Bollywood shocked as veteran actor Farooq Sheikh dies at 65

Amitabh Bachchan: God !! Farooq Sheikh passes away !!? A true gentleman,a wonderful colleague ! A quiet honesty about him. Very very sad !

Amitabh Bachchan: Farooq Sheikh !! Cannot believe he has gone. There was an absence of any kind of pretence in his demeanour,or towards his work !!

Madhur Bhandarkar: Deeply saddened to hear about Farooq Sheikh. Will miss his warmth,acting skills & gentlemanly demeanour.RIP sir.

Mini Mathur: Hope Farooq Shaikh is listening to the wonderful odes & goodbyes. We should appreciate people we admire while they are still around. RIP.

Divya Dutta: Warmth n genuiness u exude is unparalleld .his smile was straight frm t heart.miss u sir!r I p

Shekhar Kapur: #RIPFarooqShaikh Garam Hawa,Chasme Badoor,Umrao Jaan,Katha Shanghai. List of brilliance is endless. Life passionately dedicated 2 his art

Arshad Warsi: Really sad to hear about Farooq Sheikh,admired him as a person and as an actor… RIP Farooq Sahab.

Manoj Bajpayee: Never felt so sad recently as I am feeling today after I heard the news of sudden demise of farooque sheikh saab!man with no pretence!RIPsir

Kunal Kohli: Completely Shocked to hear about Farooq Sheikh passing away. RIP. Can’t believe this news. Really sad.

Sophie Choudry: Such sad news to wake up to! Fabulous actor,understated gentleman.. Have loved him in so many films frm Noorie to YJHD! RIP Farooque Sheikh

Farooq Sheikh,who is best remembered for his performances in films like ‘Garm Hava’,’Shatranj Ke Khiladi’,’Chashme Buddoor’ and ‘Kissi Se Na Kehna’,died after suffering a heart attack.