Farooq Shaikh
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Farooq Sheikh or Farooque Sheikh (born 25 March 1948) is an India
n actor
, philanthropist and a popular television presenter. He is best known for his films during the 1970s and 1980s. His major contribution was in Parallel Cinema
or the New Indian Cinema. He has worked with directors like Satyajit Ray
, Muzaffar Ali
, Hrishikesh Mukherjee
and Ketan Mehta
.
He has acted in many serials and shows on television and performed on stage in famous productions such as Tumhari Amrita
(1992), alongside Shabana Azmi
, directed by Feroz Abbas Khan
, and presented the TV show, Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
(Season 1). He won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
for Lahore
.
. His family was Zamindar
i, and he grew up in a luxurious surroundings. He was eldest of five children.
He went to St Mary’s School, Mumbai and then to St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He studied law at Siddharth College of Law.
and with well-known directors like Sagar Sarhadi. His first major film role was in the 1973 film Garam Hawa
. He went onto act in several notable films such as Satyajit Ray
's Shatranj Ke Khiladi
(Chess Players) (1977), Noorie
(1979), Chashme Buddoor
(1981) and Kissi Se Na Kehna
(1983).
In the 1990s he acted in fewer films and made his last few film appearance in Saas Bahu Aur Sensex
(2008) and Lahore
(2009), for which he won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
.
In the late 90s, Farooq Sheikh acted in a number of television serials. Chamatkar on Sony and Ji Mantriji on Star plus are among the few.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, philanthropist and a popular television presenter. He is best known for his films during the 1970s and 1980s. His major contribution was in Parallel Cinema
Parallel Cinema
The Indian New Wave, commonly known in India as Art Cinema or Parallel Cinema as an alternative to the mainstream commercial cinema, is a specific movement in Indian cinema, known for its serious content, realism and naturalism, with a keen eye on the sociopolitical climate of the times...
or the New Indian Cinema. He has worked with directors like Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
, Muzaffar Ali
Muzaffar Ali
Rajah Muzaffar Ali is an Indian film-maker, a fashion designer, a poet, an artist, a music-lover, a revivalist, and a social worker.He belongs to a Royal Muslim Rajput family of Kotwara. He is not to be confused with the famous 16th century Persian artist of the Persian miniature.Muzaffar Ali was...
, Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee ) was a famous Indian film director known for a number of films, including Satyakam, Chupke Chupke, Anupama, Anand, Abhimaan, Guddi, Gol Maal, Aashirwad, Bawarchi, and Namak Haraam.Popularly known as Hrishi-da, he directed 42 films during his career spanning over four decades,...
and Ketan Mehta
Ketan Mehta
Ketan Mehta is an Indian film director, who has also directed documentaries and television serials.-Early life and education:Born in Navsari in Gujarat, Ketan Mehta did his schooling from Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi and later graduated in film direction from Film and Television Institute of...
.
He has acted in many serials and shows on television and performed on stage in famous productions such as Tumhari Amrita
Tumhari Amrita
Tumhari Amrita is a play directed by Feroz Abbas Khan. Its two member cast include Shabana Azmi and Farooq Sheikh. It is an Indian context adaptation of A. R. Gurney's hugely popular American play, Love Letters in Epistolary form, and the Hindi/Urdu version was created in 1992 by playwright Javed...
(1992), alongside Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi
Shabana Azmi is an Indian actress of film, television and theatre. An alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India of Pune, she made her film debut in 1974 and soon became one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema, an Indian New Wave movement known for its serious content and...
, directed by Feroz Abbas Khan
Feroz Abbas Khan
Feroz Abbas Khan is an Indian theatre and film director, playwright and screenwriter, who is most known for directing plays like Saalgirah, Tumhari Amrita , Salesman Ramlal and Gandhi Viruddh Gandhi.-Career:...
, and presented the TV show, Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai was an Indian award-winning talk show hosted by former Bollywood actor Farooq Shaikh and later by Bollywood actor Suresh Oberoi...
