News: Veteran Bollywood actor Farooque Sheikh died of a sudden cardiac arrest in Dubai

Born March 25, 1948, Sheikh started his Bollywood career in 1973 with the classic “Garm Hava” and later excelled in both parallel and mainstream cinema.
Over the years, he became known for his roles in many notable movies, including Satyajit Ray’s “Shatranj Ke Khiladi”, “Umrao Jaan”, “Kissise Na Kehna”, “Noorie”, and “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani” in which he played Ranbir Kapoor’s father. He was last seen in Club 60.
Sheikh is renowned for his immense contribution to parallel cinema, low-budget high quality movies, theatre and television – the last medium where he hosted a popular talk show, “Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai”.
Sheikh died of a massive heart attack in Dubai on Fri.Dec.27 and will be flown to India where he will be buried.