Dubai/Mumbai -- Indian actor Farooq Shaikh, the plump unlikely hero of scores of Bollywood films, has died. He was 65.
Shaikh suffered a heart attack Friday in Dubai, where he was visiting with his family.
Shaikh's career began on a high note with the 1973 new wave film "Garm Hawa," about the 1947 partition of the subcontinent at the end of British rule. His performance earned him a key role in director Satyajit Ray's "The Chess Players," about the decadence of India's feudal classes.
Shaikh's cherubic looks struck a chord with ordinary people who tended to identify with his man on the street image.
Bollywood reacted to the news of Shaikh's death, with several celebrities, including Amitabh Bachchan, tweeting their condolences.
Film industry condoles Farooq Sheikh’s sudden death
Celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan and filmmaker Shekhar Kapur on Saturday expressed shock at the sudden demise of veteran actor Farooq Sheikh due to heart attack.
Shaikh suffered a heart attack Friday in Dubai, where he was visiting with his family.
Shaikh's career began on a high note with the 1973 new wave film "Garm Hawa," about the 1947 partition of the subcontinent at the end of British rule. His performance earned him a key role in director Satyajit Ray's "The Chess Players," about the decadence of India's feudal classes.
Shaikh's cherubic looks struck a chord with ordinary people who tended to identify with his man on the street image.
Bollywood reacted to the news of Shaikh's death, with several celebrities, including Amitabh Bachchan, tweeting their condolences.
Film industry condoles Farooq Sheikh’s sudden death
Celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan and filmmaker Shekhar Kapur on Saturday expressed shock at the sudden demise of veteran actor Farooq Sheikh due to heart attack.
Sheikh, 65, died in Dubai where he was for a concert. Sheikh was last seen in Bollywood movie ‘Club 60’
His co-star in the film, actress Sarika said he appeared to be in good health during their last meeting and they had planned to meet up again.
“It is shocking because he looked well when we last met about 10 days back. He seemed fine. We joked and chatted. He was a brilliant actor that goes without saying but he was a great man, a true gentleman,” Sarika told PTI.
“He loved food and that was the theme during the shooting. We all were planning to eat out when he returned from Dubai. He was great in ‘Club 60’. It was a one-dimensional character but he played it beautifully,” she added.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan remembered Sheikh as a “true gentleman”.
“God !! Farooq Sheikh passes away!!? A true gentleman, a wonderful colleague! A quiet honesty about him. Very very sad!,” Bachchan tweeted.
Shekhar Kapur regretted that he should have talked films instead of politics in his last meeting with the actor.
“RIP Farooq Shaikh. The last time we met, we talked politics. I wish we have talked film and acting. It’s what we love most. I would have learned,” Kapur tweeted.
“RIP Farooq Sheikh. Immensely talented, extremely courteous. A thorough gentleman,” actress-turned-politician Smriti Irani posted on Twitter.
Actor Boman Irani wrote: “Farooq Sheikh passes away! Shocked, numbed and saddened. Was supposed to be shooting with him today. A gentleman actor is no more!
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt wrote, “Alvida Farooq bhai the warmth of your smile lingers in our memory!”
“Year 2013 took away many talented people, and this time the veteran actor Farooq Sheikh. RIP Mr Sheikh,” Bengali movie star Prosenjit wrote.
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