Vinod Khanna and Firoz Khan were best friends, died on same date...
Actors Firoz Khan and vinod khanna were popular actors in the industry. The pair was loved very much by the fans. Whatever film the two did together was considered a guaranteed hit. Vinod and Firoz were best friends. There was a lot of discussion about their friendship. But you will be surprised to know that both the actors died on the same date, with a gap of 8 years.
Death occurred on 27th April
Firoz Khan died on 27 april 2009. vinod khanna died after 8 years on 27 april 2017. Along with this, both of them also died due to the same disease, that was cancer. Firoz Khan had lung cancer. vinod khanna had lost the battle with bladder cancer.
Played the role of a friend in the film
Vinod and Firoz, who became onscreen friends, were also good friends offscreen. Let us tell you that Vinod and Firoz played the role of friends in the hit film Qurbani (1980). Firoz wanted to cast amitabh bachchan for the role of Vinod in the film Qurbani, but he did not have dates. Whereas Firoz did not want to wait for 6 months. That's why he cast Vinod for this role. The story of the film was woven around friendship and sacrifice.
After this they were seen together in the film Dayavan (1988). It was a remake of Mani Ratnam's tamil classic film Nayakan. Firoz wanted to cast Vinod in the 1986 film Jaambaz. But by that time Vinod had distanced himself from the glamor industry. Talking about vinod khanna, he worked in hit films like Qurbani, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Parvarish, amar Akbar Anthony, Inkaar, Hera Pheri, Mera Gaon Mera Desh and Patthar Aur Payal. Whereas Firoz Khan worked in hit films like Arzoo, Aurat, Safar, Mela, Crime, Kala Sona, Dharmatma, Naagin, Qurbani and Welcome.
