Faisal Malik (born 18 February 1980) is an Indian actor, best known for his role of Prahladcha (or chacha) "Prahlad" Pandey in Amazon Prime Video's Panchayat, Fraud Saiyaan, Black Widows and Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur Part 2. Ariyippu directed by Mahesh Narayanan was his Malayalam debut.
Early life Faisal Malik hails from Allahabad and left the city to become an actor in Bollywood. He has worked as an assistant director, promo producer, reality show producer, and line producer.
Career While Malik had a brief stint acting in the 2012 film Gangs of Wasseypur, he gained fame after his role as Prahlad in the web-series Panchayat.
He has co-produced web-series such as ‘Smoke’, ‘Revolver Rani’ and ‘Main aur Charles’.
Filmography
Films Year Title Role Ref.2012Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 Inspector Gopal Singh 2019Fraud SaiyaanInspector2020Ariyippu Dinesh Singh Malayalam movie 2023Mast Mein Rehne KaBaburam2024Dedh Bigha ZameenPolice InspectorPad Gaye PangeBhaiya jiJo Tera Hai Woh Mera Hai Rajan2025MaaBhugwaThammaInspector P. K. Yadav2026SubedaarSofty BhaiyaRamayana: Part 1 Kumbhakarna
Web series Year Title RoleNotes Ref.2020Black Widows Inspector Bholey2020-2025Panchayat Prahlad Pandey Season 1, 2, 3 and 42024Tribhuvan Mishra: CA TopperPolice Inspector Haider AliSeason 1Swipe CrimeProf Kapil Khatra2026 Amazon Prime Video series
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResult 2023 Critics’ Choice Shorts and Series Awards Best Supporting Actor Panchayat 2023Hitlist OTT AwardsBest Supporting Actor - Male2023Iconic Gold AwardsBest Supporting Actor of the Year
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