Farooq Shaikh

In Sai Paranjpye's Chashme Baddoor, a love letter to the Delhi of my memories

Chashme Baddoor (1981) was the last film I saw before moving to New York City. The memory of the film carried the smell of Delhi with me, as I arrived in the city that would become my home for the next three-and-a-half decades.

Images: Deepti Naval, Shabana Azmi and others at Farooq Shaikh's funeral

Many yesteryear celebrities as well as actor Farhan Akhtar and Tabu attended Farooq Shaikh's funeral in Andheri last night. Here are the images

Farooq Shaikh: The everyman everyone forgot

Through his performances Farooq Shaikh conveyed the story of an average man and his death makes the everyman everyone seemed to have forgotten truly memorable.

Can't believe he is gone: Shaba Azmi on Farooq Shaikh

Actress Shabana Azmi, Farooque Sheikh's co-star for 21 years in the popular play "Tumhari Amrita" who had also worked with the actor in several films, is devastated with the news of his sudden death.

Images: Low profile premiere for restored version of classic Chashme Buddoor

The premiere of digitally restored version of Sai Paranjpye's classic "Chashme Buddoor" turned out to be a low-key event, which saw the presence of star cast of the film and some TV actors. Here are the images

Movie Review: Farooq-Deepti nostalgia not enough magic for Listen... Amaya

Farooq Shaikh and Deepti Naval, back together on screen after decades carry their scenes with easy warmth. But Listen... Amaya is too picture postcard to ever come to life the way Saath Saath once did.

It's My Life but it's Raveena Tandon's downfall

It's My Life might be the newest avatar of the celeb show Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai. But what's in a name? Nothing. It's all in the host as Raveena Tandon, the new host, sadly proves over and over again.