Name: Fardeen Khan
Birthday: March 8, 1974
Age: 33
Star Sign: Pisces
Height: 6' 0''
Profession: Acting and Modeling
Secret Ambition: To be a race car driver
Initially
dubbed "Cowboy Junior" and "FK Junior", Fardeen Khan, was born on March
8, 1974. He is a typical Pisces. Stubborn yet caring, affectionate and
very hard working.
Not much is known about the latest Khan.
He is a son of superstar actor, director Feroz Khan. His mother's name
is "Sundari" Khan and he has at least one sister (Laila Khan-Rajpal).
He
entered films in 1998 with a home production, directed by father Feroz
Khan "Prem Aggan". As the name depicts, it was all about love (Prem)
and lust (Aggan). The film bombed big time. And with the film, bombed
newcomers Fardeen Khan and Meghna Khotari. Their futures bleak. Their
confidence shattered!
He was young, cross eyed (that's what
makes his soooooo aha! J). Fardeen projected awkwardness in front of
the camera and didn't act or dance confidently. Although everyone could
see he had immense potential as an actor, Fardeen however, danced like
he would rather be anywhere else, doing anything else but perform in
the movies.
His biggest mistake {one could say} was to
debut under his father's direction. Because everyone associated with
Bollywood knows Feroz Khan "The Great". The great actor, director and
of course the great father, husband and brother.
Feroz Khan in
his lifetime has given us superb movies like Dharmatma, Kala Sona,
Jaanbaaz but failed miserably with Prem Aggan. One can now argue, he
made the film from a father's point of view and not from a
director/producer's point of view.
Everyone loves their
child and wants to spoil them rotten. But none as openly public about
it as Feroz Khan who short of engraving on his forehead "My Fardeen is
IT", thinks Fardeen Khan, his son, is the best looking bloke and the
best human being in the entire world. That attitude, seemed to
back-fire with Prem Aggan.
And while it is true that
Fardeen Khan is the best looking bloke in, well, Bollywood. He is
perhaps from his generation (Abhishek Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Aftab
Shivdasani, Tusshar Kapoor etc., etc.,) not only the best looking of
the lot, but also perhaps one of the most educated and flamboyant of
the lot. Yet, in front of the camera, he lacked the very glitz.
Fardeen
Khan was born in India but has a very "in-between" accent because he
has studied abroad a lot. A graduate from the University of
Massachusetts, USA, Fardeen Khan has a non-Indian accent which clearly
comes across on the big screen. He also has very western looks which,
in the past has been a negative point for a lot of actors because they
can't easily fit into the stereotype, typical Indian male roles. Thanks
to Aamir Khan (and Karisma Kapoor in females) who aren't very Indian
looking, things are looking brighter for stars like light eyed Hrithik
Roshan and very Iranian looking Fardeen Khan.
With his
career in films failing miserably, this stubborn Pisces typically
decided he was no quitter. Instead of sitting home feeling sorry for
himself, he talked himself into "someone saw some good in me" (he
received thousands of fan mail with people praising his performance in
Prem Aggan). He also received the filmfare best debut male award in
1998.
Keeping that in mind, Fardeen decided he was going to convince someone, anyone, that he was worthy of a second shot in films.
Fardeen
restrategized and succeeded. He needn't have worried. Because being a
Khan (alone) was an asset since, in Bollywood, it has always been the
Khans and the Kapoors who have ruled the industry. Do not know how the
Bachchans sneaked in??? But that's another story. But being a Khan, and
a damn good looking one at that, was icing for any director to give him
a second chance. Still for an entire year, Fardeen sat home, plotting
his re-entry. Because it had to be a successful one this time!
A
year after Prem Aggan, Ram Gopal Verma spotted Fardeen at a party.
Thank God he had not seen Prem Aggan and signed him on his looks and
his sincerity. The rest, as showbiz would say was history! Ram Gopal
Verma gave Fardeen a chance in his 2000 released movie called "Jungle"
opposite sexy siren Urmilla who is a resident female lead in most RGV
films.
The public although not sure of Fardeen, gave RGV
the benefit of the doubt and thanks to the super successful promos of
the film showed up at the cinema to capacity. The film was a hit, the
Fardeen-Urmilla pair was a hit and Fardeen became a superhit.
Especially among young girls who couldn't stop raving about how "hot"
Fardeen is.
It goes to show, parents are never wrong about
their children. Feroz Khan was shouting on top of the mountains for
years that his son Fardeen Khan is the best Khan ever. And now it
seemed, after only FK Jnr's second film, the cinegoers agree with FK
senior and Fardeen's career took off like a Concorde flight.
Subah O Sham (1972)
Prem Aggan (1998) - Suraj Singh
Jungle (2000) - Siddhu (Siddharth Sharma)
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001) - Jai
Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001) - Prakash
Hum Ho Gaye Aap Ke (2001) - Rishi Oberoi
Kitne Door Kitne Paas (2002) - Jatin
Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein (2002) - Abhayendra Singh
Om Jai Jagdish (2002) - Jai Batra
Khushi (2003) - Karan Roy
Bhoot (2003) - Sanjay
Janasheen (2003) - Lucky Kapoor
Dev (2004) - Farhaan Ali
Fida (2004) - Vikram Singh
No Entry (2005) - Shekhar 'Sunny'
Shaadi No. 1 (2005) - Raj
Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005) - Arjun Verma
Pyaare Mohan (2006) - Pyaare
Aryan - The Unbreakable (2006) - Special Appearance
Just Married (2007) - Abhay Sachdeva
Heyy Babyy (2007) - Ali/Al
Darling (2007) - Aditya Soman
Under Production/To Go On Floor
Subway
Kurbani
Dulha Mil Gaya
SpoILed BraT
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