Feroz Khan (actor)

Feroz Khan (25 September 1939 – 27 April 2009), born Zulfiqar Ali Shah Khan,[3] was an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director, who is best known for his work in hindi cinema. He appeared in over 60 films throughout his career, and became one of Bollywood's popular style icons.[4][5][6] Khan is best known for his roles in films such as Aurat (1967), Safar (1970), Mela (1971), Upaasna (1971), Apradh (1972), Khotte Sikkay (1974), Kala Sona (1975), Dharmatma (1975), and Qurbani (1980). He also directed and acted in films such as Janbaaz (1986), Dayavan (1988), Meet Mere Man Ke (1991), Yalgaar (1992), Prem Aggan (1998), Janasheen (2003), Om Shanti Om (2007), and Welcome (2007).[6][7] He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Aadmi Aur Insaan in 1970, and was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.[2]

Feroz Khan
Feroz Khan in 2005
Born
Zulfiqar Ali Shah Khan

(1939-09-25)25 September 1939[1]
Bangalore, Mysore Kingdom, British India (present-day Bengaluru, Karnataka, India)
Died27 April 2009(2009-04-27) (aged 69)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesClint Eastwood of India
OccupationActor, film editor, producer, director
Years active1958–2007
Spouse(s)
Sundari
​
(
m. 1965; div. 1985)
Children2, including Fardeen Khan
RelativesSanjay Khan (brother)
Akbar Khan(brother)
Sussanne Khan (niece)
Zayed Khan (nephew)
AwardsFilmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.[2]

Early life

Feroz Khan was born on 25 September 1939 in Bangalore, India, to "Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli" - a Pathan from Ghazni province of Afghanistan and his mother Fatima, had Iranian ancestry.[8][9][10][11][9]

Khan was educated at Bishop Cotton Boys' School and St. Germain High School, Bangalore. His brothers are Shah Abbas Khan (Sanjay Khan), Shahrukh Shah Ali Khan, Semir Khan and Akbar Khan. His sisters are Khurshid Shahnavar and Dilshad Begum Sheikh, popularly known as Dilshad Bibi.

After his schooling in Bangalore, he traveled to Bombay (present-day Mumbai) where he made his debut as second lead in Didi in 1960.[12][13]

Career

Through the early 1960s and 1970s, he made low-budget thrillers opposite starlets. In 1962, he appeared in an English-language film titled Tarzan Goes to India opposite Simi Garewal. His first big hit was in 1965, with Phani Majumdar's Oonche Log (1965), where he was pitted against screen idols Raaj Kumar and Ashok Kumar; he gave a notable sensitive performance. It was followed by more small budget hit films like Samson, Ek Sapera Ek Lootera and Char Darvesh.[14][15] Again, in the same year, he played a sacrificing lover in the mushy musical Arzoo, starring Sadhana. With this, Khan started to receive A-list second leads. With the film Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Khan won his first Filmfare award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. His other hit films were Khotey Sikkay, Geeta Mera Naam, Pyasi Sham, Shankar Shambhu and Safar. He appeared alongside his real-life brother Sanjay Khan in the hit films Upaasna (1967), Mela (1971) and Nagin (1976).

He became a successful producer and director in 1971 so as to improve his career opportunities as a leading man with his first directorial film Apradh, which was the first Indian movie showing auto racing in Germany; Mumtaaz was his co-star. He produced, directed and starred in the 1975 film Dharmatma, which was the first Indian film to be shot in Afghanistan and was also his first blockbuster hit as producer, director and star and marked the appearance of actress Hema Malini in a glamorous avatar.[16] This movie was inspired by the Hollywood film The Godfather.

Throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, he was a leading Bollywood star, directing and starring in many of his films. He also starred in the Punjabi film Bhagat Dhanna Jat (1974). The 1980 film Qurbani, with Zeenat Aman, was the biggest hit of his career and launched the singing career of iconic Pakistani pop singer Nazia Hassan, with her memorable track "Aap Jaisa Koi".[15] In 1986, he directed and starred in Janbaaz, a box office hit,[17] which some consider to be one of his best movies, featured an all-star cast and possessed great songs and excellent cinematography. In 1988, he directed and starred in Dayavan, which was a remake of an Indian Tamil film titled Nayakan. After directing and starring in Yalgaar (1992), he took a long break from acting for 11 years.

He launched his son Fardeen Khan's career with the 1998 film Prem Aggan, which, however, was a box office bomb. In 2003, he made his acting comeback as well as produced and directed Janasheen, which also starred his son Fardeen. Apart from sports cars, he also used performing animals in his films — a chimpanzee and lion were used in Janasheen.

