Mumbai,
Dec
28
(IANS)
Humble
gentleman,
soft
spoken,
sophisticated
and
nuanced
-
the
Bollywood
fraternity,
including
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Shekhar
Kapur,
Karan
Johar
and
Mahesh
Bhatt,
looked
back
at
the
late
Farooque
Sheikh's
life
and
career
with
immense
appreciation
following
the
"Umrao
Jaan" star's
sudden
demise.
Several
actors
and
filmmakers
took
to
microblogging
site
Twitter
to
express
shock
upon
hearing
the
news
of
the
veteran
actor's
death,
which
came
after
a
heart
attack
in
Dubai
Friday
night.
He
was
65.
Having
starred
in
eclectic
roles
throughout
his
four-decade
career,
Farooque
has
left
behind
a
wonderful
body
of
work,
ending
with
the
recently
released
"Club
60".
Here's
what
the
members
of
the
Hindi
film
industry
have
to
say:
Amitabh
Bachchan:
Farooque
Sheikh
passes
away.
A
true
gentleman,
a
wonderful
colleague.
A
quiet
honesty
about
him.
Very
very
sad.
Cannot
believe
he
has
gone.
There
was
an
absence
of
any
kind
of
pretence
in
his
demeanour,
or
towards
his
work.
Karan
Johar:
RIP
Farooque
Sheikh.
Your
subtle,
nuanced
and
genius
body
of
work
will
live
on
forever.
Mahesh
Bhatt:
Alvida
Farooque
bhai.
The
warmth
of
your
smile
lingers
in
our
memory!
Kunal
Kapoor:
Such
terrible
news
about
Farooqueji.
Not
only
an
incredible
actor,
but
also
one
of
the
warmest,
most
amazing
people
I've
ever
met.
Rahul
Khanna:
Sad
news
about
Farooque
Sheikh.
Such
a
talent
is
rare
and
such
a
thorough
gentleman,
even
rarer.
What
a
great!
Premature
loss.
Celina
Jaitly:
With
a
very
heavy
shocked
heart
I
bid
adieu
from
Egypt
to
legendary
actor
and
my
co-star
of
'Accident
On
Hill
Road'
dearest
Farooque
saab.
He
was
such
a
soft
spoken
gentleman,
humility
was
his
second
name.
It
was
such
an
honour
to
work
with
him.
Shekhar
Kapur:
RIP
Farooque
Sheikh.
"Garam
Hawa",
"Chashme
Buddoor",
"Umrao
Jaan"...
List
of
brilliance
is
endless.
Life
passionately
dedicated
to
his
art.
The
last
time
we
met,
we
talked
politics.
I
wish
we
had
talked
film
and
acting.
It's
what
we
love
most.
I
would
have
learned.
Neil
Nitin
Mukesh:
RIP
Faarooque
Sheikhji.
What
an
amazing
actor!
Lovely
human
being.
Riteish
Deshmukh:
Shocked
beyond
words
-
RIP
Farooque
Sheikh,
you
will
be
missed
sir.
Vinay
Pathak:
An
actor
and
a
gentleman
is
no
more.
There
was
so
much
to
learn
from
the
maverick,
and
he
departs
early.
Truly
the
saddest
demise!
Siddharth:
The
always
wonderful
Farooque
Sheikh
has
passed
away.
Integral
part
of
many
a
parallel
cinema
classic.
Great
man.
Gone
too
soon
sir.
Manoj
Bajpayee:
Never
felt
so
sad
recently
as
I
am
feeling
today
after
I
heard
the
news
of
the
sudden
demise
of
Farooque
Sheikh
saab!
Man
with
no
pretence.
Rahul
Bose:
In
shock
to
hear
of
Farooque
Sheikh's
passing.
He
was
a
perfect
combination
of
a
thorough
gentleman
who
never
minced
his
words.
Satish
Kaushik:
Sad
to
hear
about
the
sudden
demise
of
Farroukh
Sheikh.
Brilliant
actor,
very
cultured,
sophisticated
man.
Will
miss
you
Farooque
saab.
Mohit
Chauhan:
The
world's
a
lesser
place
today.
You
will
be
missed
sir.
Madhur
Bhandarkar:
Deeply
saddened
to
hear
about
Farooque
Sheikh.
Will
miss
his
warmth,
acting
skills
and
gentlemanly
demeanour.
Mini
Mathur:
Hope
Farooque
Sheikh
is
listening
to
the
wonderful
odes
and
goodbyes.
We
should
appreciate
people
we
admire
while
they
are
still
around.
Divya
Dutta:
Woke
up
to
hearing
this
terrible
news
about
Farooque
saab.
The
gentlest
soul
and
magic
on
screen.
My
last
meeting
with
him
at
Shabana
Azmiji's
house,
I
told
him
that
'The
warmth
and
genuiness
you
exude
is
unparallelled'.
His
smile
was
straight
from
the
heart.
Miss
you
sir!
Sophie
Choudry:
Such
sad
news
to
wake
up
to.
Fabulous
actor,
understated
gentleman.
Have
loved
him
in
so
many
films
-
from
'Noorie'
to
'Yeh
Jawaani
Hai
Deewani'.
Arshad
Warsi:
Really
sad
to
hear
about
Farooque
Sheikh,
admired
him
as
a
person
and
as
an
actor.
Nimrat
Kaur:
The
extraordinary
brilliance
of
the
ordinary,
blended
in
and
stood
out
when
he
pleased.
A
true
artist,
what
a
gift
of
life
was
Farooque
Sheikh.