With his tweet announcing that he was “quitting the showbiz industry,” Feroze Khan managed to capture the attention of his fans and the media fraternity at large.
As we had stated in our piece reporting the development, and what became all the more evident in his subsequent media talks, is that Feroze is not actually quite ‘quitting,’ in the strict sense of the word. In a recent interview with media portal Something Haute, he clarified: “If there is any (television show or film) that educates people, which conveys a good message and can help correct a wrong in the society….I will take that up.”
Among projects he considers belonging to such a category are Alif, his own hit serial Khaani, and the upcoming Khuda Aur Mohabbat which he is currently shooting. What changes is that now onwards Feroze would be choosing his projects more carefully and limit his work to material that meets his strict moral criteria. Besides that, the Tich Button actor also revealed that acting would no longer remain his “bread and butter”, plus he will be unveiling his own clothing line, soon.
Phew. Did that pull you back from the cliffhanger? Wait, there’s more.
The Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai star made a few more startling revelations, leaving our mouths almost agape. Responding to a query regarding his earlier claim that he will win an Oscar one day, he revealed: “I was recently offered a lead role in a Hollywood movie, however, I am not prepared to go down the path of life that taking up such a project would entail.”
But that was not all. Elaborating further about his philosophy of leading the right kind of life, he said: “Mujhe yeh Oscar bohat bachon wala kaam lagta hai. Matlab it’s not difficult at all,” only to follow that up with a tangential rant about all the wrong things people are doing, in his words, to get “10 seconds of fame.”
When it comes to matters of the divine, quick fame or winning the ultimate acting accolade, it seems Feroze has it all figured out in his head. Perhaps a lesson or two for all the industry stalwarts continuing to slog in front of the cameras and glaring studio lights?
