Mushtaq Shiekh is an Indian screenwriter, author, producer and actor. He is mainly known for writing the screenplays of ''

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'', ''Om Shanti Om'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Shiekh was born in

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. He also wrote the script for

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's ''

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''. He authored the biography of Indian actor

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titled '' Still Reading Khan''.

Career

Shiekh has written several books about movies in India. During a visit to a book fair of

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, he said "I wish more books were written about movies for people who are genuinely interested in knowing how this art form is made." He worked as an associate producer in

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's '' Mulk'' (2018). He has also worked with Indian TV channel

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as a creative director. Shiekh is writing a book for children titled "Blue Forest". He told reporters that the book will be released in 2019. The book tells the story of a magical forest. He is also writing a web series for

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Other work

Mushtaq Shiekh organised a campaign to support daily wages workers of the Indian television industry during the

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. Along with television producer

, filmmaker

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and TV actor

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and many others, a fund was created to support workers from TV industry who lost their jobs.

Filmography

Television career

Books

References

External links

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