"Family Wasn't...": Fardeen Khan Reacts After Zeenat Aman Claims Feroz Khan Once Docked Her Payment
Recently, veteran actress Zeenat Aman had shared memories about working with the late Feroz Khan, and she revealed that the actor-director had once docked her payment for being late to set.
Recently, veteran actress Zeenat Aman had shared memories about working with the late Feroz Khan, and she revealed that the actor-director had once docked her payment for being late to set. In the latest entertainment news, Feroz Khan's son Fardeen Khan has reacted to this claim, which Zeenat Aman shared in an Instagram post. Fardeen in his comment said that Feroz would have loved the story shared by Zeenat Aman and laughed out aloud if he was alive today.
“Zeenat Aman aunty, if it’s any consolation family wasn’t spared either. We just received the standard family discount of 25% . Khan Saab would have loved your post. He would have laughed out loud,” he wrote.
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Earlier, taking to Instagram Zeenat Aman had shared a picture with Feroz, praising the actor and noting that he was the only person she knew who had “rizz”.
She also recounted the rocky start to their relationship in the 70s, when she declined a small role in his movie, but she later accepted the lead role in 'Qurbani'.
"I read somewhere that Oxford’s word for the year 2023 is “rizz” - short for ‘charisma’. Well, if I’ve ever known anybody to have rizz, it was Feroz Khan. Feroz and I had a rocky start. It was the 70s, my star was on the rise, and he called me on the telephone to offer me a role in his upcoming production. It was a secondary part, and so I politely refused the offer. Feroz was incensed and let out a stream of expletives while I held the receiver away from my ear," she wrote.
"Many months later, he called again. This time he started his pitch by saying - “it’s the lead role so don’t reject it”. And that’s how I joined the cast of Qurbani. I often discuss set etiquette in my captions, so I’d be amiss to neglect Feroz’s influence on me in this regard. I was quite a diligent worker, but on one occasion my youth got the better of me. Though we had an early call time the next day, I agreed to go out to a party," she added.
Further in her post, she said, "It was a fantastic night of dance and drink, and unsurprisingly I landed up one hour late to set. Feroz was glowering behind his camera, and before I could offer him my meagre excuse, he cut me down to size. “Begum, you’re late and you’re going to pay for the delay.” No argument, no scolding, but you can be sure that he docked my pay to pay the crew for that one hour delay!"
"Feroz was suave, charming and polished. He was a talented actor-director, and Qurbani remains one of my favourite projects to date. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this anecdote and I hope 2024 is off to a roaring start for you," she added.
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For the unversed, Feroz Khan was known as the Clint Eastwood of India. The actor appeared in more than 60 films and he also directed 8 projects.
Talking about Zeenat Aman, she first gained popularity back in the day for her modelling work, and she also ended up winning both the Femina Miss India pageant and the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant in 1970.
In 1970, Zeenat Aman also started acting and her first works include -- 'The Evil Within' and 'Hulchul'. However, her biggest breakthrough came through 1971 film 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna', for which she also won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.
The actress then went on to become a leading heroine in the 70s and she starred in movies like 'Roti Kapada Aur Makaan', 'Ajanabee', and 'The Great Gambler'.
