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You could discuss anything with him, politics, social issues, anything. 'Most people know that he had a good sense of humour, that he was very well read. I knew he would never carry tales from here to there, we simply did not discuss her,' she says. 'Well, it is a compliment to the kind of person he was. Shabanaji later married Honey's husband Javed Akhtar. It speaks volumes for Shaikh Sahab's character that Honey had implicit trust in him despite the fact that he was close friends with Shabana Azmi. He has stood by me like a rock during my hour of crisis.' she says, her voice breaking with emotion.

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There have actually been times when I called him at an ungodly hour as I was going through a bad patch in my life, and he came over without wasting a moment.

What I really admired about him is that he was always there for friends. 'Farooque was not given to backbiting or gossip which is so common in the film industry. I myself was a friend for 35-40 years but I know he opened up to very few people in his life.' 'I believe that anyone who claims he knew Farooque very well is either lying or extremely naive. Honey Irani confirms that behind the gregarious exterior lay a soul that was deeply introspective and private. We met at one another's homes because we did not like going out very much,' she says. On Farooque's birthday he was often travelling. We would meet on my birthday August 25 also. Farooque and his wife Roopa, and Satish Shah and his wife Madhu often came over. 'We soon became friends and would meet regularly over Christmas or New Year. He was very choosy about whom he worked with.' In fact, most actors take the script and do not open it, here was a man who actually read it. In fact he could have done so much more work but he always insisted on a bound script, and that practice is not common in Mumbai. She says Farooque Shaikh did not believe in being part of a clique in the industry. I was on the sets of Saath Saath so I observed him there too. I saw the play 'Khalid Ki Khala' where Farooque Shaikh had to dress up as a woman, wig lagana aur waise hi chalna, and the director would tell him nazakat lao! He was a very fine actor who suited the role. 'Over the years, I saw more of him as an actor and admired him everytime. Honey Irani was assisting the making of Raman Kumar's 'Saath Saath.' It was years before contact was restored. We parted saying we will always be friends,' she laughs, and adds, 'But after that we never met for years!' I praised his natural style which was in the same league as these thespians. He said, do you think I will make it as an actor or should I go back to being a lawyer? Of course I thought he should continue to act. 'Farooque sought my opinion about his debut. He was so friendly he came up to speak to me, and said, 'You are Honey Irani?' He said he had enjoyed the films I did as a child artiste and remarked how privileged I was to have worked with stalwarts like Balraj Sahni and Motilal whom he admired so much.' I attended the premiere and was very impressed by his performance. 'I got married in 1972 and I remember that Farooque Shaikh's debut film 'Garm Hava' released the following year.