Faysal Quraishi

Quraishi was born in Lahore, Pakistan. His father belonged to the Urdu-speaking community, hailing from erstwhile Hyderabad State but settled in Lahore, while his mother, Afshan Qureshi, is a Sindhi-speaking Memon. His mother and aunt, Rozina Qureshi, were famous film actresses of their time.[8] Now, his mother appears mostly on the small screen. His father, Abid Qureshi, was also an actor and wanted to see his son achieve great heights as an actor. To prepare him, he enrolled Qureshi in a plethora of sports and activities – horse riding, classical dancing, swimming, cricket, and many more. Faysal was just 17 years old when his father was diagnosed with a brain haemorrhage. The family spent all their wealth on his treatment, and Qureshi decided to appear in films to support his family. Unfortunately, just a month before his movie was released, his father died, leaving his wish of seeing his son as a movie star unfulfilled. To this day, it remains Faysal's biggest regret that his father could not witness his success.[9][10]

Quraishi began his career as a child artist and appeared in the plays Emergency Ward and Andhera Ujala for PTV.[9] He made his film debut as an actor in the 1992 film Saza. He starred in 19 movies over the span of four years but could not create a concrete place for himself and switched to the smaller screen.

He first played minor roles in television serials before landing his first lead role as "Boota" in Boota from Toba Tek Singh in 1999, which made him an overnight star. Faysal has also appeared as a judge on competition shows Dum Hai To Entertain Kar and Nachle. He also hosted the reality show Hero Banney Ki Tarang and the morning show Muskurati Morning on TV One. He also played a variety of characters in many critically acclaimed dramas, including Meri Zaat Zarra-e-Benishan (2009), Meri Ansuni Kahani (2009), Masuri (2005), Roag (2014), Main Abdul Qadir Hoon (2010), Qaid-e-Tanhai (2010), and Kis Din Mera Viyah Howay Ga (2011–2018), Rang Laaga (2015), Muqaddar (2020), and many others. In 2018, he featured in a revenge-based drama series Khalish. Faysal also played the leading role in the 2014's critically and commercially acclaimed drama serial Bashar Momin, the first Pakistani drama to air on Indian television.[11]

In 2015, Daily Pakistan reported that Faysal had become one of the highest-paid artists in television, charging Rs. 3 million per episode. He continues to be one of the most sought-after and highest-paid actors in Pakistan today.[4]

From 2016 to 2019, Faysal hosted the morning show Salam Zindagi which aired on ARY Zindagi.[12] Qureshi was appointed CLF Goodwill Ambassador by the Children's Literature Festival on 30 July 2019.[13]

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