Biography
Shafiq Syed is an Indian actor. Born in Bengaluru in 1976, he grew up in the city's slums and ran away to Mumbai as a child. He was cast in the lead role of Krishna, also known as Chaipau, in Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay! (1988) after being discovered living on the streets near Churchgate station.
Syed won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his performance. He later appeared as Somra in Patang (1993). After his early film work, he returned to Bengaluru, where he has worked as an auto-rickshaw driver.
