Firoz was born in Bangalore on September 25, 1935 to a Pathan father,
Sadiq, and an Iranian mother, Fatima. He has three brothers, Abbas
alias Sanjay, Akbar, and Sameer. Both Sanjay and Akbar are actors
within their own rights, while Sameer is a film-maker and assists in
their Golden Palms Spa located in Bangalore.
He made his entry on the silver screen in 1960 after his return from a
Bangalore-based English medium school. His career initially started as
a hero in 'Didi', then he signed up for villain roles, and then made a
comeback as a hero again.
His noteworthy movies are Oonche Log, Main Wohi Hoon, Aag, Mela,
Upasna, Aprsdh. He became even more popular after the release of
Dharmatma, Qurbani, Jaanbaaz, & Dayavan. he got an award for his role
in Aadmi Aur Insaan. He died of cancer in his Bangloore farm house on 27 April, 2009.
He likes sports-car races and has included this sport in Apradh and
then again in Janasheen. He prefers his character name to be either
Rajesh or Rakesh. He is a worshipper of Bhagwan Shri Sai Baba and
always wears a gold ring on his finger and has a picture close to him.
Sai Baba is revered and worshiped by Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, and
Hindus in India.
He got married to Sundari in 1965 and they became proud parents of
Laila and Fardeen. Despite objections raised by an Islamic Moulvi,
Feroz and Sanjay got their children married to non-Islamic families.
Laila was married to Rajpal, while Fardeen married Natasha Madhwani,
the daughter of Mayur and former Bollywood hottie Mumtaz. Sundari and
Feroz have been divorced since 1985.
Feroz has kept away from controversies, though he did get himself
banned by the conservative Pakistani government.
Apart from acting this talented artiste has also edited, produced,
written, & directed movies. His latest 'Kurbani' is currently under
production.
Janasheen(2003)
Prem Aggan(1998)
Yalgaar(1992)
Dayavan(1988)
Janbaaz(1986)
Welcome(2007)as Ranvir 'RDX' Dhanraj Xaja
Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena(2005)as Jehangir Khan
Dharmatma(1975)
Acid Factory(2009)
Om Shanti Om(2007)
Omnibus(1967)
48th Manikchand Filmfare Awards 2002(2003)as Self - award presenter
Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein(2002)as Self (a scene from a movie)
Akarshan(1988)as Self - At Movie Premiere
Raj Kapoor(1987)as Self (during funeral)
Welcome Back(2015)as RDX
