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News18
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Farah Khan Says Sheila Ki Jawani With Katrina Kaif Was ‘Low-Budget Masterpiece'
Last Updated: With Farah Khan's sharp choreography and Katrina Kaif's jaw-dropping performance, Sheila Ki Jawani set a benchmark for Bollywood dance numbers. Farah Khan is celebrated for delivering Bollywood hits—from Om Shanti Om to Happy New Year. But beyond her directorial skills, she has choreographed some of the most iconic dance numbers that still rule the dance floors. From the timeless Chaiyya Chaiyya to the high-energy Sheila Ki Jawani, her signature hook steps continue to captivate audiences. Alongside her long and successful journey in Bollywood, Farah Khan is now winning hearts with her YouTube series. In each episode, she visits a celebrity's home, engages in candid conversations, gives a sneak peek into their personal space and shares a fun cooking session. In her latest episode, Farah opened up about Sheila Ki Jawani, calling it one of the biggest hits of her career. She also revealed that the song was, surprisingly, the 'cheapest" she has ever choreographed. Farah shared, 'My cheapest song is Sheila Ki Jawani. If you watch the song, there was no set, just ten dancers and we wrapped up the shoot in three and a half hours. It's the cheapest song I've ever done — and also one of the biggest hits of my career, among my top three or four songs." With upbeat music composed by the Vishal-Shekhar duo and Sunidhi Chauhan's powerful vocals, the song gained instant popularity. And Katrina Kaif's bold screen presence, paired with Farah's sharp choreography, made Sheila Ki Jawani an unforgettable dance number from Tees Maar Khan. Directed by Farah Khan, the comedy film starred Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles. Farah even won the Filmfare Award for Best Choreography for the song. Earlier, in an interview with Zee News, Katrina Kaif had also opened up about her experience with Sheila Ki Jawani. She said, 'It was one of the raunchiest songs I have ever shot." She added, 'It was a learning experience for me. I don't take the song being called an item number as an offence. There is exposure in the song, but it's more about attitude and I was specific about that." Speaking about her character in the film, Katrina said, 'In the movie, Akshay plays the role of a conman and I play his love interest, a wannabe actress called Anya. She signs a B-grade film in which she is called Sheila." With Farah Khan's sharp choreography and Katrina Kaif's jaw-dropping performance, Sheila Ki Jawani set a benchmark for Bollywood dance numbers. Its popularity even prompted comparisons with Munni Badnaam Hui from Dabangg (2010). First Published:
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Deepika Padukone's net worth after debuting for free in Om Shanti Om
Deepika Padukone's Bollywood debut was Om Shanti Om. Not many know that Deepika starred in the blockbuster for free as she considered it an honour to debut alongside SRK.
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Yuvika Chaudhary reveals doctor told her ‘you can't have babies', panicked actor told husband Prince Narula to plan baby ‘right now'
Actor Yuvika Chaudhary and Prince Narula had their first child together, baby girl Ekleen, in October last year. However, the process was challenging for her as she underwent egg freezing for three years before successfully conceiving through IVF in the first trial. During a recent interview with Nayandeep Rakshith, Yuvika opened up about the difficulties and spoke about the moment the couple got blessed as parents. Prince and Yuvika, who got married in 2018, embraced parenthood after seven years of marriage. When asked if there was any pressure from either of the families, she replied, 'My parents never pressurised us. They just wanted us to have a child, whenever we want. But now, they all want us to have have one more kid. More than anyone else, Prince says that there should be one sibling.' The Om Shanti Om actor was initially unaware about the process of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF). 'I didn't know what IVF was, got to know about it in someone's interview. Either it was lack of knowledge or I never took interest in this part of life. While I was exploring my options to freeze eggs, I visited a doctor and she scared me and said, 'You can't have babies'. She must have thought that she can make some business from me,' she revealed. ALSO READ | Yuvika Chaudhary made a mess of her 'Ek chutki sindoor' dialogue in Om Shanti Om, but didn't get scolded by Farah Khan: 'Sabko daant padti thi' Yuvika further added, 'I panicked and asked Prince to plan a child right now, I thought my cycle is late. I started the egg freezing process and they took signatures that after anesthesia, we don't take guarantee if you will wake up normal or not. Because I was weak, Prince asked to cancel, he said I am more important to him than having a baby.' The duo then decided to change their doctor. 'We switched doctors and she boosted my confidence to try for a baby and get my eggs frozen. I told my doctor that this is my first and last trial. They put so many injections during this process. I would try naturally as well, but maybe it was a nazar thing that whenever it was our ovulation period, one of us had to travel,' she shared. Everything went by smoothly and Yuvika's first IVF trial was successful. 'My first IVF trial worked for me. When the doctor transferred my embryo, I looked at her, hugged her, and said, 'Congratulations, I will be pregnant'. She was nervous, but I was confident, I had faith. I got to know within a week that I am pregnant. She asked me to go on bed rest, but I was making reels with Prince, we didn't know that I was pregnant,' she said. 'Home test didn't have anything twice, but the blood test revealed that I was pregnant. Prince got the result news first and he revealed it to me. He said, 'We are pregnant', with tears in his eyes. I couldn't believe, I was numb. We told our parents immediately, we both were crying,' the actor concluded.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Will Aryan Khan's show The Ba***ds of Bollywood be to India what Seth Rogen's The Studio is to Hollywood?
