Farooq Sheikh was an Indian actor, philanthropist and a television presenter. He was known for his work in Hindi films from 1977 to 1989. He returned to acting in films in 2008. His major contribution was in Parallel Cinema or the New Indian Cinema. He’s acted in serials and shows on television and has performed on stage in famous productions like Tumhari Amrita. He has won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lahore.
Farooq Shaikh
Movies
Lahore
Dheerendra Singh is a kick-boxer, who after beating Gajanan Dinan, has been selected to represent India in the 14th Annual Kick-boxing tournament in Kuala Lumpur where he will be pitted against Pakistan’s Noor Mohammad. He is engaged to Neela Chaudhary, and lives with his widowed mother, and a cricketer brother,…
Faasle
Vikram (Sunil Dutt) is a wealthy man and has brought up his motherless daughter Chandni (Farah) and son Sanjay (Farooq Shaikh) sacrificing his own personal happiness. When Vijay (Rohan Kapoor) comes into Chandni’s life – her father’s disapproval and her impending arranged marriage threatens the love between Chandni and Vijay.…
Songs
Youngistaan
Abhimanyu Kaul – a young, independent, Games Developer, living in Japan and the love of his life, Anwita Chauhan – a bubbly, passionate and full of life, summer intern. Their happy and content life faces the test of time, when blood ties and the pressure of being born into the…
Fun Facts
His father was a lawyer.
Eldest of five children.
He went to St. Mary's School, Mumbai, and then to St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. Thereafter, he studied law at Siddharth College of Law.
Starred in the shelved film, Nargis Films "Maa Ka Aanchal""(1990) Starring Suresh Oberoi