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Should Farah Khan retire from work?
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Witherspoon, Shakira and now Kylie Minogue. Farah Khan has worked with some of
the biggest international names. But it’s Kylie who she’s choreographed in the
forthcoming Blue that she finds the most down to earth. “She was so well
behaved that sometimes I had to tell her, ‘Can you please behave like a star
and throw some tantrums?’ That’s why I’m surprised by tabloid reports of her
starry tantrums. It’s untrue. She came to India with only two people. She used
an Indian designer (Manish Malhotra), an Indian spotboy, and shot from 8 am to
9 pm for four days. She posed with all the unit guys for pictures,” reveals
Farah.
Kylie, who’s returned to Australia, had watched Farah’s Om Shanti Om. “She’s a great dancer and was very excited to be in Bollywood,” maintains Farah. The AR Rahman composed-song that Kylie and Akshay Kumar have grooved to is divided into two parts. “Kylie’s part is in English. When Akshay comes in, it becomes a Hindi song with a bit of bhangra thrown in. And then the English and the Hindi versions run together. Obviously, the choreography had to be different for both. Kylie’s part is a lot like performances in international stage shows — very sexy, very Kylie,” states Farah.
Post-OSO, Farah resolved not to choreograph anymore. “But I’m not getting to retire. I can’t help it. I have too many friends in the industry and you have to do certain things because of certain relationships. I did Billu because it was Shah Rukh’s film. Blue just came out of the blue. But I won’t choreograph in bulk. It should really excite me like Desi Girl in Dostana did,” says Farah.
Next, she’ll choreograph for brother Sajid Khan’s Houseful. “Sajid duped me. He said the film has seven songs. So, I told him I could choreograph only three of them. That’s when he told me that the film has only four songs,” laughs Farah.
Kylie, who’s returned to Australia, had watched Farah’s Om Shanti Om. “She’s a great dancer and was very excited to be in Bollywood,” maintains Farah. The AR Rahman composed-song that Kylie and Akshay Kumar have grooved to is divided into two parts. “Kylie’s part is in English. When Akshay comes in, it becomes a Hindi song with a bit of bhangra thrown in. And then the English and the Hindi versions run together. Obviously, the choreography had to be different for both. Kylie’s part is a lot like performances in international stage shows — very sexy, very Kylie,” states Farah.
Post-OSO, Farah resolved not to choreograph anymore. “But I’m not getting to retire. I can’t help it. I have too many friends in the industry and you have to do certain things because of certain relationships. I did Billu because it was Shah Rukh’s film. Blue just came out of the blue. But I won’t choreograph in bulk. It should really excite me like Desi Girl in Dostana did,” says Farah.
Next, she’ll choreograph for brother Sajid Khan’s Houseful. “Sajid duped me. He said the film has seven songs. So, I told him I could choreograph only three of them. That’s when he told me that the film has only four songs,” laughs Farah.
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