(Season 1). He won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual award that was first given in 1968. The actors to have won the most awards in this category include Nana Patekar, Atul Kulkarni, and Pankaj Kapoor, each have received two....
for Lahore
Lahore (film)
Lahore is a 2010 Bollywood sports film that was released on March 19, 2010. It was directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and produced by Vivek Khatkar, with Sai Om Films Pvt. Ltd.’s, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures...
.
Early life
Shaikh was born to Mustafa Shaikh, a Mumbai lawyer and Farida Shaikh in Amroli District, AmroliAmroli
Amroli is a city and a Municipality in Surat district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Demographics: India census, Amroli had a population of 32457. Males constitute 63% of the population and females 38%. Amroli has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male...
. His family was Zamindar
Zamindar
A Zamindar or zemindar , was an aristocrat, typically hereditary, who held enormous tracts of land and ruled over and taxed the bhikaaris who lived on batavaslam. Over time, they took princely and royal titles such as Maharaja , Raja , Nawab , and Mirza , Chowdhury , among others...
i, and he grew up in a luxurious surroundings. He was eldest of five children.
He went to St Mary’s School, Mumbai and then to St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He studied law at Siddharth College of Law.
Career
In his early days, he was active in theatre, doing plays with IPTAIpta
IPTA can refer to:* Indian People's Theatre Association* International Pulsar Timing Array...
and with well-known directors like Sagar Sarhadi. His first major film role was in the 1973 film Garam Hawa
Garam Hawa
Garm Hava is a 1973 Urdu film directed by M. S. Sathyu, based on an unpublished Urdu short story by Ismat Chughtai and adapted for screen by Kaifi Azmi, who also wrote its lyrics....
. He went onto act in several notable films such as Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
's Shatranj Ke Khiladi
Shatranj Ke Khiladi
The Chess Players is a genre painting of 1876 by American artist Thomas Eakins . It is a small oil on wood panel depicting Eakins' father Benjamin observing a chess match. The two players are Bertrand Gardel , an elderly French teacher, and the somewhat younger George Holmes, a painter...
(Chess Players) (1977), Noorie
Noorie
Noorie is a 1979 Hindi movie produced by Yash Chopra, and directed by Manmohan Krishna. The film stars Farooq Shaikh, Poonam Dhillon, Madan Puri, Iftekhar . The films music is by Khayyam and the lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar...
(1979), Chashme Buddoor
Chashme Buddoor
Chashm-e-Buddoor is a 1981 romantic comedy film starring Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Rakesh Bedi, Ravi Baswani and Saeed Jaffrey. The film is directed by Sai Paranjpye and produced by Gul Anand...
(1981) and Kissi Se Na Kehna
Kissi Se Na Kehna
Kissi Se Na Kehna is a 1983 film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. It was a sweet comedy with actors like Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval and Utpal Dutt.-Synopsis:...
(1983).
In the 1990s he acted in fewer films and made his last few film appearance in Saas Bahu Aur Sensex
Saas bahu aur Sensex
Saas bahu aur Sensex is a Bollywood film which released 19 September 2008 directed by Shona Urvashi.-Synopsis:With her mother suddenly divorcing her father and leaving their comfortable home in Kolkata, Nitya finds herself in the new environs of Navi Mumbai.Finding her bearings, in a new city,...
(2008) and Lahore
Lahore (film)
Lahore is a 2010 Bollywood sports film that was released on March 19, 2010. It was directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and produced by Vivek Khatkar, with Sai Om Films Pvt. Ltd.’s, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures...
(2009), for which he won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor is an annual award that was first given in 1968. The actors to have won the most awards in this category include Nana Patekar, Atul Kulkarni, and Pankaj Kapoor, each have received two....
.
In the late 90s, Farooq Sheikh acted in a number of television serials. Chamatkar on Sony and Ji Mantriji on Star plus are among the few.
Personal life
Shaikh is married to Rupa Jain, whom he courted for nine years before tying the knot. He has two daughters: Shaista , SanaaFilmography
External links
- Original Invisible Man verveonline.com, 2004.