Farah Khan has spent over four decades in Bollywood, but one memory still stands out – a filmmaker trying to cross the line while she was just trying to do her job. The filmmaker–turned–choreographer opened up on Too Much With Twinkle and Kajol, where she admitted that below the glitz, the industry has also tested her boundaries. And when one director pushed them, she pushed back.
‘He sat next to me… I had to kick him’
Farah recalled the moment a director attempted to get too close while she was choreographing his film. “He came into my room to discuss a song or something while I was in bed, and he sat next to me. I had to kick him from there.” Twinkle Khanna, who witnessed the scene, added, “He was after her, no matter what. She had to physically kick him. This happened. I was the witness.”
Money insecurity keeps her working
Farah also spoke about what drives her today. Despite her success, she says the fear of financial struggle from childhood has never left her. She shared, “I don’t know where this drive comes from. But I think it is an insecurity. When you don’t have money in your childhood… so I feel that every day I go to work, then there will be more money for my kids. Basically, it is that.”
She pointed to Akshay Kumar’s approach to work and said, “Other than that, I enjoy working and going out. It is pretty much what Akshay does. I’m not saying this in a bad way, I admire it. It is very commendable that when you know you are doing something and that will get you this much, and of course, you are loving the work that you are doing.”