Fardeen Khan, Zeenat Aman on the sets of `Qurbaani` (Pic/IMDB, Zeenat Aman`s Instagram)
Zeenat Aman recently took to Instagram to share a post about her experience working with late director Feroz Khan on the sets of 'Qurbaani'. The actress talked about how the director cut her pay on the sets. Now, Feroz Khan's son, Fardeen Khan, has reacted to the post.
Fardeen Khan responds to Zeenat Aman's story of his father Feroz Khan deducting her salary during Qurbani
Taking to his Instagram stories, Fardeen Khan responded to Zeenat Aman's story of his father Feroz Khan deducting her salary during Qurbani and said, "@thezeenataman 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)." Sharing his post on her Instagram, Zeenat posted a purple heart emoji.
What Zeenat Aman said
On Thursday, Zeenat Aman took to her social media handle to pen a note remembering director-actor Feroz Khan and recalled his work ethic. She began the post with Oxford's word of the year- Rizz and equated it with the quality in Feroz. "I read somewhere that Oxford's word for the year 2023 is "rizz" - short for âcharisma'. Well, if I've ever known anybody to have rizz, it was Feroz Khan," she wrote sharing a still from Qurbani featuring her and Feroz on a motorcycle.
Recalling their first interaction, Zeenat wrote, "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," she added and further narrated an incident that made her admire Khan's work ethic.
"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 monitor, 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!," she shared adding, "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," wrote Zeenat concluding her post.
