Javed Sheikh

Javed Sheikh is a Pakistani actor, director and producer.

Career

The first movie he acted in was the film Dhamaka, which was released on 14 December 1974. He has since acted in over 100 Urdu films.

The first movie he directed was Mushkil, which was released in 1995. In 2002, he directed Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa and also had a supporting role in the film.

In 2005, he switched to acting in Bollywood films and appeared in the films Shikhar (2005) and Jaan-E-Mann (2006). In 2007, he appeared in Namaste London, Om Shanti Om and the Pakistani film Mein Ek Din Laut Kay Aaoon Ga.

In 2008, he played a strong role in Jannat. His film as a director, Khulay Aasman Kay Neechay, which was a big-budget film, was shot in four different countries, i.e., Pakistan, India, UAE and Australia. The film was a big flop at the box-office, costing Javed Sheikh 8 crores loss.

Javed Sheikh worked in a multi-cultural British Film 'Honour Killings' which was based on the burning problem of UK: Killing people in the name of Honour. The film was directed by Avtar Bhogal and produced by Harijinder Singh.

The film starred a mix of Pakistani, Indian and British actors including famous Pakistani Fashion Model cum film Actress Zara Sheikh, Prem Chopra, Gulshan Grover, Tom Alter and newcomer Sandeep Singh.

Personal Life

Javed Sheikh's first marriage was with Zinat Mangi, a small-time TV/film actress of that era with whom he has a daughter, Momal and a son Shahzad. After divorcing her he had a long affair but short marriage with Salma Agha, another famous British born Pakistani singer/actress of that time. Since then Javed Sheikh has had several relationships with famous actresses like Neeli and Sana.

Although it is widely assumed he had a brief marriage with Neeli but both parties deny it. Since his divorce from Salma Agha, he is still officially single. In April 2009, in a TV morning show on Geo TV Sheikh admitted that he has moved to India to facilitate his working in Bollywood movies.

As A Film Actor

Javed Sheikh has done some really powerful roles in Bollywood movies; he played Shahrukh's father in Om Shanti Om. He played a very strong role in Shikhar as well.