Mumbai: Ten years ago on December 30, 2013, as Farooque Shaikh’s final journey was preparing to unfold, young Lubna Salim was stricken with shock and disbelief. “How can he go so suddenly?! Unke Eid ki biryani ke bartan abhi ghar mein pade hain!” Ten years later, the exact measure of her loss is evident in […]

Mumbai: Well before he blossomed into a refined, eloquent artiste who earned worldwide acclaim, a little schoolboy named Farooque Shaikh displayed personality traits that seemed to foretell his future success.An old classmate of the 1960s recalls how the young Farooque would win prizes at elocution, was moved by the plight of poor sick patients who […]

Mumbai: Fortune smiled on first-time actor Rahul Bhat when he gave the first shot of his life opposite Farooque Shaikh at just age 21. That was 25 years ago. He cherishes their long association to this day, and warmly made time amid his marathon travel schedule for a deeply warm and affectionate tribute to Shaikh […]

Mumbai: Often when starstruck fans fawn over film stars, the technical crew members have a knowing smile on their lips. They recall the number of fumbles that went into getting a dialogue right, the number of times an actor missed his cue or overshot his floor mark, or the retakes that cost the producer a […]