About Faisal Khan, the
TV Maharana Pratap
Jun 8, 2014
Faisal Khan, the TV Maharana Pratap is
winning hearts of the audiences from past
two years now. First by his electrifying dance
performance in DID Li'l Masters Seasons 2
and now by setting the silver screen on fire
by his acting as the Young Maharana Pratap.
Though it is hardly two years since Faisal
Khan came into limelight, his fan following
makes one believe that he has been in the TV
industry from years.
Let us now see some of the lesser
known facts on Faisal Khan, the
boy who is adored by almost
every TV viewer:
1. Faisal Khan
Only Wanted Bicycle and Video
Game from His Winning Booty
When Faisal Khan won the trophy of DID
Little Masters Season 2 and a cash prize
of Rs. 10,00,000, the dance winner only
craved a bicycle and a video game from his
winning amount. The rest he wanted to give it
to his parents.
2. Faisal Khan's Tutor Often
Came on Maharana Pratap's Set
to Teach Him
Faisal Khan, now 15 and also a class 10th
student due to his hectic schedule, could only
go to school twice in a week and so a tutor
was appointed for Faisal who could come and
teach him on the sets during the breaks. So,
while all the senior actors went in to some
relaxation in break time, the young Faisal
studied the academic History, Geography,
Science and Mathematics!
3. Faisal Khan is from Hussain
Khan Pathan Chawl
of Ghatkopar
Faisal Khan, being the son of a rickshaw
driver lives in Hussain
Khan Pathan Chawl in Ghatkopar West.
He studies in Meera's Academy school which
is in its close proximity. So, while majority of
his competitor in DID Li'l masters came from
some of the best localities and schools of
India, the Ghatkopar boy Faisal Khan
represented Mumbai's chawl, becoming the
idol and poster boy of every not so privilege
kid.
4. Faisal Khan Went to a Dance
Class Which Taught Basic Dancing
Steps to Slum Kids
Being a kid from not so
privilege background, Faisal Khan began to
learn the basic dancing steps in a local dance
class of Ghatkopar which taught the slum
kids. Surprisingly, Faisal Khan who had no
formal training in dance bagged the Dance
India Dance Little Masters Seasons 2 trophy
by defeating some of the best dancers who
were trained in various dance forms.
5. Faisal Khan had to Rehearse a
Lot to Get the Dialect of
Young Maharana Pratap Right
Speaking in Shuddh Hindi is not an easy task
and that too when you happen to be one of
the most famous historical character in reel
life. It wasn't easy for the young Faisal Khan
to speak in the dialect at the initial stage. No
wonder with extreme hard work and lot of
rehearsals he could manage the lingo.
6. Faisal Learnt Horse Riding and
Wrestling
For all the fighting sequences
in Maharana Pratap, the young Faisal went in
for some real training of horse riding and
wrestling. The dedicated Faisal rehearsed
timely so that he could religiously shoot the
sequence correctly.
7. Faisal Khan Shares Great Bond
Both With Rajshri Thakur
(Jaivanta Bai) And Aashka
Goradia (Dheer Bai)
Although in reel life Dheer Bai isn't much of
a Pratap fan but when it comes to their
bonding in real life, Faisal Khan bonds
with Aashka Goradia well. Along with Aashka,
Faisal also shares a close bond
with Rajshri Thakur, his onscreen
mother Jaivanta Bai.
8. Faisal Khan Is A Hard-Core
Hrithik Roshan Fan
Every Indian dancer especially children, not
only loves Hrithik Roshan but even idolizes
him, Faisal is no exception. Faisal who wants
to be a choreographer and even aims to open
a dance academy some day is a complete
Hrithik fanatic. Dancing, being his first love
and passion - we only hope his career graph
scales higher and higher!