How Faisal Malik became Panchayat’s Prahlad Cha

Mumbai slaps you twice and then reveals the truth. This is the axiom that actor Faisal Malik lives by.   

Prahlad Cha, the character played by Faisal in the popular web series Panchayat, has become a household name. In a conversation with Newslaundry, meet the man who started as a producer, started his own company, created dozens of shows, and still sits up at night learning technical stuff on YouTube.

Faisal’s journey is also nothing short of a web series. From the streets of Allahabad to the glittering world of Mumbai, Faisal talks of dropping out of college and pursuing his dreams of acting. But how did he reach Mumbai? How did he go from almost becoming an assistant director to suddenly landing in front of the camera?

And how did Gangs of Wasseypur help him land Panchayat?

The real struggle happened behind the camera, involving dozens of TV shows, overnight shifts, and countless days and nights spent learning everything possible.

Here’s a story of how an ordinary boy from Allahabad became a household name. Watch this special Newslaundry interview.