"Actor: Farooq Shaikh"

• Umrao Jaan | DVD | (01/01/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Umrao Jaan is a story about a girl whose life took the biggest turn when she got abducted at a very young age and sold off to a Kothawali. She was admired for her beauty and voice many men came in her life but she only loved one and was fortunate enough to have him love her back... but their love did not last too long. She loses her sense of direction when her lover marries. She decides she will no longer dance for people but it is not easy to escape from the world she lives in. W

• Umrao Jaan | DVD | (04/04/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Based on a classic Urdu novel this is the tale of a lonely courtesan (Rekha) who was abducted as a child and trained in music and dance.Her performances begin to attract a following to the Lucknow harem where she works including the wealthy young Nawab Sultan (Farouque Shaikh) who is drawn by her beauty and talent. After swapping poetry they embark on a mismatched love affair but when the nawab attacks another customer who is harassing Umrao they are forced to separate and she retreats to the comforts of her childhood friend (Naseeruddin Shah).

• Noorie | DVD | (01/01/1979) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Noorie (Poonam Dhillon) is a young and beautiful girl from the valleys who along with Yusuf (Farooq Shaikh) has a simple dream - A house - A family - and a life full of love. But nothing is that simple in life as Noorie and Yusuf dreams are torn... apart at the hands of a couple of village goons for whom Noorie is just a conquest. Noorie tells a simple and touching story of Noorie and Yusuf's fearless love at the cost of their own lives.