After 14 years in the industry and having been edited out of past projects, he is proud to be part of a film he calls a 'history in the making.'"

Faiz, an NSD alumnus, was brought on board by Mukesh Chhabra, "After a while one day Mukesh ji asked 'Faiz tum dialect par bhi kam karoge, you are well versed with Urdu. So that's how my dialect coaching began..'

He adds that director Aditya was focused on the Urdu dialect, but wanted it to be accessible, "it was never khalis (pure) or difficult Urdu," but a "asli Pakistani" lingo that felt like "hamare beech ki language," easily understood by a common audience everywhere. The blend of unique Punjabi twang and accessible Urdu worked perfectly, earning widespread appreciation."

Faiz considers all the actors his favourite students. "Sabko sikhne mein maza aa raha thaa because the entire team was so passionate about the narrative that we had to put each step right." He adds that the acceptance from established stars like Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, and Sanjay Dutt was gratifying.

"If I was teaching them the dialect, they would accept it, and that made me so glad." However, he singles out Sara, who played Yalina, as an amazing student. "Bahut dhyaan deti and she would say, 'Sir, abhi theek aya nai dialogue, aur practice kare, aur acha hona cahiye'." Gaurav's dialogue, 'Darling, darling, dil kyon toda…,' became an instant hit, and Faiz remembers they both worked really hard to set the right tone. "He was like, 'Faiz, aur batao, iisko better karo'." He concludes that because the characters were "amazingly designed, toh sab fit hota cahla gya."

Currently, Faiz is balancing acting, with projects like Gandhi ready for release, with backstage work on Pankaj Tripathi's play La Ilaaj, where he contributes everything from songs and music to filling in as a missing actor. He confirms, "acting takes the fore stage."