Remembering an icon – Feroz Khan

Khan-saab was a style icon,blessed with a dashing personality.

How would I describe Feroz Khan? A style icon? A legend? A great storyteller? He was all this and more. I interacted with him a few times. During the premiere of Dayavan [at Minerva and later Prem Aggan [at Liberty,if my memory doesn’t fail me. We met briefly. We lost touch. Much later,RGV invited me for a screening of Jungle at Adlabs,much before its release. He was re-launching Fardeen Khan.

I distinctly remember,I was [pleasantly surprised to get a call from Khan-saab that evening. The voice on the other line was very humble,very soft. It was not a call from a film-maker of larger than life movies,but a doting father who was anxious that his son find a foothold in the industry.

I interacted with Khan-saab at Johannesburg again,during IIFA. He was promoting Janasheen. I kept asking questions,he fielded them like a pro. Fardeen was nervous,not Khan-saab. He shielded his son like a lion. Later,at the premiere of Janasheen [at New Excelsior,Khan-saab stood at the entrance introducing Fardeen to the heavyweights.

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We met again at Dubai,during IIFA again. Khan-saab had decided to remake Qurbani and had also recorded a song. I requested him to play the song again. He did. He was keen to make it with Saif,Priyanka and Fardeen. Today,that dream remains unfulfilled and I sincerely and genuinely hope that FK Jr. completes his dream some day.

Khan-saab was a style icon,blessed with a dashing personality. He made great movies – very stylish and very interesting. But I’d remember him as a doting father who wanted only the best for his son Fardeen. We will miss you,Khan-saab.

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