best Story Writer Nominated—IGFF Award for Best Screenplay Writer Nominated—IGFF Award for Best Dialogues Writer Nominated—GIFA Award for Best Director[12] Nominated—GIFA Award for Best Screenplay Writer Nominated—GIFA Award for Best Dialogues Writer |
| Completed | Daud Pakad | Yes | No | No | |
| 2023 | Faati Ne? [13] | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | Cancer [14] | Yes | Yes | No |
References
- ^ "New item by Faisal Hashmi".
- ^ "'Vitamin She' film director Faisal Hashmi is coming up with a Gujarati sci-fi movie | Gujarati Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Sci-fi and horror comedies: Dhollywood moves beyond formulas | Gujarati Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Google Photos".
- ^ "૯૩.૪ ટકા કલેક્શન સાથે વિટામિન She સુપરહિટ". www.gujaratimidday.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Google Photos".
- ^ "'Vitamin She' film director Faisal Hashmi is coming up with a Gujarati sci-fi movie". Times of India. 14 August 2018.
- ^ "શોર્ટ સર્કિટનું ટ્રેલર રિલીઝ, ફિલ્મનું એ. આર. રહેમાન સાથે આ છે કનેક્શન". Mid-Day. 27 December 2018.
- ^ BookMyShow. "Short Circuit (Gujarati) Movie (2019) | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in". BookMyShow.
- ^ "ચાર વીક બાદ પણ થિયેટર્સમાં અડીખમ છે Short Circuit". Mid-Day. 9 February 2019.
- ^ "'શું થયું' માટે મલ્હાર ઠાકરને મળ્યો બેસ્ટ એક્ટરનો એવોર્ડ, વાંચો આખું લિસ્ટ". www.gujaratimidday.com. 10 June 2019.
- ^ "GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film Award on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.[user-generated source]
- ^ Rathod, Vaishali (3 November 2022). "Director Faisal Hashmi announces his next Faati Ne?". Times of India.
- ^ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (22 November 2022). "U.S. Producer Lonestar Films Attaches Lead Cast for 'Cancer' Foray Into Bollywood". Variety.