Feroz Abbas Khan

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Feroz Khan
the actor, director, and producer.

Feroz Abbas Khan
Feroz Abbas Khan, IFFI (2011)
Born1959
Occupation(s)playwright, theatre director, film director, screenwriter
Websitewww.ferozkhan.com/fz_feroz.htm

Feroz Abbas Khan is an Indian theatre and film director, playwright and screenwriter, who is most known for directing plays like Mughal-e-Azam, Saalgirah, Tumhari Amrita (1992), Salesman Ramlal and Gandhi Viruddh Gandhi.[1][2]

Khan being felicitated at IFFI (2011)

Career

He was the first artistic director of the

Farooque Shaikh's death in December 2013, this immensely successful play went on to tour many parts of the world including US, Europe and Pakistan.[4]

Khan's production of

Indian theatre.[5][6] Next came English theatre production of Mahatma v/s Gandhi, based on relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his son, Harilal Gandhi
.

In 2007, he made his film debut with

Special Jury Award and Best Screenplay[8][9][10] and the Best Screenplay Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards
and nominated for Grand Prix at Tokyo Film Festival.

Also in 2007, he added Abbas as his middle name to avoid confusion with

Feroze Khan.[11]

While, his play, Salesman Ramlal was revived in 2009, with a more contemporary version, another classic,

Farooque Shaikh
died. The last show was held in the Taj Mahal, Agra. [12][13]

In 2016, he directed

Bollywood film Mughal-e-Azam, which was directed by K. Asif and produced by Shapoorji Pallonji. The musical was produced jointly by Shapoorji Pallonji Group and the National Centre for the Performing Arts (India).[14]

In March 2023, Khan will open his Civilization to Nation: The Journey of Our Nation in the new 2,000-seat Grand Theatre at Mumbai's Jio World Centre.[15]

Plays

Mughal-E-Azam - The Musical The Great Indian Musical - Civilisation To Nation

Filmography

References

  1. ^ 'Gandhiji hasn't been portrayed negatively' Rediff.com Movies, 3 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Feroz Khan". Times of India. 11 December 2002.
  3. ^ Once more, with feeling Archived 10 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Writing its own destiny Archived 11 September 2012 at archive.today Screen, Namita Nivas, 28 November 2008.
  5. ^ Salesman Ramlal in Mumbai The Times of India, 6 September 2009.
  6. ^ Satish Kaushik wants to extend his "global profile" Archived 14 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Financial Express, 17 September 2009.
  7. Washington Post
    , 15 August 2007.
  8. ^ National Film Awards: Southern films bag top honours The Times of India, 8 September 2009.
  9. ^ Interview: Feroze Abbas Khan[permanent dead link] Screen, 3 August 2007.
  10. Govt. of India
    ).
  11. ^ The namesake Mid-Day, 10 July 2007."Theatre personality Feroz Khan, who makes his directorial debut with Gandhi My Father, has added Abbas to his name to avoid confusion"
  12. ^ Their letters won our hearts The Times of India, TNN 21 January 2009.
  13. Indian Express
    , Ddebeshbanerjee, 12 September 2009.
  14. ^ "'Mughal-e-Azam': An Audacious Screen-to-Stage Adaptation Of The K. Asif Classic". HuffPost India. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  15. ^ "India's First Multi-Disciplinary Cultural Centre in Mumbai to Open March of 2023". 12 October 2022.

External links

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