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- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Melody Reema
- SpouseRupa Jain(? - December 27, 2013) (his death, 3 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.
- Was involved with Moshumi Chatterjee.
- Was involved with Deepti Naval in the early 80s.
- Starred in the shelved bilingual movie "Kanchan Rekha" (Hindi) "Swambar"(Bengali). This was in 1982. Starring Naseeruddin Shah,Amol Palekar,Farooq Sheikh, Smita Patil,Girish Karnad,Geeta Siddhartha,Dina Pathak. Produced by Mrityunjoy Sarkar,Directed by Shankar Bhattacharya. The film was shelved when the producer died after kidney surgery.
- His father was a lawyer.
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