20 years of Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena EXCLUSIVE: Suparn S Varma opens up about her bond with Feroz Khan: ‘I was like his ADOPTED son; I miss him EVERY day; he CHARMED every woman of every age by treating them with respect and reverence’: Bollywood News
The cool heist movie, A player, a beauty (2005), was released 20 years ago, on November 18. The film is memorable for its music, stylish look and cast – Fardeen Khan, Koena Mitra, Kay Kay Menon, Rohit Roy, Gulshan Grover and especially the late Feroz Khan. It was the directorial debut of Suparn S Varma, who started as a journalist and then became a writer before donning the director’s hat. As a writer he worked on Janasheen (2003), starring Fardeen Khan and directed by Feroz Khan. This film helped him form a bond with the latter. On A player, a beautySuparn S Varma spoke exclusively to Bollywood Hungama and opened up like never before about his association with the charismatic and dashing actor-filmmaker.
20 Years of Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena EXCLUSIVE: Suparn S Varma Opens Up About Her Bond With Feroz Khan: “I was like his ADOPTED son; I miss him EVERY day; he CHARMED every woman of every age by treating them with respect and reverence.”
Suparn S Varma said, “He was my mentor. I was like his adopted son. Many times I asked Fardeen, ‘Why does your father love me so much?’. Fardeen always smiled and never answered this question!”
He added, “Mr. Khan gave me so much love and respect. I was literally a new kid. He treated me in an incredible way. He was a father figure and a friend. He talked about life and cinema. He was so passionate about everything he did. The best thing about Khan Saab was the respect he gave to others. They called him a Casanova, but the way he treated a woman, every woman of any age would be charmed by him because he treated them with respect and reverence.
Suparn S Varma continued, “He approached his craft with absolute and utter passion. He lived his music, he lived his script and he lived every day of his life to the fullest. And he never apologized. He was who he was – to his face. He had no two sides. There was no bullshit. He was the most honest man living the most truthful life. He was also the last of his kind.”
Suparn S Varma concluded by saying, “He taught me a lot and I miss him every day. We had the most incredible experiences together, most of which I would never talk about (smiles).”
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