| Feroz Khan | |
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| Born | 25 September 1939 Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India (now in Karnataka, India) |
| Died | 27 April 2009 (aged 69) Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Clint Eastwood of India |
| Occupation | Actor, film editor, producer, director |
| Years active | 1959–2007 |
| Spouse(s) | Sundari (1965–1985) |
| Children | 2, including Fardeen Khan |
| Relatives | Sanjay Khan (brother) Akbar Khan (brother) |
He appeared in over 51 films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and became one of Bollywood's popular style icons.
Feroz Khan is best remembered for his films Safar (1970) Mela (1971) Upaansna (1971) Apradh (1972) Khotte Sikkay(1974) Kala Sona(1975) Dharmatma 1975 and Qurbani (1980) (film)|Qurbani]](1980) Later he directed and acted in more films such as Janbaaz (1986), Dayavan (1988), Meet Mere Man Ke (1991), Yalgaar (1992), Janasheen (2003) and Welcome (2007). [5][6] He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Aadmi Aur Insaan in 1970, and was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
EARLY LIFEFaroz Khan was born on 25 September 1939 in Bangalore, India, to an Afghan immigrant.His father belonged to a Tanoli tribe of Pashtun ethnicity from Ghazni province of Afghanistan while his mother was of Iranianbackground.
Khan was educated in Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore and St. Germain High School, Bangalore. His brothers are Sanjay Khan (Abbas Khan), Shahrukh Shah Ali Khan, Semir Khan and Akbar Khan. He is Tanoli by caste. His sisters are Khurshid Shahnavar and Dilshad Begum Sheikh, popularly known as Dilshad Bibi. After his schooling in Bangalore, he traveled to Mumbai where he made his debut as second lead in Didi in 1960.
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