Faisal Hashmi

Faisal Hashmi (Gujarati: ફૈસલ હાશ્મી) 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][4][5]

Faisal Hashmi
Faisal at the event organized by Ahmedabad Management Association in 2019
Born (1985-08-01) 1 August 1985
Palanpur, Gujarat
NationalityIndian
EducationMechanical engineering
Alma materJaipur Engineering College
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter
Years active2015–present
Notable work
Websitewww.directorfaisalhashmi.com


Early life and education

Faisal was born on 01 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.[6]

Career

Faisal made his debut film, Lakshman Gole in Hindi language. It was a biography of a real-life criminal Laxman Gole whose life took u-turn after reading Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography The Story of My Experiments with Truth.[7]

After that, Faisal wrote and directed a Gujarati language feature film Vitamin She which was a great success at the box office and earned him accolades from the industry.[8] 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 very famous south Indian action directors Anbariv for a quality stunt work. The film is yet to release.[9]

Faisal and Dhvanit again joined hands for the first ever Gujarati sci-fi feature film Short Circuit.[10] It was the first film that used high end technical crew from Bollywood as well as South India.[11] The film received positive review from critics as well as audience upon its release and praised for its direction, plot, VFX and performances [12] and had a successful run at the box office.[13]

Filmography
Year Title Director Writer Actor Notes
2015 Lakshman Gole Yes Yes No
2017 Vitamin She Yes Yes No
2019 Short Circuit Yes Yes Yes Nominated—IGFF Award for Best Director[14]
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[15]
Nominated—GIFA Award for Best Screenplay Writer
Nominated—GIFA Award for Best Dialogues Writer
Not Released Yet Daud Pakad Yes No No
gollark: Oh, and there you go, walled-garden ecosystems with each headßet!
gollark: Plus a more powerful computron to run it.
gollark: So a few hundred, yes.
gollark: And I think they tend to be obsoleted quite fast right now.
gollark: A few hundred £ for a headset, I mean.

References
  1. https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipOe8YxZ5yN5dy8iVK4tzuFY3RQc3L5c2NYzG_Xu9RtqKySbsrGmAeJhikUewTsXSw?key=RUNYbEZyaS1YTTNPNEU4Z0IxRG15S2tZTjRQdVZB
  2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/vitamin-she-film-director-faisal-hashmi-is-coming-up-with-a-gujarati-sci-fi-movie/articleshow/65401377.cms
  3. https://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment/articles/box-office-first-gujarati-sci-fi-film-short-circuit-completed-one-month-90917
  4. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movie-reviews/short-circuit/movie-review/67489724.cms
  5. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/sci-fi-and-horror-comedies-dhollywood-moves-beyond-formulas/articleshow/68097937.cms
  6. https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipO0yWMrLsP-bJwSrxr6zN9L47dwMg490Ll9nOARzbr-QSXJNhsj_WABH2KzBk71HA/photo/AF1QipM9pVonYa6VGNkyCTPvMU49jXY4xPXiqlWM9q4-?key=WkREbEs2c1lWTEE3ZFVvZzcxbW1hYzdVYUx1c1R3
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18YFrMwzfHA
  8. http://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment/gujarati-natak/vitamin-she-movie-review-2
  9. https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMpbIgVHOJdQkLMkUNVAJzjCvjMoQYytrlwx3Kl1AFixR1jPRseGo9AUGvTeqqY3Q/photo/AF1QipMD2V0Cx00zlp1UlJjzQWeGAmFW_LdTicbchQ7E?key=RDRrdEdPVUtuUXJ4dnBLZXUwTXlDcEpMeU82dF9B
  10. "'Vitamin She' film director Faisal Hashmi is coming up with a Gujarati sci-fi movie". Times of India. 14 August 2018.
  11. https://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment/articles/upcoming-gujarati-film-short-circuits-trailer-released-88705
  12. BookMyShow. "Short Circuit (Gujarati) Movie (2019) | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in". BookMyShow.
  13. https://www.gujaratimidday.com/entertainment/articles/box-office-first-gujarati-sci-fi-film-short-circuit-completed-one-month-90917
  14. "'શું થયું' માટે મલ્હાર ઠાકરને મળ્યો બેસ્ટ એક્ટરનો એવોર્ડ, વાંચો આખું લિસ્ટ". www.gujaratimidday.com. 10 June 2019.
  15. https://www.facebook.com/gifaofficial/photos/a.1721750911375033/2441921376024646/?type=3&theater
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