Feroz Khan Marriage: Flamboyant Lover, Style Icon And A Film Legend
Feroz Khan always had an eye and a taste for the finer things in life.
His exquisite lifestyle and his suave off-screen character always made
him stand out amongst the crowd. Khan was often labelled as a womaniser
but that mostly stemmed from the fact that he had a larger than life
persona, which inevitably led to him being deemed flamboyant. Feroz
Khan’s marriage to Sundari Khan in the year 1965 only to later stall the
marriage due to his affair with air hostess Jyotika. Let’s take a
closer look at the love life of the most sophisticated Khan in
Bollywood.
Feroz Khan was born on 25th September 1939 in Bangalore in an Afghan
immigrant family of Afghan-Persian descent. He was one of the seven
children in his family. Khan had all his education in Bangalore, and
growing up decided to try a hand at modelling thanks to his good looks.
In 1959, he moved to Mumbai where he was offered a role in a B-grade
thriller – a category in which he acted until 1965, until his first
major hit film Arzoo (1965) catapulted him to the A-list category. After
that Khan played various types of roles, and is best remembered for his
macho characteristics, definite tone of voice and his retro looks;
style peculiarities for which he is often considered a pioneer. Feroz
Khan passed away on 27th April 2009, after a prolonged battle with
cancer. He was 69 years old.
Khan was a popular personality off-screen due to his social nature. He
would always make it a point to attend almost every party and social
event in Bollywood circles, where he would often be seen surrounded by
women. While Khan was labelled for his ways with women, in an interview
much later in life, Khan shared that he loved befriending women but on
the same time respected them, and never crossed the line.
There is no denying that it was indeed the case, and many actresses
were enamoured by his charming personality and good looks. In fact
beauty queen and actress Zeenat Aman was one among the many very vocal
admirers that Feroz had. It is perhaps these qualities of Khan that drew
the attention of Sundari, a divorcee with a daughter from her first
marriage. The both met at a party, and it was love at first sight. The
couple met somewhere in the year 1962, and secretly dated for 3 years
without letting anyone get a whiff of their affair. Sundari’s daughter,
Sonia, was also kept hidden from the public eye.
Sundari hails from a Sindhi family, and not much is known of her first marriage. Feroz Khan’s Marriage to Sundari in the year 1965 went off well and the couple were blessed with a daughter, Laila, in 1970, and a son, Fardeen, in 1974.
Things were going well for the family until Feroz Khan happened to meet an air hostess on one of the flights he was on.
In late 1970s, Feroz Khan was on-board a flight when he happened to meet a lovely air hostess Jyotika Dhanrajgir.. Jyotika was much younger to Feroz, and there was something about her which made the much older and married Khan go back to his flirtatious old ways. The couple did part ways when the flight landed, but Feroz made it a point to stay in touch with the air hostess. Jyotika was based in Bangalore, Khan’s home city, which made things much simpler for Khan. He would often visit her on the pretext of visiting his native place. Things, however, didn’t go unnoticed, and Sundari soon got wind of her husband’s fling. This is when Feroz Khan’s Marriage to Sundari started facing trouble.
She sought a divorce from Feroz but he left Sundari and his children to live-in with Jyotika, without going down the divorce route. Khan and Jyotika stayed together for several years, and while she would often ask him to formalise their relationship through marriage, Khan was much happier with her as his girlfriend. Khan would also visit his children and his wife once in a while in Mumbai, and soon Jyotika could not handle the fickle-mindedness of Feroz.
The two love-birds split somewhere in the early 1980s, and Jyotika went on to settle in London, where she lived the rest of her life. Khan returned to his wife and children in his own house in Mumbai, but it seems the damage had already been done.
Sundari hails from a Sindhi family, and not much is known of her first marriage. Feroz Khan’s Marriage to Sundari in the year 1965 went off well and the couple were blessed with a daughter, Laila, in 1970, and a son, Fardeen, in 1974.
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In late 1970s, Feroz Khan was on-board a flight when he happened to meet a lovely air hostess Jyotika Dhanrajgir.. Jyotika was much younger to Feroz, and there was something about her which made the much older and married Khan go back to his flirtatious old ways. The couple did part ways when the flight landed, but Feroz made it a point to stay in touch with the air hostess. Jyotika was based in Bangalore, Khan’s home city, which made things much simpler for Khan. He would often visit her on the pretext of visiting his native place. Things, however, didn’t go unnoticed, and Sundari soon got wind of her husband’s fling. This is when Feroz Khan’s Marriage to Sundari started facing trouble.
She sought a divorce from Feroz but he left Sundari and his children to live-in with Jyotika, without going down the divorce route. Khan and Jyotika stayed together for several years, and while she would often ask him to formalise their relationship through marriage, Khan was much happier with her as his girlfriend. Khan would also visit his children and his wife once in a while in Mumbai, and soon Jyotika could not handle the fickle-mindedness of Feroz.
The two love-birds split somewhere in the early 1980s, and Jyotika went on to settle in London, where she lived the rest of her life. Khan returned to his wife and children in his own house in Mumbai, but it seems the damage had already been done.
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