where he was on holiday with his family. His funeral prayers, held in Mumbai at Millat Nagar Andheri Mosque on 30 December 2013 in the evening, were attended by many personalities, including Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi. He was buried in Muslim Qabristan, Four Bungalows, Andheri West. His grave is near that of his mother. Filmography Film Television Awards and recognition |- | 2010 | Lahore | National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |- | 2019 | | Bimal Roy Lifetime Achievement Award{First time presented to an artiste posthumously} | |} On 25 March 2018, search engine Google commemorated Farooq Sheikh with a Doodle on his 70th birth anniversary. Google commented: "Farouque Shaikh essayed agonizing heartbreak and light-hearted comedy with equal ease. Beyond the silver screen, Shaikh was integral to Indian theater, and his epistolary play, 'Tumhari Amrita' with Shabana Azmi delighted audiences for over two decades." References External links 1948 births 2013 deaths Indian male film actors Indian male stage actors Indian People's Theatre Association people Indian Sunni Muslims Gujarati people People from Gujarat St. Xavier's College, Mumbai alumni Indian television presenters Indian male television actors Male actors in Hindi cinema Best Supporting Actor National Film Award winners