He starred alongside his son again in Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005) and made his last film appearance in Welcome (2007).

Controversy

Anti-Pakistan remarks

In May 2006, Feroz Khan was blacklisted by then Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf when he went there to promote his brother's film, Taj Mahal. In an intelligence report submitted to Musharraf, he was said to have gotten drunk and insulted Pakistani singer and anchor Fakhr-e-Alam and to have criticized the country, saying:

I am a proud Indian. India is a secular country. The Muslims there are making lot of progress unlike in Pakistan. Our President is a Muslim and our Prime Minister a Sikh. Pakistan was made in the name of Islam, but look how the Muslims are killing Muslims here.

Personal life

Feroz Khan married Sundari Khan in 1965 and they divorced in 1985.

They have two children, Laila Khan (born 1970) and Fardeen Khan (born 1974). Fardeen is married to Natasha Madhwani, daughter of former Bollywood actress Mumtaz.[18]

Death and funeral

He died from lung cancer on 27 April 2009 at the age of 69. During his illness he returned to rest at his farmhouse in Bangalore.[19]

He was buried in Bangalore near his mother's grave at Hosur Road Shia Kabristan.[20]

Awards and nominations
Award Movie Category Won/Nominated
Filmfare Awards Aadmi Aur Insaan Best Supporting Actor Won
BFJA Aadmi Aur Insaan Best Supporting Actor Won
Filmfare Awards Safar Best Supporting Actor Nominated
International Crook Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (2001) Won
IIFA Awards Janasheen Best Performance in Negative Role Won
Zee Award Lifetime Achievement Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement (2008) Won
Stardust Awards Pride Of Industry Pride Of Industry (2009) Won

Filmography

Actor

Year Film Co-star ProducerDirector
1957 Bare Sarkar
1959 Didi
1960 Ghar Ki Laaj
1962 Main Shaadi Karne Chala
Reporter Raju
Tarzan Goes to India Simi Garewal
1963 Bahurani Shyama
1964 Char Dervesh Naaz
Suhagan Mala Sinha
1965 Teesra Kaun Kalpana
Oonche Log K R Vijaya
Arzoo Sadhana
Ek Sapera Ek Lootera Kumkum
1966 Tasveer Kalpana
Main Wohi Hoon Kumkum
1967 Woh Koi Aur Hoga Mumtaz
Raat Aur Din Nargis
CID 909 Mumtaz
Raat Andheri Thi
Aurat Padmini
Aag
1968 Nadir Shah
Aaja Sanam Tanuja
1969 Pyasi Shaam Ashok
Anjaan Hai Koi Helen
Aadmi Aur Insaan Saira Banu, Mumtaz
1970 Safar Sharmila Tagore
1971 Mela Mumtaz
Ek Paheli Tanuja
Upaasna Mumtaz
1972 Apradh Mumtaz Yes Yes
1973 Kashmakash Rekha
1974 Kisan Aur Bhagwan Yogita Bali
Khote Sikkay Rehana Sultan
Geeta Mera Naam Sadhana
Bhagat Dhanna Jatt
Anjaan Raahein Asha Parekh
International Crook Saira Banu
1975 Rani Aur Laal Pari Reena Roy
Kaala Sona Parveen Babi
Dharmatma Hema Malini, Rekha Yes Yes
1976 Sharafat Chhod Di Main Ne Hema Malini, Neetu Singh
Kabeela Rekha
Shankar Shambhu Sulakshana Pandit
Nagin Mumtaz
1977 Jadu Tona Reena Roy
Darinda Parveen Babi
1980 Chunaoti Neetu Singh
Qurbani Zeenat Aman Yes Yes
1981 Khoon Aur Paani Rekha
1982 Kachche Heere Reena Roy
1986 Janbaaz Sridevi, Dimple Yes Yes
1988 Do Waqt Ki Roti Reena Roy
Dayavan Yes Yes
1991 Meet Mere Mann Ka
1992 Yalgaar Deepti Naval Yes Yes
1998 Prem Aggan Yes Yes
2003 Janasheen Yes Yes
2005 Chitappa
2006 Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena
2007 Om Shanti Om Cameo
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Films as Director

YearFilmProducerNotes
1972 ApradhYes
1975 DharmatmaYes
1980 QurbaniYes
1986 JanbaazYes
1988 DayavanYesVinod Khanna as Dayavan
1992 YalgaarYes
1998 Prem AgganYesLaunched son Fardeen Khan
2003 JanasheenYes
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