Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 4 (ANI): Veteran actor Zeenat Aman recalled in a social media put up the time when late director Feroz Khan reduce her pay on the ‘Qurbani’ set.
She took to Instagram and penned down an extended observe. She wrote, “I read somewhere that Oxford’s word for the year 2023 is ‘rizz’ – short for ‘charisma’. Well, if I’ve ever known anybody to have rizz, it was Feroz Khan.”
The actor additionally recalled the Nineteen Seventies, when her profession was on the rise and Feroz approached her to supply her a task in his future ……play.
She added, “Feroz and I had a rocky start. It was the 70s, my star was on the rise, and he called me on the telephone to offer me a role in his upcoming production. It was a secondary part, and so I politely refused the offer. Feroz was incensed and let out a stream of expletives while I held the receiver away from my ear.”
“Many months later, he called again. This time he started his pitch by saying, ‘it’s the lead role so don’t reject it.’ And that’s how I joined the cast of Qurbani.”
“I often discuss set etiquette in my captions, so I’d be amiss to neglect Feroz’s influence on me in this regard. I was quite a diligent worker, but on one occasion, my youth got the better of me. Though we had an early call time the next day, I agreed to go out to a party. It was a fantastic night of dance and drink, and unsurprisingly, I landed up one hour late to set,” she added.
“Feroz was glowering behind his camera, and before I could offer him my meagre excuse, he cut me down to size. ‘Begum, you’re late and you’re going to pay for the delay.’ No argument, no scolding, but you can be sure that he docked my pay to pay the crew for that one hour delay!”
“Feroz was suave, charming and polished. He was a talented actor-director, and Qurbani remains one of my favourite projects to date. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this anecdote and I hope 2024 is off to a roaring start for you!”
‘Qurbani’ was launched in 1980. It was directed by Feroz Khan, who additionally acted within the movie alongside Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan and others.
The film revolves round two pals, Rajesh (performed by Vinod Khanna) and Amar (performed by Feroz Khan), who discover themselves entangled in an online of crime and deceit. The movie explores themes of friendship, betrayal, and revenge, and it was a industrial success throughout its time.
Zeenat made her Instagram debut in February. She retains on sharing reflective ideas on subjects starting from parenthood, the privateness of celebrities, dyeing hair and lots of extra issues.
Zeenat can be subsequent seen in ‘Bun Tikki.’ Produced by Manish Malhotra, the movie additionally stars Shabana Azmi and Abhay Deol.
The well-known actor has given a number of hits reminiscent of ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’, ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’, ‘Qurbaani’, ‘Dhund’, ‘Don’, ‘Manoranjan’ and ‘Yaadon Ki Baarat’. She was identified for enjoying unconventional roles in her period when many actors had been reluctant to tackle these roles. (ANI)
Source web site: www.hindustantimes.com
