MUMBAI: Legendary actor Feroz Khan is no more. He died of cancer this morning at the age of 69 in Bangalore, leaving behind his daughter Laila and son Fardeen, brothers Sanjay, Sameer and Akbar Khan. Fardeen and his wife Natasha were with him in his last moments, but the others reached after the news of his demise. His funeral will take place later in the day in Bangalore.
Coming from Bangalore, Feroz Khan made his debut as second lead in Didi (1960). Initially, Khan appeared in several low-budget thrillers. He also appeared in an English-language film titled Tarzan Goes to India in 1962 opposite Simi Garewal.
His first big hit was in 1965 with the release of Oonche Log. Khan is known for his roles in Arzoo, Geeta Mera Naam, Raat Aur Din, Aadmi Aur Insaan and Mela in which he starred opposite brother Sanjay.
Khan soon turned producer and director, his first venture being Dharmatma that was supposedly inspired by the Marlon Brando‘s The Godfather. Qurbani (1980), which launched the singing career of Nazia Hassan, was the biggest hit of his career. In 1986 he directed and starred in Janbaaz, a box-office hit while in 1988 he directed and starred in Dayavan which was a remake of Tamil film
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