Farah Khan Quotes

Farah Khan

Profession : Director

Birth : January 9, 1965

I have to be someone; maybe I'm just doing it for my father. When I made a movie, it had to be a hit because when he died, he was a flop director.

Farah Khan

The stars that I've worked with started their careers almost at the same time as me. Whether it is Shah Rukh Khan or Aamir Khan or Salman Khan.

Farah Khan

I'm not promiscuous by nature.

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The idea of directing my own movie is definitely more challenging than choreography.

Farah Khan

I was chosen over British and French choreographers to work on 'Bombay Dreams.'

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I had to let go of many things because we did not have much money growing up. Like joining the Film Institute in Pune or learning the piano.

Farah Khan

Somewhere my dad gave up. He was really so successful at his level that after a point he could not handle failure.

Farah Khan

Giving birth to triplets at the age of forty-three is no walk in the park, but I had little choice. I got married at the young age of forty, and both my husband, Shirish, and I were keen to start a family soon.

Farah Khan

IVF is a wonderful thing. One has to ignore the injections as the reality is that nobody is going to invent a pill that you can take to get a baby.

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Before I had my babies, I would tend to be self-absorbed, and worry about little things, but now I am a changed person.

Farah Khan

For me feminism is equality.

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Every person with a phone is a critic.

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I always say that cinema reflects life, not the other way round.

Farah Khan

When I see a lot of the big Hollywood movies, I see they are all financed by Indian studios.

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I'd taken 'Om Shanti Om' to Japan and they loved it because they just love the not holding back of emotions.

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The climax of 'Johny Mera Naa,' it's one of the best climaxes ever written, ever directed. If I ever wanted to remake a movie, I'd try to do this one, just for the climax.

Farah Khan

One of my favourite scenes ever is in Mr India - when the kids are hungry and Sridevi comes with the pastries etc, and they become friends. It's impossible not to get teary-eyed.

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The best moment in 'Masoom' comes when the boy tells him that he knows he's his father.

Farah Khan

Women directors in India have mostly made niche films. Naturally, those films have a limited market.

Farah Khan

Even with a big budget, you can make a niche film.

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