Feroz Khan -The Biography

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Feroz Khan was born September 25, 1939 - April 26, 2009 in Banglore, India. He was an Indian Actor, Film editor, Producer and Director in the Hindi film industry.

His father was Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli,who was a Pathan originally from Ghazni province of Afghanistan and his mother (Fatima) came from Iran.
He has three siblings Sanjay Khan, Sameer Khan and Akbar Khan, and one sister, Dilshad Begum. After his schooling from Bangalore, he came to Mumbai.
He made his debut as second lead Hero in Didi in 1960.

Despite his good looks and voice quality, he had to play the second to last lead in most of the movies.
His first major hit came 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 a Supporting Role. In 1971- 1975 he appeared alongside his real-life brother Sanjay Khan in the hit film Mela.

He also appeared in an English-language film titled Tarzan Goes to India in 1962 opposite Simi Garewal.


He turned into a successful producer and director so as to improve his career opportunities as a leading man. He produced, directed and starred in the 1975 -77 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. This movie was inspired by the Hollywood film The Godfather.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he was a leading Bollywood star. He directed and starred in many of his films. The movie QurbaniNazia Hassan. In 1986 he directed and starred in Janbaaz which was a box office hit. One of his best movies, with an all star cast, great songs and excellent cinematography.
(1980) was the biggest hit of his career and also launched the singing career of

After he directed and starred in Yalghaar (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 Firoz'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).

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


In 1965, he married Sundari, a designer and part of the Page Three circuit in Mumbai.They had two children together, Laila and Fardeen Khan (b. 1974). In 1985, after 20 years of marriage, he divorced his wife.

He died on 26th April, 2009 at the age of 70, in his Bangalore farm house. He was a known Indian nationalist. The actor had been diagnosed with cancer over a year before his death.


He has following awards to his credit.The Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardAadmi Aur Insaan (1970), Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actor for International Crook (1974), Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000,FilmfareJanasheen (2003),Zee Cine Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008 and "Pride of the industry" at the Max Stardust Awards 2009. for Nomination as Best Villain for