 "Bollywood actor Farooq Sheikh is dead")
Bollywood actor and popular television presenter, Farooq Sheikh, died of a heart attack on December 27 in Dubai, where he was holidaying with his family. He was 65, and is survived by wife Rupa Jain and two daughters.
Sheikh, who started his career in the early 1970s, was noted for his contribution to the parallel cinema movement. His first big role was in M S Sathyu's 1973 classic Garam Hawa, which captured the plight of Muslims in the period following the country's partition.
Some of his other notable films were Shatranj ke Khiladi by Satyajit Ray, Yash Chopra's Noorie, Gaman and Umrao Jaan (both by Muzaffar Ali). He also made a mark in Sai Paranjpe's movies Chashme Buddoor and Katha, and had worked with other directors like Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Basu Chatterjee and Sagar Sarhadi.
He won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Bollywood sports film, Lahore.
During the late 90s, Sheikh made a mark in several television serials such as Chamatkar and Ji Mantriji, and also worked in a TV serial Shrikant, which ran between 1985-86.
He also was the host of popular TV show Jeena issi ka naam hai in which he interviewed Bollywood celebrities.
Sheikh, who started his career in the early 1970s, was noted for his contribution to the parallel cinema movement. His first big role was in M S Sathyu's 1973 classic Garam Hawa, which captured the plight of Muslims in the period following the country's partition.
Some of his other notable films were Shatranj ke Khiladi by Satyajit Ray, Yash Chopra's Noorie, Gaman and Umrao Jaan (both by Muzaffar Ali). He also made a mark in Sai Paranjpe's movies Chashme Buddoor and Katha, and had worked with other directors like Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Basu Chatterjee and Sagar Sarhadi.
He won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Bollywood sports film, Lahore.
During the late 90s, Sheikh made a mark in several television serials such as Chamatkar and Ji Mantriji, and also worked in a TV serial Shrikant, which ran between 1985-86.
He also was the host of popular TV show Jeena issi ka naam hai in which he interviewed Bollywood celebrities.
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