Javed Sheikh

Infobox actor
name = Javed Sheikh


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birthname = Sheikh Javed Iqbal
birthdate = birth date and age|1954|10|8
location = Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
occupation = Radio actor, TV actor, Film actor, Producer, Director
yearsactive = 1964 – present
spouse = Zinat Mangi
Salma Agha
parents = Shiekh Ramatullah
children = Shehzad Sheikh
Mariam Sheikh
othername = Jeddi

Javed Sheikh (Urdu: جاوید شیخ, also spelled Javaid) is a Pakistani actor, director and producer who is involved with Bollywood, Lollywood, and Pollywood films.cite web | publisher=Internet Movie Database | title=Javed Sheikh | url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790863/ | accessdate=10 November | accessyear=2006]

Career

The first movie he acted in was the Lollywood film "Dhamaka", released on December 14, 1974cite web | publisher=Pakistan Film Magazine | title=Javed Sheikh's filmography | url=http://mazhar.dk/film/stars/heroes/javedsheikh/filmography.htm | accessdate=10 November | accessyear=2006] . He has since acted in over 100 Urdu films from the 1970s through to the early 2000s.

The first movie he directed was Mushkil, released in 1995.. In 2002 he directed "Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa" and also had a supporting role in the film.cite web | publisher=Tell Us Radio (Oslo) | title=Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa | url=http://www.tellusradio.no/events/lollywood_film.html | accessdate=10 November | accessyear=2006]

In 2005 he switched to acting in Bollywood films and appeared in the films "Shikhar" (2005) and "Jaan-E-Mann" (2006). cite web |url= http://www.moviewalah.com/2006/10/22/movie-review-jaan-e-mann/|title= Jaan-E-Mann |accessdate=2007-01-06|last=Chavan| first=Vijay Deenanath|date=2006-10-22|work= |publisher= ] . In 2007 he appeared in "Namaste London", "Om Shanti Om" and the Pakistani film "Mein Ek Din Laut Kay Aaoon Ga". His upcoming film as director is "Khulay Aasman Kay Neechay" which is a big-budget film which has been shot in four different countries i.e., Pakistan, India, UAE and Australia. The film is ready to hit the cinemas.

Personal life

He was married to actress Neeli but they divorced. He then married singer and actress Salma Agha and is also divorced from her. He has a daughter, Momal and a son Shahzad from his first wife.

elected filmography

As a director

"Films that Javed Sheikh has directed."
* "Mushkil" (1995)
* "Chief Saheb" (1996)
* "Yes Boss" (1997)
* "Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa" (2002)
* "Khule Aasman Ke Niche" (2008)

As an film actor

"Films that Javed Sheikh has acted in, since 2000. For a full list of films which Javed Sheikh has been involved with, see [http://mazhar.dk/film/stars/heroes/javedsheikh/filmography.htm Filmography of Javed Sheikh] at mazhar.dk"
He has done some really powerful roles in bollywood movies,He played Shahrukh's father in Om SHanti Om.He played a very strong role in SHikhar as well.

As a Television Actor

* "Insan aur Aadmi"
* "Shama"
* "Aagahi"
* "Panah"
* "Fifty Fifty"
* "Parchahiyaan"
* "Ankahi"

References

External links

*imdb|id=0790863|name=Javed Sheikh
* [http://mazhar.dk/film/stars/heroes/javedsheikh/filmography.htm Javed Sheikh's filmography - Mazhar.dk]
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=385980 Sheikh's New York Times Movies profile]