actor/director/producer Feroz Khan, who is originally from
Bangalore.Fardeen himself has also taken up acting as his profession
in Indian Hindi Films.
While he was brought up in India, Fardeen studied abroad. Fardeen’s
father is of Afghan (Pathan) ethnicity.
He was schooled at Jamnabai Narsee in Juhu.He completed his education
in business management (BBA) from the University of Massachusetts
Amherst in the United States.He also trained at Kishore Namit Kapoor’s
Acting Institute.
Khan made his debut in November 1998 with Prem Aggan which was
directed by his father.He got the Best debutante award at Filmfare for
the film.However,the film got a lukewarm response at the Box office
but his fame shot in a film by Ram Gopal Varma 'Jungle' which did
moderate business.
His films Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega,Hum Ho
Gaye Aapke,Kitne Door Kitne Paas,Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein,Om Jai
Jagadish,Khushi,Bhoot and Janasheen that release between 2001 to 2004
went almost unnoticed and he his career seemed to be going nowhere
when offer from acclaimed director Govind Nihlani came to him. His act
in 2004 film Dev took his career to steady progress.
In 2005, he starred in the multi-starrer comedy No Entry which was the
year's highest grossing film. Since then, his succeeding films have
not done well. His recent 2007 release was Heyy Babyy which has taken
an impressive start at the box office and could look set to be one of
the years biggest hits.
He is currently working in a film Dulha Mil Gaya which also stars
Shahrukh Khan ,Sushmita Sen and Tara Sharma in pivotal roles. He is
also working on an animated film titled EKEH 2.0 (Ek Khiladi Ek
Haseena) which will feature music by The Bilz and Kashif.
His Filmy connections are his cousins, actor Zayed Khan and designer
Sussanne Roshan, who is married to Hrithik Roshan.
He was infamous for his involvement in many scandals before he made an
entrance in Bollywood.He was romantically linked with Model Roheen
Khan but they broke up.Fardeen khan was also involved in an affair
with Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter Pooja Bhatt when Fardeen was studying at
the University of Massachusetts but after dating they broke up.
Now, he is happily married to Natasha Madhwani, the daughter of former
actress Mumtaz and business tycoon Mayur Madhwani. The ceremony was
conducted according to Muslim and Hindu rites in 2005.
Some controversies have stormed his life like the incident that
happened in 2001. Fardeen along with drug pedler Naseer Abdul Kareem
Khan were arrested after the former attempted to purchase cocaine from
the latter at an ATM centre Juhu Vile Parle Development Scheme, a
Mumbai suburb. The police caught Naseer and Fardeen with 9g of
cocaine.
