Farooq Sheikh passes away of heart attack

Veteran actor Farooq Sheikh, noted for his contributions to Parallel cinema in 1970's and 80's, is no more. The actor died of heart attack late Friday night in a hospital in Dubai. He was 65. His body has now reached Mumbai after completing all the formalities.

 

Whole Bollywood industry is under trauma after being heard of legendry actor's death. Actress Shabama Azmi expressed her grief on the disheartening news, "He was a very fine actor and a very dear friend. His death is a big loss." Actor Om Puri also stated, "It is a very tragic and shocking news. He was a very pleasant and non controversial personality." Lyrisist Javed Aktar commented on his death, "He was an avid reader and we discussed about books whenever we met."

 

Farooq born on March 25, 1948 and stepped into cinema with Garam Hawa in 1973. His rememberable flicks include Chashme Buddoor, Saath Saath and many more. He worked in many recent flicks like Shanghai, Tell Me O Khuda etc. In Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Farooq essayed Ranbir Kapoor's father's role Thapar. He was on two upcoming project Club 60 and Listen... Amaya. The award-winning actor also glammed the small screen with his most watched serial Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai.

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Star Wars Episode 7

JJ Abram's directorial Star Wars Episode 7, is set to release next year.

With its tradition of releasing in the summer, episode 7 too will follow the same, claiming the rumours of the film being postponed for Christmas release, as false.

This space opera film will likely see Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher from Episodes IV, V, and VI.

Guess the fans will have to continue craving for the film, until official announcements are made.

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sholay 3D

 The much-awaited 3D version of epic film “Sholay”, set to release Jan 3, has been made on a budget of approximately Rs.20 crore, which includes restoration and conversion, says producer Sascha Sippy.

Sascha is the grandson of late filmmaker G.P. Sippy, who had originally produced Amitabh Bachchan-Dharmendra starrer “Sholay”, directed by his son Ramesh Sippy.

“It took two years to make ‘Sholay’ and three years to restore and convert it into 3D. As far as the budget is concerned, it is close to Rs.20 crore to Rs.22 crore, which also includes the marketing and publicity of the film besides restoration and conversion costs,” Sascha told IANS.

The original “Sholay” was reportedly made on a Rs.4 crore budget.

“We had this idea for a very long time as there is a great respect for the movie and we wanted the new generation to watch it. We started working on it 3 years back. We thought converting it in 3D was a phenomenal idea,” Sascha added.

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