Farooq Sheikh Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Children, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Farooq Sheikh
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Thursday
BIRTHPLACE
Vadodra, Gujarat, India
DIED AT AGE
65 Years 9 Months 3 Days
DEATHDATE
December 28, 2013
DEATHPLACE
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
CAUSE OF DEATH
Heart attack
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
ARIES
ALSO NOTED FOR
Philanthropist, TV Presenter
FEATURES
Hair and eyes black
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
N/A
WEIGHT
N/A
Farooq Sheikh Family Members
Farooq Sheikh Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Roopa Shaikh (-2013)
Child(ren) of Farooq Sheikh and Roopa Shaikh
Fame & Address
DEBUT
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Shatranj Ke Khiladi as Aqueel(Film 1977), Noorie as Yusuf Fakir Mohammed (Film 1979), Chashme Buddoor as Siddharth Parashar (Film 1981), Umrao Jaan as Nawab Sultan (Film 1981)
Education, Net Worth & More
SCHOOLING FROM
St. Mary's School, Mumbai
COLLEGE
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
NET WORTH
$14 Million
FAROOQ SHEIKH PICTURE
More Information
Career of Farooq Sheikh
He worked for a supporting role in the film Garam Hawa. Some of his most noted films are Umrao Jaan, Bazaar, Saath Saath, Kissi Se Na Kehna, Biwi Ho To Aisi and more. He played a negative role in the film Katha. He paired with Deepti Naval in the film Chashme Buddoor which was greatly admired by the public. They became a famous pair and had given nine films together.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Farooq Sheikh
- Did Farooq Sheikh takes alcohol? NA.
- Was Farooq Sheikh in the habit of Smoking? NA.
- He had a degree in law as he wanted to follow his father's footprints who was a successful lawyer.
- Being an advocate was not in his luck as he had to shine like a star. He left his profession as a lawyer and enroll himself in the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
- He started his acting career on stage with IPTA and with this, he came in contact with the popular director like Sagar Sarhadi.
- He played a major role in the controversial film 'Garam Hawa' with Balraj Sahni as a lead when he was in his law college. He was ready to act in the film without any payment. However, he got Rs 750 for his role after five years.
- He appeared as a host in the famous TV show "Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hai" in which he interviewed many film celebrities.
- Only a few people are aware of the fact that he was also a good cricketer and was friend with famous Indian Cricket Player Sunil Gavaskar.
- He had worked in only forty films but all of the films were of such quality that he is even remembered today for his performances.
- He also worked for radio and was popular for his shows like Binny Double and Quits Quiz contest.
- Talking about his charity works, he was a part of the UNICEF polio eradication programme. He made several trips to two polio-endemic states, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. He worked to educate people about the importance of the vaccine to make our nation polio-free.
- In an interview, he had revealed that though he was a successful actor in the 70s and 80s, he had not received much public attention. He jokingly said that he had not received any marriage proposals written in blood, neither there is any traffic jam for him. He considers himself as not being 100 percent commercially viable like Rajesh Khanna and many others.
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