Known as the father of Indian advertising and theater, Alyque Padamsee needs no introduction to film buffs. Though not a regular in Bollywood movies he was basically a theatre personality who was probably best known for his role as Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Richard Attenborough's film Gandhi. He was married to actress Pearl Padamsee, socialite Dolly Thakore, and pop singer Sharon Prabhakar. His youngest daughter Shazahn Padamsee is an actress who appeared in films like Rocket Singh - Salesman of the year, Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji and Housefull 2.