Prem Chopra: Feroz lived life on his own terms and whatever he did, he always did it openly. We started our career around the same time and our first film together was Mai Shadi Karne Chala (1962). He was a lovely person to work with and I really liked his knowledge about the art of acting. He was full of life, very focused and motivated.  He always tried to add style to his films. We have also worked together on Kala Sona and when he made his directorial debut with Apradh (1972), he wanted me to act in it. And it became quite a hit too.

 

 

 

 

Sophie Chaudhry: I have known him, Fardeen and Natasha for many, many years now. They are a lovely family and he was an amazing man who was always so passionate about music, movies and above all, about life.

 

 

Gulshan Grover: I have worked with him and he was a very gentle and honest person. He was a costar with substance and a very practical person.

 

 

Rati Agnihotri: I am deeply disturbed, may his soul rest in peace. We have lost a legendry actor and the void he has left will never be filled. I am very sad but also happy that he got his last wishing of being at his home in Bangalore. My condolences go out to his children and family.

 

 

 

 

Mugdha Godse: His death is a big loss to Indian cinema and to mankind. He is a legend who has left us with many wonderful memories of his movie. My condolences go out to Fardeen and his entire family.

 

 

Muddasar Aziz: I am really disturbed and am on my way to Bangalore. It's very disappointing and a huge loss to us. I don't even know how to react to this.

 

 

Chunky Pandey: He was a fabulous hero, not only in reel life but in real life too.

 

 

Sonu Sood: He was the most stylish actor in our industry ever. He was also a great director and I will always remember him as a very humble guy.

 

 

Kunal Kohli: "Not only me but everyone will remember him. Because Feroz Khan has so many firsts to his credit; first person to shoot in Afghanistan, car racing, the disco trend etc. His films were stylish and lavish. He had a heart of gold. He will live on through his films forever with all of us."

 

 

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Bollywood remembers Feroz Khan

Friend, mentor, excellent human being and real royal of Hindi cinema - that is how Bollywood remembers Feroz Khan, the filmmaker-actor who died after a year-long battle with cancer.

Writer-turned director Anees Bazmee, who directed Feroz Khan in his last film Welcome in 2007, is "heartbroken" to hear of the death.

"I have come back to Mumbai this morning and got to know about his death. It is very sad and I am heartbroken. He was very close to me and an extremely good human being. I used to be in regular touch with him," Bazmee said.

Welcome, which was a massive hit, was a special homage to Feroz Khan's stylish on-screen persona through his character Ranbir Dhanraj Xata (RDX).

"Nobody knows that he was not willing to work in Welcome but he loved my previous film No Entry and Fardeen's (Feroz Khan's son) role in it so much that we became very good friends and he agreed to work in the film just for me.

"But he also asked me to make sure that his style was kept intact in the movie, as he has always done roles with oomph and glamour and that's why I even gave him a line Abhi hum zinda hain in the film, which he infused life into," said Bazmee.

Beauty queen-turned-actress Celina Jaitley, who was launched by Feroz Khan in his home production's Janasheen (2003), headed to Bangalore Monday to pay her last respects.

"Farewell my friend, my mentor... The many things we talked about... The many things I learnt from you are with me as my courage, you have gone but the love and support you gave me remains as a part of my heart... I wait for the day we will meet again back in god's hand where it all began. Love always, your 'Celine'," Celina said.

Feroz was also remembered by music composer Anand Raj Anand and writer Kamlesh Pandey for launching new talent.

Apart from Celina, he introduced Meghna Kothari and his son Fardeen in Prem Aggan (1998) and Vicky Arora in Yalgaar (1992) to name a few.

"He was a very stylish and straightforward person. He was principled and loyal to people. He always helped people with talent and made them famous. He did not just go for established names, which was a great thing in him," said Anand.

"He gave me confidence when he signed me for Janasheen and now we were working together on the remake of Qurbani, but it is so unfortunate what has happened," he added.

Said scriptwriter Pandey, who wrote the dialogues for Janasheen: "He was one of the royals of our cinema. Everyone knows how to make money, but very few know how to spend it and he knew that style exactly. He was an excellent friend, a great human being and he used to treat people very well.

"He also enjoyed good writing a lot. He was someone who had his own personality. The way he shot his films, his music, everything was great. He also looked for new talent," he added.