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He can, he's Khan!
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"Jungle" to "Janasheen", it has been an eventful journey for Fardeen Khan, now desperate for a hit. Will Feroz Khan's film do the trick? ANUJ KUMAR finds out.
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Fardeen Khan... Hoping to get closer to cinemagoers' hearts with "Janasheen". Photo: S. Subramanium.
HE HAS a swagger like nobody else; he emanates a nonchalance that makes fair hearts quiver, but Fardeen Khan says it all "comes naturally" to him and there is no conscious effort involved. "I don't know, but yes, people who are close to me do say that."
Playing a super bike racer in his latest act "Janasheen", Fardeen maintains that this is the first time in the history of Indian cinema that motor racing has been used as a background. "I love the sport. In fact, we have used the same bike that father gifted me after the success of `Qurbani'. We shot an actual race at Phillip Island, Australia and I tried to imbibe the focussed approach that such bikers have so that the close-ups don't look false. Also, I am a member of a so-called biker's club and love to drive at night with my cousin Zayed." Ask him about any memorable experience during the shoot and Fardeen disappoints all expecting a Celina saga to unfold. "I wished I could give up acting and become a professional racer."
Fardeen terms his relationship with father Feroz Khan as a "productive" one. "Most of the time we are buddies. But when it comes to work, it is serious business and he is my biggest critic. I have learnt a lot from him, right from the first shot, when he muffed his lines to give me confidence. The film has been a great learning experience."
Fardeen Khan in New Delhi. — Photo: R.V. Moorthy
Now Fardeen is busy with Govind Nihalani's "Dev", working with the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and Om Puri. "It is again a learning experience and more than that a challenge because we are shooting with sync sound."
Fardeen accepts that it takes some doing to deliver dialogues when you are acting with Amitabhji. "It is still a new experiment for Bollywood and I am learning." Talking about his character, Fardeen refuses to reveal much. "Well, I am not playing a cop in the film as people might think. It is the character of a simple guy, whose ideals are jolted when he comes to terms with the socio-economic reality of the country."
Fardeen is not ready to take the mantle from his father as far as direction is concerned. "I am interested in direction, but give me a few years. I may first enter into production."
On the acting front, however, the pin-up Khan has yet to see a major hit since his father launched him in "Prem Aggan" in 1998. There may be some moderate successes like "Jungle" and "Pyar Tune Kya Kiya". Incidentally, his quick disappearing act in "Bhoot" was scarcely noticed. And his "Khushi" was a major disappointment. For all the pin-up image, he is still better remembered for cocaine and Pepsi handling, rather than career management. "I got good reviews for `Khushi' and hope that with `Janasheen', things will change."
That breezy style is worth a wait, isn't it?
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