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Google remembers Farooque Shaikh on his 70th birth anniversary

| @indiablooms | Mar 25, 2018, at 04:20 pm

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS): Popular search engine Google on Sunday paid tribute to late legendary actor Farooque Shaikh on his 70th birth anniversary by dedicating a doodle on its home page.

An actor par excellence, Shaikh was best known for his work in Hindi films from 1977 to 1989 and for his work in television between 1988 and 2002.

He returned to acting in films in 2008 and continued to do so until his death on Dec 28, 2013.

Shaikh's highly acclaimed performances are to be found mostly in Parallel Cinema or the New Indian Cinema.

In fact, he got his first break in MS Sathyu's landmark film Garam Hava (1973).

He had worked with directors like Satyajit Ray, Muzaffar Ali, Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Ketan Mehta.

Some of his notable films are Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Noorie, Chashme Buddoor, Umrao Jaan, Bazaar, Saath Saath, Rang Birangi, Kissi Se Na Kehna and Salma among others.

He formed a successful pair with Deepti Naval. 

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