Feroze Khan has developed a knack of staying in the headlines of late – not that it’s a bad thing. In fact quite the opposite.
After making startling disclosures about leaving showbiz in the previous weeks, only to somewhat backtrack later, the actor was once again in the mood from some straight-talk, making some interesting soundbites as he appeared in a talk show on a news channel.
Losing Danish
During the conversation, when asked about why he lost the part that eventually Humayun Saeed played in Meray Paas Tum Ho, he responded, with a grin: “I lost the show because I asked to be paid.” Spilling more juicy details, he added: “I am not sure to what extent it suited Humayun Saeed to cast me in his production – that angle I am not aware of, but I do think Khalil sahib didn’t like the idea of an actor demanding money for performing on a script written by him.” Previously Humayun Saeed had disclosed that his part was originally meant to be played by Adeel Hussain and then later, Feroze Khan.
Actors who work for free?
The Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai star also insinuated that actors who are eventually signed for Khalil-ur-Rehman’s scripts “work for free,” but chose to leave his comment open-ended by adding “I don’t really know,” with an enigmatic smile.
Message for Khalil-ur-Rehman
Not that this was all he had to say. Prodded about a message he would like to send Khalil-ur-Rehman’s way, he said: “Apne aap se niklein.” He also added: “I am not a big fan of Khalil sahib since he has a lot of ego and pride in him, and then he has also said some awful things about my mentors, besides making statements like ‘I have turned kings into beggars’ which I personally think don’t suit him.”
On the controversy that brewed when a shouting match erupted between Khalil-ur-Rehman and Marvi Sirmed on live television, Feroze stated that he is a fan of neither, and considers Marvi Sirmed to be associated with the likes of Islamophobes such as Tarek Fatah.
It seems now that he’s changing lanes in life, Feroze Khan feels it’s the right time to get candid and talk about issues or episodes in his life that have affected him. Stay tuned for more on this end, right here on Galaxy Lollywood!
