Farooq Shaikh
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Farooq Shaikh is an Indian actor, who did most of his films during the 1970s and 1980s. His major contribution was in Parallel Cinema or New Indian Cinema. He has worked with directors like Satyajit Ray, Muzaffar Ali, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Ketan Mehta.
He has also acted in many comedies on television and performed on stage in famous productions such as Tumhari Amrita.
[edit] Career
He studied Law, but before he began his practice was called to Films. In his early days, he was active in Theatre, doing plays with IPTA and with well-known directors like Sagar Sarhadi. His first major film role was in the 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 film appearance in Mohabbat (1997). He is set to make a comeback to films in 2008.
[edit] Filmography
| Acting Filmography | ||
| Lépidoptère, Le (1998) | Le collègue du jongleur | |
| Mohabbat (1997) | ||
| Ab Insaf Hoga (1995) | ||
| Maya Memsaab (1992) | Dr. Charu Das | |
| Jaan-E-Wafa (1990) | ||
| Mera Damad (1990) | ||
| Toofan (1989) | Gopal Sharma | |
| Doosra Kanoon (1989) | Diwan Sardarilal | |
| Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) | Jai Khanna | |
| Gharwali Baharwali (1988) | Sunil Khanna | |
| Peechha Karo (1987) | Vijay | |
| Rajlakshmi (1987) | ||
| Khel Mohabbat Ka (1986) | Amit Verma | |
| Anjuman (1986) | Sajid | |
| Ek Pal (1986) | Jeet Barua | |
| Faasle (1985) | Sanjay | |
| Salma (1985) | ||
| Lorie (1984) | Bhupinder Singh | |
| Ab Ayega Mazaa (1984) | Vijay | |
| Yahan Wahan (1984) | ||
| Lakhon Ki Baat (1984) | Alok Prakash | |
| Rang Birangi (1983) | Prof. Jeet Saxena | |
| Ek Baar Chale Aao (1983) | ||
| Katha (1983) | Bashudev | |
| Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983) | Ramesh/Mansukhlal | |
| Bazaar (1982) | Sarju | |
| Saath Saath (1982) | Avinash | |
| Chashme Buddoor (1981) | Siddharth Parashar | |
| Umrao Jaan (1981) | Nawab Sultan | |
| Noorie (1979) | Yusuf Fakir Mohammed | |
| Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977) | Aqueel | |
| Mere Saath Chal (1974) | Amit | |
| Garam Hawa (1973) | Sikandar | |
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