Javed Sheikh

Javed Sheikh
Native name جاوید شیخ
Born Sheikh Javed Iqbal
8 October 1954 (1954-10-08) (age 57)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Other names Jeddi
Occupation Radio actor, TV actor, Film actor, Producer, Director
Years active 1964–present
Spouse Zinat Mangi
Salma Agha
Neeli
Children Shehzad Sheikh
Mariam Sheikh
Parents Shiekh Ramatullah

Javed Sheikh (Urdu: جاوید شیخ, also spelled Javaid) is a Pakistani actor, director and producer who is involved with Bollywood, Lollywood, and Pollywood films.[1]

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Career

Sheikh's first movie as actor was the Lollywood film Dhamaka, released on 14 December 1974.[2] He since acted in over 100 Urdu films from the 1970s through to the early 2000s.

The first film he directed was Mushkil, released in 1995.[1] In 2002, he directed Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa and also had a supporting role in the film.[3]

In 2005, he switched to acting in Bollywood films and appeared in the films Shikhar (film) (2005) and Jaan-E-Mann (2006).[4] 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 supporting role in Jannat. His most recent film as director was Khulay Aasman Kay Neechay which was a big-budget film and was shot in four different countries i.e. Pakistan, India, UAE and Australia. The film was a flop at the box-office resulting in a net loss of Rs. 8 Crore.

Currently Sheikh is working in a multi-cultural British film, Honour Killings which is based on the burning problem in United Kingdom i.e. killing people in the name of honour. The film is directed by Avtar Bhogal and produced by Harijinder Singh. The film stars a mix of Pakistani, Indian and British actors including famous Pakistani model and actress, Zara Sheikh, Prem Chopra, Gulshan Grover, Tom Alter and newcomer Sandeep Singh. The film's shooting has been completed in England and plans are for a March 2010 release. Premieres will be held in Lahore, Mumbai and London.

Sheikh will play a supporting role in Syed Faisal Bukhari's Bhai Log. He is filming Syed Faisal Bukhari's second film Saltanat since January 2010 and will star alongside Mona Laizza and Ahsan Khan.

Personal life

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

He has a brother, Saleem Sheikh, who is also a television actor. His brother-in-law is Behroze Sabzwari.

Selected filmography

As a Director and Actor

As a film actor

Year Film Urdu Hindi Role
2000 Mujhe Chand Chahiye مجھے چاند چاہیئے मुझे चाँद चाहिए Razi
2002 Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa یہ دِل آپ کا ہوا ये दिल आपका हुआ
2005 Dus دس दस Dan's boss (scenes deleted)
Shikhar شکار शिकार Srinath Vardhan
2006 Jaan-E-Mann جان من जान-ए मन Piya's father
2007 Apne اپنے अपने Roy
2007 Namastey London نمستے لندن नमस्ते लंदन Parvez Khan
2007 Om Shanti Om اوم شانتی اوم ओम शांति ओम Rajesh Kapoor
2007 Mein Ek Din Laut Kay Aaoon Ga میں ایک دن لوٹ کے آوں گا में एक दिन लौट के आऊँगा Khan
2008 My Name is Anthony Gonsalves مائی نیم از انتھونی گھنزالز Inspector Khan
2008 Jannat جنت जन्नत Abu Ibrahim (Don)
2008 Money Hai Toh Honey Hai منی ہے تو ہنی ہے मनी है तो हनी है Prakash Arora
2008 Yuvvraaj یو راج युवराज Yogendra Yuvvraaj Singh
2009 Road to Sangam روڈ ٹو سنگم रोड टू संगम
2010 Hum Tum Aur Ghost ہم تم اور گھوسٹ हम तुम और घोस्ट Gehna's Father
2010 Kajraare کجرا رے कजरारे
2011 Bhai Log بھائی لوگ भाई लोग

As a television actor

References

  1. ^ a b "Javed Sheikh". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790863/. Retrieved 10 November 2006. 
  2. ^ "Javed Sheikh's filmography". Pakistan Film Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070206055109/http://mazhar.dk/film/stars/heroes/javedsheikh/filmography.htm. Retrieved 10 November 2006. 
  3. ^ "Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa". Tell Us Radio (Oslo). http://www.tellusradio.no/events/lollywood_film.html. Retrieved 10 November 2006. 
  4. ^ Chavan, Vijay Deenanath (2006-10-22). "Jaan-E-Mann". Archived from the original on 2006-12-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20061201013815/http://www.moviewalah.com/2006/10/22/movie-review-jaan-e-mann/. Retrieved 2007-01-06. 

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