Faysal Quraishi, who was last seen in dramas ‘Muqaddar’ and ‘Dil-e-Momin’, recently revealed how he wanted to Parizaad’s role but he was rejected.
Recently, he was invited to a podcast where he replied to the question about dramas and said that the public wants to see some old stuff but still a few dramas change trends.
Talking about the drama Parizaad as a trend setter, the actor said that he is delighted that Parizaad got hit. “I actually made fun of a few people (who were against it), I really wanted to do that script but I was rejected, people said that it is a flop, don’t go for it, the writer also got upset with me but I said to him people warned me that it won’t work, but still it was a hit, it changed the trend.”
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He also maintained that even before Parizaad, Pyare Afzal, Bashar Momin, and Mera Saaeen have changed trends. According to Quraishi, he is doing a project. “I would not disclose about it, it’s a different play, for sure.”
Faysal Quraishi is an actor, producer and television host. He is one of Pakistan’s highest-paid actors and the recipient of more than 20 nationally recognised awards. He has now been a part of more than 200 projects. He also hosted a morning show ‘Muskurati Mornings with Faisal Qureshi’ from 2010 to 2014 on TVOne.
From 2016 to 2019, he hosted the morning show Salam Zindagi on ARY Zindagi. He was also the host of a game show “Jeet Ka Dum” on HUM TV and is currently hosting another game show “Khush Raho Pakistan” on BOL TV.
