Actor Farooq Sheikh passed away in Dubai this morning. Sources said the 64-year-old actor died of heart attack.
Actor Farooq Sheikh passed away in Dubai this morning. Sources said the 64-year-old actor died of heart attack.
Mr Sheikh was best known for his roles in Satyajit Ray's Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Sai Paranjpe's Chashme Baddoor and Sagar Sarhadi's Bazaar.
He won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan's Lahore.
Deepti Naval, Farooq Sheikh's co-star in many films, told NDTV, "Just heard the news...and its completely devastating. For me he was one of the finest actors in the Hindi film industry. With our last film together...it threw us back into a working life again."
Farooq Sheikh's body will be brought to Mumbai later in the day after completing the formalities in Dubai.
The actor was last seen in Club 60, released earlier this month.
