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Happy birthday Farooq Sheikh: Recalling his best works
On his 57th birthday, we remember some of the most memorable works of legendary actor Farooq Sheikh. Sheikh was the poster boy of parallel cinema in India, at once among most sought-after as well as most liked actors of the 1970s and 1980s era. As the weak-willed but romantic Nawab Sultan in Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan (1981), Sheikh was brillaint.
Updated on: Mar 25, 2015 9:04 AM IST
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On his 57th birthday, we remember some of the most memorable works of legendary actor Farooq Sheikh. Sheikh was the poster boy of parallel cinema in India, at once among most sought-after as well as most liked actors of the 1970s and 1980s era. As the weak-willed but romantic Nawab Sultan in Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan (1981), Sheikh was brillaint.
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Farooq Sheikh made his debut in Garam Hawa (1973) as Sikandar, the young idealistic younger son of Salim Mirza (played by Balraj Sahni) who believes the future of Muslims is here in India. Garam Hawa deals with the fate of Muslims in post independent India.
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Playing a supporting role in the much talked about Lahore (2009), Farooq Sheikh as SK Rao, the gentle Hyderabadi who must train his team of boxers for glory and stay away from negativity garnered much praise. He won the National Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the movie. Source: facebook.com/LahoreTheMovie
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Playing an incorrigible flirt with aplomb, the film showed Farooq Sheikh's range as an actor in Katha (1983). Taking off from the old Indian fable of the slow and steady tortoise beating the smart hare, Katha was an engaging tale of goodness where Farooq Sheikh as the 'hare' is superb.
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Muzaffar Ali directed Gaman (1978) has Farooq Sheikh playing a UP migrant in Mumbai (Bombay) struggling to stay afloat, working as a taxi driver. He does eventually decide to return home but is unable to do so. The film deals with the issue of futility of urban migration.
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Bazaar (1982) dealt with the sad plight of young girls sold by needy parents to affluent Indians. The film is based in Hyderabad. Farooq Sheikh plays the young and impressionable Sarju.
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