Farooq Shaikh birth anniversary: Farrukh Sheikh was known for his special acting, know these special things about him
New Delhi The birthday of Hindi cinema veteran actor and TV presenter Farukh Sheikh falls on 25 March. He made a name for himself in the cinema world by his excellent performances in many films of the 70-80s. Not only this, Farooq Sheikh is also a great TV presenter. He hosted many TV shows. On the occasion of birthday, we introduce you to the special things related to them.
Farrukh Sheikh was born on 25 March 1948 in Amroli, Gujarat, to the family of Mustafa and Farida Sheikh. His father was a big landowner. Farukh Sheikh was the eldest of his five brothers. After getting started at St. Mary’s School in Mumbai, he enrolled in St. Xavier’s College and did further education. Later he also studied law from Siddharth College of Law.
Farooq Sheikh started his career in theater. He has also done many plays together with Sagar Sarhadi. His first major film in Bollywood was ‘Garam Hawa’ which came in 1973. His acting in this film was well liked. Then Farooq Sheikh did a ‘chess player’ with legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. After the initial success, Farooq Sheikh started getting films including 1979’s ‘Noori’, 1981’s ‘Chashme Baddoor’.
Farukh Sheikh’s pairing with actress Deepti Naval was a big hit in the seventies. The audience wanted to see them together in films. Together they worked in many films including ‘Chashme Baddoor’, ‘Saath Saath Saath’, ‘Katha’, ‘Rang-Birangi’. Farooq Sheikh is one of the actors who was recognized for a special role in films of big and extraordinary category of filmmakers.
Spontaneous and modest, Farooq Sheikh has worked with top directors of his time. He won the hearts of filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Muzaffar Ali, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Ketan Mehta, Sai Paranjpe, Sagar Sarhadi for their performances. This was the reason he has also won many awards from his acting. Farooq Sheikh also received the National Award in the year 2010. He received this award for the film Lahore.
