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Feroz Khan
फ़ेरोज़ ख़ान
Born September 25, 1939 (1939-09-25) (age 68)
Bangalore, Flag of India India
Occupation Actor, editor, producer and director
Years active 1960 - present
Spouse(s) Sundari

Feroz Khan (Hindi: फ़ेरोज़ ख़ान, Urdu: فیروز خان), born September 25, 1939, sometimes spelled as Firoz Khan or Feroze Khan is one of Bollywood's famous actors, film editor, producer and director. He is the father of the young and popular actor Fardeen Khan. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Film editing. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India [1] and is sometimes referred to as the Indian Oscars. ... The Filmfare Best Debut Award is given at annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... -1... Urdu ( , , trans. ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal term popularly used for Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Film editing. ... A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... Fardeen Khan (Hindi: फ़र्दीन ख़ान, Urdu: فردین خان, born 8 March 1974) is a popular Indian Bollywood Actor who appears in Bollywood Films. ...

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Biography

Early life

Feroz Khan was born in Bangalore, India. His father was Sadiq Ali Khan, who was an ethnic Pashtun (Pathan) originally from Ghazni province of Afghanistan and his mother (Fatima) originated from Iran.[1] He has three brothers Sanjay Khan, Sameer Khan and Akbar Khan. After his schooling from Bangalore, he arrived in Bombay where he made his debut as second lead in Didi (1960) For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... Language(s) Pashto Religion(s) Islam (predominantly Sunni) Pashtuns (Pashto: پشتون or پختون , also rendered as Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns), also called Pathans (Urdu: پٹھان, Hindi: पठान ), ethnic Afghans,[10] or synonymously Afghans[11] (Persian: افغان ), are an Eastern Iranian ethno-linguistic group with populations primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan and in the North-West... Language(s) Pashto Religion(s) Islam (predominantly Sunni) Pashtuns (Pashto: پشتون or پختون , also rendered as Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns), also called Pathans (Urdu: پٹھان, Hindi: पठान ), ethnic Afghans,[10] or synonymously Afghans[11] (Persian: افغان ), are an Eastern Iranian ethno-linguistic group with populations primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan and in the North-West... Ghazni is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ... Abbas Khan better known as Sanjay Khan (born January 3, 1941) is an actor, producer and director in the Indian film Industry, Bollywood. ... This article or section should be merged with Mumbai Mumbai (previously known as Bombay) is the worlds most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world. ...


Career

For the next five years he was forced to play the second lead in most of the movies. Through the early 1960s he made low-budget thrillers opposite starlets. He also appeared in an English-language film titled Tarzan Goes to India in 1962 opposite Simi Garewal. His first big hit was in 1965 with the release of Oonche Log. It was his first major hit, but failed to attain the success he had hoped. Again, in the same year, he played a sacrificing lover in the mushy musical Arzoo. With this, Khan earned his entry into A-list second leads. With the film Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969), Khan won his first Filmfare award for Best Actor in Supporting Role. In 1971 he appeared alongside his real-life brother Sanjay Khan in the hit film Mela. Tarzan Goes to India (1962) is the first film featuring Jock Mahoney as a new kind of Tarzan. ... Image:Simi Grewal. ... Aadmi Aur Insaan is a 1970 Hindi film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Yash Chopra. ... Filmfare Awards are Bollywoods answer to the Oscars. ... Mela is a 1971 Indian Hindi movie directed by Prakash Mehra. ...


He turned producer and director so as to improve his career opportunities as a leading man. He produced, directed and starred in the 1975 film Dharmatma which was the first Indian film to shoot in Afghanistan and was also his first blockbuster hit as producer, director and star. This was an Indian inspiration from the Hollywood film The Godfather. In 1976 he was one of the many actors to appear in the cult classic horror film Nagin which also had his brother Sanjay in one of the leading roles. A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... Dharmatama is a 1975 Hindi movie, which was produced and directed by Feroz Khan. ... This article is about the 1972 film. ... Nagin (English translation: Female Snake) is a 1976 Bollywood horror fantasy thriller film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli. ...


Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he was a leading Bollywood star in films and often directed and starred in many of his films. The movie Qurbani (1980) was the biggest hit of his career and also launched the singing career of Nazia Hassan. In 1988 he directed and starred in Dayavan which was a remake of a South Indian film titled Nayagan. After he directed and starred in Yalgaar (1992), he took a long break from acting for 11 years and took to producing, directing and even editing a few films. He launched his son Fardeen Khan's career with the 1998 film Prem Aggan which was however a box office failure. In 2003 he produced and directed Janasheen (2003) which also starred his son Fardeen and marked Feroz's acting comeback. He starred with his son again in Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005) which was not directed by him and most recently appeared in Welcome (2007). Qurbani is a 1980 Indian Hindi movie. ... Nazia Hassan (Urdu: نازیہ حسن) (b. ... Dayavan is a 1988 Hindi remake of the very famous Tamil movie called Nayagan, which starred Kamal Hasan. ... The geographical south of India includes all Indian territory below the 20th parallel. ... Nayagan (1987) (a. ... Yalgaar is a 1992 Indian film directed by Feroz Khan. ... Fardeen Khan (Hindi: फ़र्दीन ख़ान, Urdu: فردین خان, born 8 March 1974) is a popular Indian Bollywood Actor who appears in Bollywood Films. ... Janasheen is a hindi movie that was realesed in 2003. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Welcome is a upcoming 2006 Bollywood film, directed by Anees Bazmee of No Entry (2005) fame. ...


He also starred in the Punjabi film Bhagat Dhanna Jat (1974).


Personal life

In 1965, he married Sundari. They had two children together, Laila and Fardeen Khan (b. 1974). In 1985, after 20 years of marriage, he divorced his wife. His son recently married Natasha Madhwani, the daughter of his occasional on-screen lover Mumtaz. His daughter Laila is married to Indian tennis player Rohit Rajpal. Fardeen Khan (Hindi: फ़र्दीन ख़ान, Urdu: فردین خان, born 8 March 1974) is a popular Indian Bollywood Actor who appears in Bollywood Films. ... Mumtaz (born July 31, 1947 in Bombay, India) is a famous Bollywood actress. ...


Awards & Nominations

Filmfare Awards are Bollywoods answer to the Oscars. ... Himmat is a 1996 Bollywood action film directed by Sunil Sharma starring Sudesh Berry and Sunny Deol. ... As the Oscars are to Hollywood, so the Filmfare Awards are to the Indian Bollywood film industry. ... Aadmi Aur Insaan is a 1970 Hindi film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Yash Chopra. ... Filmfare Awards are Bollywoods answer to the Oscars. ... The Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. ... Filmfare Awards are Bollywoods answer to the Oscars. ... Janasheen is a hindi movie that was realesed in 2003. ... The Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement is given to someone whos at the verge of retiring from films and it is to commemorate his/her career at the limelight. ...

Trivia

  • His character in most of the movies he did usually had the name Rajesh or Rakesh.

