Career
He rose to prominence in Bollywood after appearing as a contestant in Comedy Circus. He was paired to actress Urvashi Dholakia in reality show, Ustaadon Ka Ustaad (2008). Shakeel Siddiqui also appeared as a celebrity guest in Salman Khan"s reality game show, Dus Ka Dum (2008) and as a guest judge in Boogie Woogie dance competition.
He was also a participant in the third season of Comedy Circus, dubbed Kaante Ki Takkar.
Today Shakeel appears on all major channels of Pakistan for his performances. Shakeel in his earlier career quite did not clicked until he was found by Umar Shareef which eventually made him a big theater artist.
Shakeel"s role in stage plays and films were quite popular, he worked with Indian comedians like Jhonny Lever. Shakeel Siddiqui performance was notable in stage dramas Beauty Parlour, Budha Ghar pay hai, Chand baraye Farokht and Nayi Ami Puranay Abba.
His situational jokes for Shruti Seth on the sets of Comedy Circus made the Indian audience absolute stunned and his presence of mind has led him to marvelous success in India.
Shakeel was best known for his time in India for the show Comedy Circus where he was critically acclaimed as a king of stage comedy, he later stepped out of the competition by himself and participated separately on fan"s choice alongside Urvashi Dholakia initially and, Shruti seth and Mona Singh at the final season of his appearance. Satish Shah and Archana praised Shakeel for his tremendous performances and cracking furious jokes on Shruti Seth. He appeared in Game Show Dus ka Dum on Sony.
Many comedians often mimic Shakeel in the remembrance after he was forcefully departed from India due to the political pressure by extremists.
As a safety precaution, the producers and the artist agreed to have him depart from the country. This claim coincides with later reports.
He has made several appearances on Indian television shows since then In October 2014 Shakeel made a comeback to Indian screen with Comedy Classes on Life Ok.