– With inputs from Syed Shujauddin
After winning world’s largest digital talent hunt show ‘India’s Digital Superstar’, Feroz Khan, has now become a familiar name in every household. The King of digital media, popularly famous for his soulful singing in the show, has also successfully established himself as India’s first young creative freelancer producer.
Having being worked with top social media brands like; Universal music, UTV, Star TV, Channel V, Viacom 18, Freemantle, Endemol, Times Music, Amazon, Gionee and many more, Feroz has explored the multifold of his talent as an artist; and the singer has sculpted himself into an amazing actor, producer, and a director.
Feroz’s quest for excellence and multifarious attitude toward his craft has made him to venture into film and web series production. His most anticipated work in web-series is ‘Gangland’ which is made under his production house ‘Creative Cartoons’, and will be released on digital platforms like; Netflix and Amazon Prime.
A humble boy from Dehradun, Feroz, was born in North India Uttarakhand, Roorkee. After completing his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Firoz started his career as a child-actor at the age of 14-years. His first movie was ‘Jaijwala Maa’, where he played God ‘Krishna’. Later, this talented young artist, in 2015, took the digital world by storm, after winning the super grand finale of ‘India’s Digital Superstar’ with his mesmerizing and soulful voice, and became India’s first ever digital superstar!
He had also bagged 20 lakh contracts with Fremantle Media and One Digital. This digital talent hunt show had created history by receiving entries from around 12 countries across the world; such as USA, Russia, Canada, and Thailand, where participants sent their talent videos to be a part of the world’s largest digital show.
With the wide range of knowledge in the field of film production and video projects from start to end, Feroz, in 2013, produced his first movie ‘Lakeer Ka Fakeer’ which was acclaimed for its direction and production. Feroz’s ability to effectively organize and coordinate shoots and his impeccable direction sense make his projects earn positive criticism by the critics as well as from his audience.
On the sets, Feroz is the one guy who could be seen on his toes. His want to leave an artistic expression and an urge for attention to detail, makes him do everything to achieve that desired excellence. From writing scripts and editing scenes, to supervising and packaging the project from conception to distribution to theatres, simultaneously interfacing with the studio and managing the work of hundreds of individuals involved in the making of the project, Feroz does it all.
In the times of cut-throat competition in the industry, Feroz is not only required to make sure that the work is done on time but also to see that it is made under the prescribed budget. Talking about his working style at length, India’s ‘leading young digital Superstar, Feroz said that instead of following tried and tested formula, the multitalented singer-turned-producer likes to create something out of the box. He looks to create a niche in the entertainment industry.
Feroz further added that he tries his best to always have a realistic take on his project like real life documentaries and enjoys making films based on real life events. The perfectionist also makes sure in this sector of industry that demands an appealing, high-quality; movie, album or advertisement, that the work is being monitored/controlled and maintained in Time and coordinated with all Stakeholder’s, Fashion Designer, Actors and Actresses and surrounding environment with all due responsibility.
For those who follow UTV Bindaas and Channel V, Feroz might be a popular face as he has been associated with reality TV shows like MTV Roadies, UTV Bindaas Big Season 2, Channel V’s ‘Truth Love Cash Season 2’, Colors ‘Bigg Boss 10’, and even as the winner of ‘India’s Digital Superstar’.
As of what we could say about Mr. Dynamic Creative Freelancer Producer, Feroz, is that he has an ability to envision the genesis of a creative idea and could also conceptualize projects successfully from inception to the end.
