Close X
Thursday, October 31, 2024
ADVT 
Bollywood

Kader Khan’s Son On Govinda’s ‘Father Figure’ Comment: He Didn’t Call Us Even Once

IANS, 03 Jan, 2019 09:48 PM

    He expresses no overt resentment, but the late and great writer-actor Kader Khans son Sarfarazs bitterness spills through when he talks of the way his illustrious father was neglected by the film industry after he migrated to Canada to live with his three sons.

     

    Sarfaraz said: "It is the way the Indian film industry has become now. There are too many fragmented camps and loyalties. The out-of-sight-out-of-mind mentality can't be helped.

     

    "My father always told us, his sons, not to expect anything from anybody and we grew up with the belief that one must do what is required in life and expect nothing in return."

     

     

    However, the hurt is palpable, specially since not too many from the film industry have bothered to call his sons in Canada even after Kader Khan's death.

     

    "There are so many people in the film industry whom my father was close to. But the one person that my father loved the most was Bachchan saab (Amitabh Bachchan). I'd ask my father whom he missed the most from the film industry and the answer promptly would be Bachchan Saab. And I know the love was mutual.

     

    "I want Bachchan saab to know that my father spoke about him till the end," said the doting son emotionally.

     

     

    Shakti Kapoor, David Dhawan and Govinda were others who worked very closely with Kader Khan during the 1980s and 1990s.

     

    Govinda has gone on record to say Kader Khan was like a father figure to him.

     
     

    Sarfaraz laughed mirthlessly, and said: "Please ask Govinda how many times he inquired about his father figure's health. Has he even bothered to call us even once after my father's passing away? This is the way our film industry has become.

     

    "There are no real feelings for those who have contributed to Indian cinema when they're no longer active. The top guns may be seen getting clicked with these retired veterans. But the affection goes only as far as photographs. No more. Look at the condition in which Lalita Pawarji and Mohan Chotiji died.

     

    "Luckily, my father had three sons to look after him. What about those who die with no financial and emotional support?"

     

    Kader Khan's fans would be happy to know that he passed away surrounded by those he loved the most.

     

     

    "There was a smile on my father's face when he passed away. I cherish that smile more than anything else in the world. My father's final years were very painful for him. He suffered from a degenerative disease that left him completely without the will to do anything. He got the best possible medical care here in Toronto."

     

    Kader Khan's three sons live close to one another in Toronto. Sarfaraz says the family intends to carry his legacy forward.

     

    "My father has contributed so much to Hindi cinema. We intend to honour his memory in a substantial and relevant way. At the moment we're all mourning his going. But I can assure his fans all over the world that we won't let the film industry forget him."

    MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

    Priyanka 'Honoured' to Kiss Nick As He Surpasses The Rock As GQ's Most Stylish Man of 2018

    Priyanka 'Honoured' to Kiss Nick As He Surpasses The Rock As GQ's Most Stylish Man of 2018
    Priyanka Chopra celebrated husband Nick Jonas' latest popular title - the Most Stylish Man Of 2018 as evaluated by GQ - with a loved-up post on her social media accounts. 

    Priyanka 'Honoured' to Kiss Nick As He Surpasses The Rock As GQ's Most Stylish Man of 2018

    Priyanka Must Be Tired From Wedding Festivities: Danielle Jonas

    TV personality Danielle Jonas says she had a great experience at her sister-in-law Priyanka Chopra's wedding with singer Nick Jonas in Jodhpur but she also feels that the Indian actress must be "so tired".  

    Priyanka Must Be Tired From Wedding Festivities: Danielle Jonas

    Malala Records Special Message For Shah Rukh Khan After Watching 'Zero'

    Malala Records Special Message For Shah Rukh Khan After Watching 'Zero'
    Youngest Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has lavished praises on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khans performance in his latest release "Zero".

    Malala Records Special Message For Shah Rukh Khan After Watching 'Zero'

    The Importance Of Being Taimur Ali Khan

    The Importance Of Being Taimur Ali Khan
    With due apologies to Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman, the biggest Khan superstar of India currently is Taimur Ali Khan.

    The Importance Of Being Taimur Ali Khan

    Shreyas Excited To Celebrate His Daughter's First Christmas

    Actor Shreyas Talpade, who welcomed a baby girl via surrogacy earlier this year, is excited to celebrate her first Christmas.

    Shreyas Excited To Celebrate His Daughter's First Christmas

    Sooraj Pancholi Returns To Twitter

    Actor Sooraj Pancholi is back on Twitter after deleting his account last year following the controversy surrounding his father and actor Aditya Pancholi and actress Kangana Ranaut.

    Sooraj Pancholi Returns To Twitter