Prominent actor and director Javed Shaikh, who has ruled over film, TV and radio for years, has seen 70 seasons of life. Javed Sheikh is still the busiest Pakistani film and TV actor.
Javed Sheikh was born on October 8, 1954 in Rawalpindi, his real name is Sheikh Javed Iqbal. He started his artistic career with Pakistan Television’s drama “Shama”. Later in 1974, he rose to prominence on the big screen of Lollywood with the film ‘Dhamaka’.
Javed Shaikh’s first film as a director was ‘Mishkal’, after which he made masterpieces like ‘Chief Sahib’, ‘Yes Baas’, ‘Yeh Dil Aap Ka Hawa’ and ‘Khale Asman ke Nath’. Javed Sheikh has shown the essence of acting in several Urdu and Punjabi films of Pakistan.
Javed Sheikh made his debut in the Indian film industry with Shah Rukh Khan’s Om Shanti Om and later acted in more Bollywood films.
After Javed Sheikh, his son Shehzad Sheikh and daughter Momal Sheikh have also made their mark in the field of acting. While his younger brother Saleem Sheikh also holds a prominent position in the Pakistan showbiz industry.