Filmography

  • Karz (2008) ... Sir Judah
  • Cash (film) (2007) ... Sanjeev Khanna (Raj's Father)
  • Kurbani Remake of Qurbani 1980 (2006) (announced) Inspector Amjad Khan
  • Welcome (2007) ... Ranbir Dhanraj Xata (RDX)
  • Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005) ... Jehangir Khan (Special Appearance)
  • Chitappa (2005) ... Raman
  • Janasheen (2003) ... Saba Karim Shah
  • Yalgaar (1992) ... Rajesh Ashwini Kumar
  • Meet Mere Man Ka (1991)
  • Dayavan (1988) ... Shankar Waghmare
  • Janbaaz (1986) ... Inspector Rajesh Singh
  • Kachche Heere (1982) ... Nephew of Kamal Singh
  • Khoon Aur Paani (1981)
  • Qurbani (1980) ... Rajesh Kumar/Kailash Nath
  • Chunaoti (1980)
  • Darinda (1977)
  • Jadu Tona (1977) ... Dr. Kailash
  • Nagin (1976) ... Raj
  • Kabeela (1976)
  • Sharafat Chod Di Maine (1976)
  • Dharmatma (1975) .... Ranbir
  • Aa Jaa Sanam (1975) ... Dr. Satish
  • Kala Sona (1975) ... Rakesh
  • Rani Aur Lalpari (1975) ... Gulliver
  • International Crook (1974) ... SP Rajesh
  • Anjaan Raahen (1974) ... Anand
  • Bhagat Dhanna Jatt (1974) ... Ramu
  • Geeta Mera Naam (1974)
  • Khhotte Sikkay (1974) ... Horseback rider
  • Kisan Aur Bhagwan (1974)
  • Kashmakash (1973)
  • Apradh (1972) ... Ram Khana
  • Upaasna (1971)
  • Ek Paheli (1971) ... Sudhir
  • Mela (1971)
  • Safar (1970) ... Shekhar Kapoor
  • Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969) ... Jai Kishan/J.K.
  • Pyaasi Sham (1969) ... Ashok
  • Aag (1967) ... Shanker
  • Aurat (1967)
  • CID 909 (1967)
  • Raat Aur Din (1967) ... Dilip
  • Woh Koi Aur Hoga (1967)
  • Main Wohi Hoon (1966) ... Vijay
  • Tasveer (1966)
  • Arzoo (1965) ... Ramesh
  • Ek Sapera Ek Lootera (1965) ... Mohan/Vijay Pratap Singh
  • Oonche Log (1965) ... Rajnikant
  • Teesra Kaun (1965)
  • Char Dervesh (1964) ... Qamar Bhakt
  • Suhagan (1964) ... Shankar
  • Bahurani (1963) ... Vikram
  • Tarzan Goes to India (1962) ... Prince Raghu Kumar
  • Main Shadi Karne Chala (1962)
  • Didi (1960)

Cash is a high octane, Bollywood heist thriller set in Cape Town, South Africa. ... Eid ul-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى) occurs on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja. ... // Synopsis Cast Akshay Kumar . ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Janasheen is a hindi movie that was realesed in 2003. ... Yalgaar is a 1992 Indian film directed by Feroz Khan. ... Dayavan is a 1988 Hindi remake of the very famous Tamil movie called Nayagan, which starred Kamal Hasan. ... Qurbani is a 1980 Indian Hindi movie. ... Nagin (English translation: Female Snake) is a 1976 Bollywood horror fantasy thriller film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli. ... Kabeela is a 1976 Hindi film. ... Dharmatama is a 1975 Hindi movie, which was produced and directed by Feroz Khan. ... Kala Sona is a 1975 Hindi film. ... Geeta Mera Naam is a 1974 Hindi movie produced by R K Nayyar. ... Apradh is a 1972 Hindi film produced and directed by Feroz Khan. ... Mela is a 1971 Indian Hindi movie directed by Prakash Mehra. ... Aadmi Aur Insaan is a 1970 Hindi film produced by B. R. Chopra and directed by Yash Chopra. ... Raat Aur Din (English: Night and Day) is a 1967 Indian Bollywood film directed by Satyen Bose. ... Tasveer is a super natural thriller starring Akshay Kumar and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles. ... Arzoo is a 1965 film directed by Ramanand Sagar Categories: | | | ... Tarzan Goes to India (1962) is the first film featuring Jock Mahoney as a new kind of Tarzan. ... Didi can refer to: Didi (football player), Brazilian football (soccer) player Dietmar Hamann, German ...

References

  1. ^ Biography for Feroz Khan. IMDB.com. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  2. ^ 1st Filmfare Awards 1953

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