Feroz Khan (actor) should not be confused with Firoz Khan (actor).
| Feroz Khan | |
| Birth Name: | Zulfiqar Ali Shah Khan |
| Birth Date: | 1935 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (present-day Karnataka, India) |
| Death Place: | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Years Active: | 1959–2007 |
| Children: | 2, including Fardeen Khan |
| Relatives: | Sanjay Khan (brother) Akbar Khan (brother) Sussanne Khan (niece) Zayed Khan (nephew) |
| Awards: | Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (2001)[1] |
Feroz Khan (born Zulfiqar Ali Shah Khan; 25 September 1935 — 27 April 2009)[2] was an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director best known for his work in Indian cinema. He appeared in over 60 films throughout his career and became one of Bollywood's popular style icons.[3] [4] [5] Feroz Khan is known for his roles in successful Hindi films, such as Arzoo (1965), Safar (1970), Mela (1971), Apradh (1972), Khotte Sikkay (1974), Kaala Sona (1975), Dharmatma (1975), Nagin (1976), Qurbani (1980), Kachche Heere (1982), Janbaaz (1986), Dayavan (1988), Yalgaar (1992), Welcome (2007).[6] [7]
He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969) in 1970, and was honored with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.[8] He has been called "the Clint Eastwood of the East".[9]
Feroz Khan was born on 25 September 1935 in Bangalore, India, to Sadiq Ali Khan, an Afghan from Ghazni, Afghanistan, and Fatima, who had Persian ancestry from Iran.[10] [11] [12] [13]
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, Sameer Khan and Akbar Khan. His sisters are Khurshid Shahnavar and Dilshad Begum Sheikh, popularly known as Dilshad Bibi.[14] [15] [16] [17]
After his schooling in Bangalore, he traveled to Bombay (present-day Mumbai) where he made his debut as the second lead in Didi in 1960.[18] [19]
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.[20] 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 Safar, Khotey Sikkay, Geeta Mera Naam, Kaala Sona and Shankar Shambhu He appeared alongside his real-life brother Sanjay Khan in the hit films Upaasna (1971), 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.[21] This movie was inspired by the Hollywood film The Godfather.
He also starred in the Punjabi film Bhagat Dhanna Jat (1974). In 1980, he produced, directed and starred in Qurbani, alongside Vinod Khanna and Zeenat Aman, which 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".[22] In 1986, he directed and starred in Janbaaz, a box office hit,[23] 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. In 1991, he starred in Meet Mere Man Ke, an outside production which was directed by Mehul Kumar. 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 produced and directed Janasheen, also starring alongside his son Fardeen. This film marked his return to acting after 11 years and was also the last film he directed. 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 an outside production Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena in 2005. He made his last film appearance in the 2007 comedy film Welcome.
Feroz Khan married Sundari Khan in 1965 and they divorced in 1985.[24] She hailed from a Sindhi background.[25] [26]
They had two children, Laila Khan (born 1970) and Fardeen Khan (born 1974). Fardeen is married to Natasha Madhwani, daughter of former Bollywood actress Mumtaz.[27] Mumtaz has stated in an interview that Feroz Khan was the most handsome hero in Hindi film industry.
