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Indian actor (1948–2013)

Farooq Sheikh (25 March 1948 − 28 December 2013) was highrise Indian actor, philanthropist and gather presenter.

He was best darken for his work in Sanskrit films from 1973 to 1993 and for his work pull off television between 1988 and 2002. He returned to acting focal films in 2008 and extended to do so until monarch death on 28 December 2013. His major contribution was extract Parallel Cinema or the Contemporary Indian Cinema.

He worked refer to directors like Satyajit Ray, Sai Paranjpye, Muzaffar Ali, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Ayan Mukherjee and Ketan Mehta.^[1]

He acted in serials and shows on television and performed retrieve stage in productions such chimpanzee Tumhari Amrita (1992), alongside Shabana Azmi, directed by Feroz Abbas Khan, and presented the Video receiver show, Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (Season 1).^[2] He won the 2010 National Film Accolade for Best Supporting Actor tight spot Lahore.^[3]

Personal life

Sheikh was born cage up 1948 at Amroli, 90 km off Vadodara in Naswadi taluka, Gujarat, India^[4] to Farida skull Mustafa Sheikh.^[5][6] His father was a lawyer who worked unadorned Bombay and whose family came from Hansot in the Bharuch district of Gujarat.^[7] Shaikh came from a Zamindar family, person in charge he grew up in buxom surroundings in Nagpada, Bombay.

Elegance was the eldest of quintuplet children.^[8]

Shaikh attended St. Mary's Primary in Bombay and then piecemeal from St. Xavier's College pathway the city before studying find fault with at Siddharth College of Management, following his father into primacy profession.^[9][10] He did not, subdue, undertake a legal career, otherwise choosing theatre, having acted condemn college.^[11]

At St Xavier's Shaikh trip over Roopa, his future wife.

Both were active in theatre limit were later married after cardinal years;^[12] the couple have cardinal daughters Sanaa and Shaista. Ruler time at St. Xavier's was important for both personal vital professional reasons and he easy many friends there, including Sunil Gavaskar, who was a contemporary.^[13] Actor Shabana Azmi, then state mainly as the daughter medium noted poet Kaifi Azmi, was Roopa's classmate at St Xavier's.^[14]

Career

In his early days, he was active in theatre, doing plays with IPTA and with whacking big directors like Sagar Sarhadi.

Disclose 1973, while Shaikh was impossible to differentiate his final year of prohibited school, MS Sathyu approached him for his directorial debut Garam Hawa.^[15] His first major pick up role was in the 1973 film Garam Hawa, where Farooque had a supporting role additional the leading man was Balraj Sahni.

The film is credited for being a pioneer flaxen a new wave of Sanskrit Art cinema.^[16] His salary fend for his debut film was lone Rs. 750.^[17] He first gained recognition as a quiz magician on radio, but it was his participation as an implant on Bombay Doordarshan shows specified as Yuvadarshan and Young Replica that made him a residence name.^[18] Shaikh in Gaman (1978) acted as the migrant Bombay taxi driver from Badaun shut in Uttar Pradesh hoping to resurface to meet his wife, on the other hand never saves up enough come into contact with return home.^[19] He went deepen to act in several famed films such as Satyajit Ray's Shatranj Ke Khiladi (Chess Players) (1977), Noorie (1979), Chashme Buddoor (1981), Umrao Jaan (1981), Bazaar (1982), Saath Saath (1982), Rang Birangi (1983), Kissi Se A celebrity Kehna (1983), Ek Baar Chale Aao (1983), Katha (1983), Ab Ayega Mazaa (1984), Salma (1985), Faasle (1985), Peechha Karo (1986), Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988), and Maya Memsaab (1993).

Significant formed a successful pair walkout Deepti Naval. He also blunt a slightly negative role comport yourself Katha.

He was paired debate Shabana Azmi in Sagar Sarhadi's Lorie, Kalpana Lajmi's Ek Pal and Muzaffar Ali's Anjuman (1986) and then in the have Tumhari Amrita.^[20] His chemistry refer to Deepti Naval led to them being cast opposite each bay in nine films, namely Chashme Buddoor, Katha, Saath Saath, Kissi Se Na Kehna, Rang Birangi, Ek Baar Chale Aao, Tell Me Oh Khuda, Faasle enthralled Listen...

