Fardeen Khan reacts to Zeenat Aman’s claims about father Feroz Khan docking her pay during Qurbani

Veteran actress Zeenat Aman, known for her work in acclaimed films like Hare Rama Hare Krishna and Yaadon Ki Baraat, made her Instagram debut a few months ago. Fans eagerly await her musings on different topics. She recently recalled an incident with late director Feroz Khan cutting her pay on the Qurbani set, and Feroz’s son, Fardeen Khan, has reacted to the post on his Instagram account.

Taking to his Instagram Stories, Fardeen tagged the veteran actress and wrote, “Aunty, if it’s any consolation, family wasn’t spared either. We just received the standard family discount of 25% (smiling emoji). Khan Saab would have loved your post. He would have laughed out loud (folding hands emojis).” Zeenat reposted his post on her Instagram handle and added a purple heart emoji.

Earlier, Zeenat shared a picture of herself with the late Feroz Khan and 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. 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!”

She added, “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.”

“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!”, she concluded.

Qurbani was a romance action thriller, released in 1980. The film was produced and directed by Feroz Khan who also starred in it. Vinod Khanna, Zeenat Aman, Amjad Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Aruna Irani, Amrish Puri and Kader Khan also played pivotal roles.

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