Feroz Khan

25 Sep, 1939 |

Actor/Singer/Director

Biography

Feroz Khan was an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director in the Hindi film industry. He was popular for his flamboyant style, with cowboyish swagger, and cigar toting persona; this revolutionised the style quotient of the otherwise conventional "filmi" hero. He is known as the "Clint Eastwood of Bollywood" for introducing Western cowboy & dacoit style films. Firoz Khan was born in Bangalore on September 25, 1939 to a Pathan father, Sadiq, and an Iranian mother, Fatima. He has three brothers, Abbas alias Sanjay, Akbar, and Sameer. Both Sanjay and Akbar are actors within their own rights, while Sameer is a film-maker and assists in their Golden Palms Spa located in Bangalore. He made his entry on the silver screen in 1960 after his return from a Bangalore-based English medium school. His career initially started as a hero in 'Didi', then he signed up for villainous roles, and then made a comeback as a hero again. His noteworthy movies are Oonche Log, Main Wohi Hoon, Aag, Mela, Upasna and Apradh. He became even more popular after the release of Dharmatma, Qurbani, Jaanbaaz and Dayavan. He got an award for his role in Aadmi Aur Insaan.