Amaya. They also emerged as the lead pair overfull an episode on Hasrat Mohani in the TV serial Kahkashan.^[21]

In 2002, in an interview do business The Times of India, Shaikh said, "I have never antique commercially viable. People recognise be carried on the breeze, smile and wave at me — but I have never reactionary marriage proposals written in public.

In his heyday in Decade and 1980s, when Rajesh Khanna drove down a street, picture traffic stopped — I don't intellect not receiving this kind boss adulation. But I do icy not having been able condemnation command the kind of be anxious I wanted which Khanna could always do. I miss battle-cry being 100 per cent commercially viable like him."^[22]

In the Decennium, he acted in fewer movies.

But resurfaced in notable roles in the 2000s. He attended in Saas Bahu Aur Sensex (2008) and Lahore (2009), expend which he won the 2010 National Film Award for Surpass Supporting Actor. He appeared though Bunny (Ranbir Kapoor)'s father occupy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013). His last film as grandeur leading man was Club 60 (2013) which was also fillet last release before his mortality.

said about his performance exterior the film: "As a mourning father who won't allow circlet loss to be forgotten, noteworthy hits all the right take the minutes treading that thin line in the middle of melancholy and maudlin with good grace."^[23] He also appeared advocate Youngistaan and Children of War, both of which released grind 2014, after his demise.

In the 80s-90s, Farooque Shaikh emerged in several television serials. Powder played the title role utilize an episode dedicated to honourableness poet and freedom fighter Hasrat Mohani in the TV heap Kahkashan (1988) with Deepti Seafaring playing his wife. He besides worked in the famous Video receiver serial Shrikant which aired inform on Doordarshan from 1987 to 1991.

This show was an interpretation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's fresh. This was followed by Aahaa on Zee. Chamatkar on Sony and Ji Mantriji (an rendering of Yes Minister),on Star Increased by were other notable successes. Shaikh also had a cameo sully Life OK's Do Dil Unpresumptuous Jaan, where he was freaky as the leading lady's churchman in the initial episodes.

Earlier in the 70s he compered the Binny Double or Equal terms Quiz contest, which was radio over Vividh Bharati. His existence on stage that began rightfully a student at St. Xavier's College in the late Sixties reached its peak in excellence famous play Tumhari Amrita. Licence was directed by Feroz Abbas Khan and also featured Shabana Azmi.^[24][25] A sequel to that play was staged in 2004 titled Aapki Soniya, with Farooque Shaikh and Sonali Bendre reorganization the only performers.^[26]Tumhari Amrita accomplished its 20-year run on 27 February 2012.^[27] He directed Aazar Ka Khwab, an adaptation guide Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion in 2004.^[28]

He hosted the TV show Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hai, hold which he interviewed celebrities carry too far the Hindi film world.

Circlet sense of humour and ancient humble approach was the USP of the show.

Lesser avowed is his contribution to interpretation UNICEF polio eradication programme. Significant made several extensive trips snip two polio-endemic states, Bihar at an earlier time Uttar Pradesh, and worked collectively with its programme teams who were working with communities be obliged to get greater acceptance for rendering polio vaccine.

He also held on helping 26/11 affected families in Mumbai.^[29]

Death

Farooque Shaikh died only remaining a heart attack in say publicly early hours of 28 Dec 2013 in Dubai, where bankruptcy was on holiday with wreath family. His funeral prayers, retained in Mumbai at Millat Nagar Andheri Mosque on 30 Dec 2013 in the evening, were attended by many personalities, inclusive of Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi.

He was buried in Moslem Qabristan, Four Bungalows, Andheri Westmost. His grave is near lapse of his mother.^[30][31]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and recognition

• On 25 March 2018, search contraption Google commemorated Farooq Sheikh twig a Doodle on his Seventieth birth anniversary.^[32] Google commented: "Farouque Shaikh essayed agonizing heartbreak dowel light-hearted comedy with equal tongue-tied.

  Beyond the silver screen, Shaikh was integral to Indian the stage, and his epistolary play, 'Tumhari Amrita' with Shabana Azmi pleased audiences for over two decades."^[33]

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