Fahad Mustafa is not film material: Faisal Rehman

Actor calls peer 'all-rounder' with a catch

In an interview with Hina Niazi, Faisal Rehman discussed which of his peers he believes are film material. Faisal, who recently starred in Qarze Jaan, also shared his insights on each fellow actor's strong suit.

Faisal began his honest critique with a co-star from drama serial Chemistry. "I've worked with Danish Taimoor. He needs a good director, but he is film material," Faisal approved.

Next up was a star whose filmography speaks for him. "Humayun Saeed himself makes films, so what can I say about him? Of course, he is film material. He has even worked abroad," Faisal said. "I have no advice for him. Whatever he does, he does it well."

Faisal praised his Malaal co-star next, though not without some friendly advice. "Imran Abbas is film material. It's the same thing; he needs a good director. He also needs to sweep the hair off his forehead, so we can look at him. It's important for one's face to be visible to the camera."

About Fahad Mustafa, Faisal echoed what's on every fan's mind. "He's an all-rounder. He hasn't just established himself as an actor; he does other things as well, which is good. It isn't necessary for everyone to keep pursuing acting. Try everything, like he does."

However, some candid remarks followed his compliments. "I don't think [Fahad is] film material. I hope he doesn't hold this against me, but this is just my opinion. The thing is, he has established an image for himself, a public persona. But he's not film material in the way that we are."

For his namesake, Faisal said, "Faysal Quraishi, too, is an all-rounder but for actors. He is recognised as an actor, though not as a personality like Fahad is. But he's an all-rounder as an actor in that he takes on every role, which is good. All actors should do that if they're getting work. Versatility is essential. Again, he's a good actor, but the story and director need to be good as well."

Meanwhile, Faisal admitted that though he knows who Ahsan Khan is, he hasn't seen the Udaari actor's work. He also blanked out when hearing about Naumaan Ijaz, only for the name to click seconds later. Once again, he admitted that he hasn't seen Naumaan's work, but word-of-mouth does speak in favour of the Parwarish actor.

And finally, Faisal didn't bite back on honesty even when it came to Adnan Siddiqui. "He's a good model. It's important to impress when it comes to acting. There's nothing wrong with this, I mean, I'm a bad model and a slightly better actor. And he's a good model, but he doesn't impress as an actor. I'm sure he'd agree with me."