Farooq Shaikh was an Indian actor, philanthropist and television presenter.
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24 Facts About Farooque Shaikh
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Farooque Shaikh 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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Farooque Shaikh returned to acting in films in 2008 and continued to do so until his death on 28 December 2013.
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Farooque Shaikh worked with directors like Satyajit Ray, Sai Paranjpye, Muzaffar Ali, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Ketan Mehta.
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Farooque Shaikh 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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Farooque Shaikh won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lahore.
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Farooque Shaikh's family were landowners, and he grew up in luxurious surroundings in Nagpada, Bombay.
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Farooque Shaikh attended St Mary's School in Bombay and then graduated from St Xavier's College in the city before studying law at Siddharth College of Law, following his father into the profession.
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Farooque Shaikh did not undertake a legal career, instead choosing theatre, having acted in college.
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Farooque Shaikh'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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In 1973, while Farooque Shaikh was in his final year of law school, MS Sathyu approached him for his directorial debut Garam Hawa.
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Farooque Shaikh 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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Farooque Shaikh 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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Farooque Shaikh 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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Farooque Shaikh 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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Farooque Shaikh worked in the famous TV serial Shrikant which aired on Doordarshan from 1987 to 1991.
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Farooque Shaikh had a cameo in Life OK's Do Dil Ek Jaan, where he was seen as the leading lady's father in the initial episodes.
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Farooque Shaikh directed Aazar Ka Khwab, an adaptation of Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion in 2004.
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Farooque Shaikh hosted the TV show Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hai, in which he interviewed celebrities from the Hindi film world.
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Farooque Shaikh 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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Farooque Shaikh died of a heart attack in the early hours of 28 December 2013 in Dubai, where he was on holiday with his family.
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Farooque Shaikh was buried in Muslim Qabristan, Four Bungalows, Andheri West.
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