Feroz Khan died of lung cancer on 27 April 2009. He was undergoing treatment at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai, but expressed his desire to visit his farmhouse in Bangalore. Accordingly, he was brought here, where he died at around 1 a.m.[28]
He was buried in Bangalore near his mother's grave at Hosur Road Shia Kabristan.[29]
| Award | Movie | Category | Won/Nominated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadmi Aur Insaan | Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Safar | |||
| International Crook | |||
| Lifetime Achievement | Lifetime Achievement Award (2001) | ||
| IIFA Awards | Janasheen | Best Performance in a Negative Role | |
| Zee Awards | Lifetime Achievement | Lifetime Achievement Award (2008) | |
| Stardust Awards | Pride Of Industry | Pride Of Industry (2009) | |
| Year | Title | Role | Producer | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Zamana | ||||
| Bade Sarkar | Newly Wed Man | ||||
| 1959 | Didi | Madhu | |||
| 1960 | Ghar Ki Laaj | Suresh | |||
| 1961 | Mr. India | Feroz | |||
| 1962 | Private Detective | ||||
| Tarzan Goes to India | Prince Raghu Kumar | ||||
| Reporter Raju | Rajkumar | ||||
| Main Shaadi Karne Chala | Kewal | ||||
| 1963 | Bahurani | Vikram | |||
| 1964 | Suhagan | Shankar | |||
| Samson | Salook | ||||
| Char Dervesh | Qamar Bhakt | ||||
| 1965 | Arzoo | Ramesh | |||
| Oonche Log | Rajnikant (Rajjo) | ||||
| Teesra Kaun | Prakash | ||||
| Ek Sapera Ek Lootera | Mohan/Vijay Pratap Singh | ||||
| 1966 | Tasveer | Prakash | |||
| Main Wohi Hoon | Vijay | ||||
| 1967 | Raat Aur Din | Anil | |||
| Aurat | Anand | ||||
| Woh Koi Aur Hoga | Gopal | ||||
| Raat Andheri Thi | Dilip | ||||
| C.I.D. 909 | Raju/C.I.D. Agent 909 | ||||
| Aag | Shankar | ||||
| 1968 | Nadir Shah | Nadir Shah | |||
| Aaja Sanam | Dr. Satish | ||||
| Jahan Mile Dharti Akash | |||||
| Anjaam | Shekhar | ||||
| 1969 | Anjaan Hai Koi | Anand | |||
| Aadmi Aur Insaan | Jai Kishan/J.K. | ||||
| Pyasi Shaam | Ashok | ||||
| 1970 | Safar | Shekhar Kapoor | |||
| 1971 | Ek Paheli | Sudhir | |||
| Upaasna | Advocate Ram | ||||
| Mela | Shakti Singh | ||||
| 1972 | Apradh | Ram Khanna / Ramu | |||
| 1973 | Kashmakash | Satish Gupta | |||
| 1974 | Kisan Aur Bhagwan | Shyamu | |||
| Bhagat Dhanna Jatt | Shyamu | ||||
| Khote Sikkay | Dilbar | ||||
| Geeta Mera Naam | Raja | ||||
| Anjaan Raahein | Anand | ||||
| International Crook | SP Rajesh | ||||
| 1975 | Dharmatma | Ranbir | |||
| Kaala Sona | Rakesh | ||||
| Rani Aur Laal Pari | Gulliver | Special appearance | |||
| 1976 | Nagin | Raj | |||
| Shankar Shambhu | Shankar/Badey Thakur | ||||
| Sharafat Chhod Di Main Ne | Raju | ||||
| Kabeela | Mangal | ||||
| 1977 | Jadu Tona | Dr. Kailash | |||
| Darinda | Rajesh | ||||
| 1980 | Chunaoti | Vijay | |||
| Qurbani | Rajesh Kumar | ||||
| 1980 | Lahu Pukarega | Sandeep | |||
| 1981 | Khoon Aur Paani | Ram Singh/Thanedar Singh | |||
| 1982 | Kachche Heere | Nephew of Kamal Singh | |||
| 1985 | Ram Tere Kitne Naam | Himself | Cameo | ||
| 1986 | Janbaaz | Inspector Rajesh Singh | |||
| 1987 | Raj Kapoor | Himself | Cameo | ||
| 1988 | Dayavan | Shankar Waghmare | Remake of Mani Ratnam's Nayagan | ||
| Do Waqt Ki Roti | Shankar | ||||
| Akarshan | Himself | Cameo | |||
| 1991 | Meet Mere Mann Ke | Thakur Jagat Pratap Singh | |||
| 1992 | Yalgaar | Rajesh Ashwini Kumar | |||
| 1998 | Prem Aggan | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Har Dam Dam Badam" | ||
| 2002 | Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein | Himself | |||
| 2003 | Janasheen | Saba Karim Shah | |||
| 2005 | Chitappa | ||||
| Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena | Jahangir Khan | ||||
| 2007 | Om Shanti Om | Himself | Cameo | ||
| Welcome | Ranvir 'RDX' Dhanraj Xaka | ||||