Born on 25 March 1948 Farooq Sheikh did most of his films during the 70s and 80s. Farooq majorly contributed in Parallel Cinema or the New Indian Cinema. The talented actor has worked with directors like Satyajit Ray, Muzaffar Ali, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Ketan Mehta.
Farooq did his schooling from St Mary’s School, Mumbai and did his graduation from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Acted in many comedies on TV shows and performing on stage in famous productions like Tumhari Amrita in 1992, with Shabana Azmi.
In his early days, Farooq Sheikh was active in theatre, and acted in numerous plays with IPTA and with well-known directors like Sagar Sarhadi. He made his debut in Bollywood industry with in 1973 film Garam Hawa.
He went onto act in several notable films such as Shatranj Ke Khiladi (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 Mohabbat (1997) and Saas Bahu Aur Sensex (2008). The star also appeared in television show Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai.
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