29 December 2013 :: Veteran actor Farooq Sheikh dies of heart attack in Dubai. He was on a holiday in Dubai with his family He was an Indian actor, philanthropist and a popular television presenter. He is best known for his films during the 1970s and 1980s. His major contribution was in Parallel Cinema or the New Indian Cinema. He has worked with directors like Satyajit Ray, Muzaffar Ali, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Ketan Mehta.
He has acted in many serials and shows on television and performed on stage in famous productions such as Tumhari Amrita (1992), alongside Shabana Azmi, directed by Feroz Abbas Khan, and presented the TV show, Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (Season 1). He won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lahore.
Shaikh was born to Mustafa Shaikh, a Mumbai lawyer and Farida Shaikh, a muslim, in Amroli in Gujarat’s Baroda District near Naswadi village near bodeli town. His family were Zamindaris, and he grew up in luxurious surroundings. He was the eldest of five children.
He went to St. Mary’s School, Mumbai and then to St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. He studied law at Siddharth College of Law.
