Monthly Archives: Dec 2021

While we joked and chatted after a scene, Farooque Shaikh would listen quietly, never gossip, says senior actress Sudha Chopra

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Mumbai: Almost 30 years before Farooque Shaikh compered his immensely popular talk show ‘Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai’ (2002), he hosted a similar programme on Bombay Doordarshan in the 1970s. The format was slightly different but the wit and warmth was unmistakable.Yet, the man who had the knack to draw out the innermost thoughts and […]

Like his starched white kurtas, there was no crease or blemish in Farooque Shaikh, say Avinash and Geeta Singh of ‘Listen Amaya’

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Mumbai: Farooque Shaikh had a steady record of working with first-time filmmakers from the start to the end of his film career. Beginning with ‘Garm Hava’ (M S Sathyu) to ‘Gaman’ (Muzaffar Ali), ‘Saath Saath’ for Raman Kumar through to Mrityunjay Devvrat ( ‘Children of War’) — and Geeta and Avinash Singh for ‘Listen Amaya’. […]

Farooque Shaikh created his own heaven here on earth, says Mrityunjay Devvrat, director of his last film ‘Children of War’

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Mumbai: Earlier this month on December 16, India celebrated the 50th anniversary of her victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak War which enabled the creation of Bangladesh. The liberation of the oppressed people of what was then called East Pakistan formed the basis of Farooque Shaikh’s last film ‘Children of War’.The picture released in 2014, a […]

Farooque Shaikh belonged to a bygone era when dignity was paramount, says Ashok Sawhny, producer of ‘Listen Amaya’

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Mumbai: Farooque Shaikh was known to be a connoisseur of poetry and was noted for his proficiency in languages.Ghazal singer Anita Singhvi, and Ashok Sawhny, the producer of his film ‘Listen Amaya’, often received positive appraisal for the couplets and poems they shared with him.Shaikh Sahab (Rehmatullah Alaih)’s eighth Remembrance Day comes up Tuesday December […]