Today, on Farooq Shaikh’s death anniversary, his close friend and legendary actress Shabana Azmi penned a heartfelt note in his remembrance. Farooq Shaikh entertained the audience with a variety of his roles. Taking to Instagram, Shabana Azmi dropped a sweet picture of late actor Farooq Shaikh. Along with the picture, she wrote, “10 years .. I remember so clearly that on 14th Dec we did our last show of Tumhari Amrita in front of the Taj Mahal. I remarked that we can never find a venue to match the Taj and that it should be our last show since we had been playing it for 22 years . Pat came your reply “ why should we pull the curtains on Tumhari Amrita – we will do it for another 22 years!”14 days later you were gone … and with it were washed away a deep friendship of 40 years .. I can never play Amrita again with my Zulfi gone …I miss you Firkee.”
Shabana Azmi’s Instagram post
After the post was shared, fans couldn’t hold back their emotions. Reacting to the post, one of the fans wrote, “Miss him ..he infused a whole generation of 80 s youth with love innocence humor wit laughter and simplicity. Cried for him in Bazar.” Another wrote, “He was so watchable and charming☺️.” A third fan wrote, “The worst day… what a person he was, what kindness and oh his conversations are unforgettable.” Another commented, “His movies soothe your soul !!”
Meanwhile, Shabana and Farooq shared screen space in several movies like Ek Pal, and Anjuman amongst others.
