1. Farooq Sheikh was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter.
18 Facts About Farooq Sheikh
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Farooq Sheikh was best known for his work in Hindi films from 1973 to 1993 and for his work in television between 1988 and 2002.
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Farooq Sheikh returned to acting in films in 2008 and continued to do so until his death on 28 December 2013.
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Farooq Sheikh worked with directors like Satyajit Ray, Sai Paranjpye, Muzaffar Ali, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Ayan Mukherjee and Ketan Mehta.
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Farooq Sheikh acted in serials and shows on television and performed on stage in productions such as Tumhari Amrita, alongside Shabana Azmi, directed by Feroz Abbas Khan, and presented the TV show, Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai.
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Farooq Sheikh won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lahore.
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Farooq Sheikh's father was a lawyer who worked in Bombay and whose family came from Hansot in the Bharuch district of Gujarat.
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Farooq Sheikh did not undertake a legal career, instead choosing theatre, having acted in college.
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Farooq Sheikh's time at St Xavier's was important for both personal and professional reasons and he made many friends there, including Sunil Gavaskar, who was a contemporary.
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Farooq Sheikh first gained recognition as a quiz master on radio, but it was his participation as an anchor on Bombay Doordarshan shows such as Yuvadarshan and Young World that made him a household name.
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Farooq Sheikh was paired opposite Shabana Azmi in Sagar Sarhadi's Lorie, Kalpana Lajmi's Ek Pal and Muzaffar Ali's Anjuman and then in the play Tumhari Amrita.
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Farooq Sheikh appeared in Saas Bahu Aur Sensex and Lahore, for which he won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Farooq Sheikh played the title role in an episode dedicated to the poet and freedom fighter Hasrat Mohani in the TV series Kahkashan with Deepti Naval playing his wife.
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Farooq Sheikh worked in the famous TV serial Shrikant which aired on Doordarshan from 1987 to 1991.
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Farooq Sheikh directed Aazar Ka Khwab, an adaptation of Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion in 2004.
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Farooq Sheikh hosted the TV show Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hai, in which he interviewed celebrities from the Hindi film world.
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Farooq Sheikh made several extensive trips to two polio-endemic states, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and worked closely with its programme teams who were working with communities to get greater acceptance for the polio vaccine.
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Farooq Sheikh was buried in Muslim Qabristan, Four Bungalows, Andheri West.