Feroz Khan (Hindi: फ़िरोज़ ख़ान, Urdu: فېروز خان) (September 25, 1939–April 27, 2009) was an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director in the Hindi film industry. For his flamboyant style, with cowboyish swagger and cigar toting persona which revolutionised the style quotient of the otherwise conventional Bollywood hero, he is known as the Clint Eastwood of the East and a style icon in the industry.
He appeared in over 50 films in the 1970...
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Feroz Khan (Hindi: फ़िरोज़ ख़ान, Urdu: فېروز خان) (September 25, 1939–April 27, 2009) was an Indian actor, film editor, producer and director in the Hindi film industry. For his flamboyant style, with cowboyish swagger and cigar toting persona which revolutionised the style quotient of the otherwise conventional Bollywood hero, he is known as the Clint Eastwood of the East and a style icon in the industry.
He appeared in over 50 films in the 1970s and 1980s, and became one of India's best-loved heroes with his role in the 1980 hit film Qurbani, which he also directed. Khan followed this multi-disciplinary achievement by directing more successful films like Dayavan (1988) and Janbaaz (1986). 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.
Feroz Khan was born in Bangalore India. His father was Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli, who was an Afghan originally from Ghazni province of Afghanistan and his...
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