New Delhi: Bollywood's veteran actor Farooq Sheikh was born to Mustafa Shaikh, a Mumbai lawyer and Farida Shaikh in Amroli in Gujarat. He studied in St. Mary's School, Mumbai and perused further studies in St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.
Farooq was married to Rupa Jain with whom he had an affair for nine years before tying the knot. He has two daughters: Shaista, Sanaa.
His first major film role was in the 1973 film Garam Hawa where Farooq had a supporting role and leading man was Balraj Sahni.
Here's a look at the top films of Farooq Sheikh:
Garam Hawa (1973)The movie Farooq Shaikh's debut film. Garam Hawa was India's official entry to the Academy Award's Best Foreign Film category, nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, it also won National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards.
