Faisal Saif
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| Born | April 27, 1976 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
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| http://www.faisalsaifonline.com | |
Faisal Saif (Arabic: فئصل سئف), Born on 27 April 1976 in India is a film director and writer. He mostly chooses controversial themes and stories for his films and rose to popularity with the movie Jigyaasa.
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[edit] Career
Saif believes in making films that are mostly on the lines of reality cinema. His works include Jigyaasa (2006), that brought him into limelight as a controversial film maker. Saif first approached Mallika Sherawat to play the title part in Jigyaasa but later the part went to Hrishitaa Bhatt. The press and media in India did claimed that Jigyaasa was supposed to be based on the life of the sex symbol Mallika Sherawat[1] but Faisal denied it.
Saif started his career as an independent music video director. He directed videos for Catrack Music and Vital Records.
Saif made his first feature film Come December in 2003. He then made Jigyaasa in 2005 which was a very high publicised film of 2006.
Presently Saif is busy in making Om Allah. At the same time sources say that he was planning a Tamil Hindi feature film with Tamil heartthrob Shaam, but Faisal denied this. Faisal has recently completed a psycho-horror-thriller starring Pakistani superstar Meera titled Paanch Ghantey Mien Paanch Crore.
[edit] Controversies
- While shooting his third Hindi feature film Main Osama in Kashmir, Faisal was harassed by a local Kashmiri group and the film units were forced to leave the valley.[2] The local Muslim Kashmiri group had a problem where character actor Pushkar Jog (who is a Hindu) performs Muslim salaats.
- Pakistani rock star Ali Haider was finalised to play the title part in Main Osama but later walked out of the film as he received serious death threats.[3] Ali Haider still scores the soundtrack of the film.
- Pakistani star Meera lodged a complaint on 7 September 2009 at Punjab's Chief Minister's Complaint Cell that Saif was trying to defame her reputation by creating a fake marriage between her and an agent working for Saif. Meera also said that Faisal was threatening to kill her.[4] Faisal denied all the allegations. On 15 October 2009, Meera presented audio tapes to the press, revealing conversations between her and Saif.[5] The actress claimed that Faisal has agreed that the fake marriage pictures were doctored by him. Faisal has again denied these allegations.
[edit] Filmography
This is a list of films directed by Faisal Saif. For many of these films, Saif is credited for story and screenplay.
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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| 2006 | Jigyaasa | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Come December | Hinglish | (festival film) Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival Award Winner |
| 2012 | Paanch Ghantey Mien Paanch Crore | Hindi | Psycho-thriller starring Pakistani superstar Meera |
| 2012 | Untitled Satinder Satti Project | Hindi And Punjabi |
[edit] References
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1249244.cms
- ^ http://buzz18.in.com/news/movies/osama-and-co-pack-their-bags/11861/0
- ^ http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=18626
- ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2009/meera-saif-reputation-080909.html
- ^ http://www.magtheweekly.com/78/cover_story.php
