Farooq Sheikh returns to silver screen

Farooq Sheikh returns to silver screen
(NSI News Source Info) Thursday - September 4, 2008 Mumbai: After a break of 15 years, Farooq Sheikh returns to celluloid with Saas Bahu Aur Sensex, which would be releasing later this month. Farooq Sheikh, who plays a stock broker in the film, says he had loads of fun as he returned to face the camera for a feature film. "I am busy reading scripts and the main criteria for me before I give a go-ahead to a project is that it should instill enough confidence in me," said the legendary actor who has made his presence felt even with the current generation, courtesy his superhit chat show Jeena Issi Ka Naam Hai. Talking about the trend of sequels/remakes and how some of his own films have been revived by different filmmakers over last few years, Farooq Sheikh said: "Umrao Jaan has already been remade with Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan while I believe work is already on for the remake of Chashme Baddoor." "However, I know for sure that Raman Kumar is now planning a sequel to Saath Saath. Deepti Naval and I are already into a conversation. Raman is an old friend and we all may just return with the sequel." Since Saas Bahu Aur Sensex is primarily a light-hearted entertainer, is he also inclined to pick up similar genre of films from here on? "Not necessarily", says the man who has more than a dozen odd critically acclaimed films to his credit ever since he was seen in Garm Hawa (1974), "Any particular genre doesn't make a difference. As I said, the subject should be interesting enough regardless of whether it is a comedy or a drama."