The eighth episode of The Studio, Seth Rogen's Hollywood workplace drama on Apple TV+, revolves around his character of Continental Studios head Matt Remick desperately trying Zoe Kravitiz (playing herself) to thank him in her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes. Of course, that doesn't happen, but when Remick comes across Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos in the washroom and congratulates him for being thanked in every acceptance speech, the latter nonchalantly tells him that's a contractual obligation. Rogen revealed that when he pitched this episode to Apple TV, executives wanted Apple CEO Tim Cook in place of Sarandos. But Rogen stuck to his vision and got Sarandos onboard. To have the head of a rival studio do a cameo in your flagship show, and also to have him make fun of himself, is something The Studio team would've achieved with the same do-or-die efficiency the cast exhibits throughout the show. Based on a growing Hollywood studio's inner workings — conflicts, chaos, accomplishments, setbacks — The Studio has already been renewed for season 2. Watching it unfold weekly often begs the question, especially in the minds of those who work inside or on the periphery of the Hindi film industry — if a Bollywood studio would ever commission such a self-critical satire. 'With the current state the film industry and the streamers are in right now, do you really think so? Had they been so perceptive, we wouldn't have hit rock bottom,' says a screenwriter, whose show around the same lines is stuck in the pipeline of a leading streaming platform. 'I'm ready to change names or even try to get the NOCs, but the platform is not even admitting if that's the issue,' they add. The said show, the writer admits, is a no-holds-barred hitjob on the studio system in India, how major global players like Walt Disney Studios and Fox Star Studios wrapped up operations in the country, and how the corporates have streamlined the business, but killed the good ol' joy of making movies. 'At the end of the day, my show is a plea in favour of the movies. But of course, the studios don't get it,' says the writer. It's not like the Hindi film industry hasn't taken potshots at itself ever. Farah Khan's 2007 reincarnation saga Om Shanti Om and Zoya Akhtar's 2009 directorial debut Luck By Chance attempted the same too. 'Om Shanti Om was a blockbuster more because of the reincarnation storyline. The film industry setting was incidental,' said an industry insider. 'Shah Rukh Khan made more fun of his own character more than the industry itself, just like he did in Fan (2016), though in a different vein. And Farah's barbs were sharper and more direct in the first half, which was about the yesteryear film industry, instead of the contemporary setup,' added the insider. 'Farah and Shah Rukh had the muscle to bring together 31 stars for the 'Deewangi Deewangi' song. But that's what that film is remembered for — the celeb spotting, instead of some of the celebrities cracking jokes on themselves. Do we remember the witty and juicy Filmfare Awards segment more than the song?' The insider also pointed out, 'As a matter of fact, Farah shot that segment in true Studio-fashion: putting up a camera outside the actual awards.' Both Farah and Zoya, cousins and daughters of a film producer and screenwriters, respectively, grew up on the sidelines of the film industry. They both saw their families struggle financially, which gives them a fair vantage point to criticize the industry as much as love it. But unlike Farah's film that packed in more themes, Zoya's love letter to the Bollywood outsider didn't find as many takers. 'Don't get me wrong. It's a much-loved film! But as a junior artist told Seth Rogen on the sets of The Studio, 'I hope this is not a very expensive inside joke.' That's what Luck By Chance was: an inside joke that a few would appreciate, but many would struggle to decode the narrative winks. Hrithik Roshan, Rishi Kapoor, and Dimple Kapadia are all on point in the film, but ultimately, the film is from the point of view of the outsider,' said an assistant director who's worked with Zoya closely in the past. Moreover, Luck By Chance depicts the whims and quirks of the film industry insiders through a lens of love, instead of a magnifying glass that has more scrutiny. Konkona Sen Sharma's character remains a TV actor for years while Farhan Akhtar's rises the ranks because he blends in. The film presents both paths, instead of cornering the film industry to reflect and change itself. Both Om Shanti Om and Luck By Chance were written at a time when the studio system hadn't entirely found a stronghold on the Hindi film industry. Madhur Bhandarkar, who'd already explored a part of the world with Page 3 in 2005, promised to expose the industry with Heroine (2012), starring Kareena Kapoor. 'Like all Bhandarkar films, Heroine also sensationalized the events and characters. It's not that they weren't true. The origins were. But they were exaggerated for gratuitous effect. Whereas in The Studio, it's not the events or the characters, but the situation that's heightened. That places people we know in circumstances we fear, instead of dumping characters far removed from reality in situations of the same nature,' underlined a former film critic, now an industry insider. Just last year, there were two shows — Showtime on Disney+ Hotstar and Industry on Amazon MiniTV — that offered a ringside view of the contemporary film industry. Produced by Karan Johar, once alleged as 'the flagbearer of nepotism,' Showtime was as pulpy as that punchline, but eventually drowned in its own excesses. Whereas Industry, created by Navjot Gulati, has its moments, but is yet again a 2024 Aaram Nagar counterpart of Luck By Chance. 'Showtime and Industry are fun to watch, but they don't have the bite of Entourage or The Studio. For god's sake, The Studio made Martin Scorsese weep on camera because he was removed from a film! Will a Sanjay Leela Bhansali do that cameo here,' said an insider. To even come close, one needs a fresh directorial voice who hits that sweet spot between being an insider and operating on the margins. And a strong studio to back it up: You need corporate muscle and tremendous goodwill to combat potential lawsuits and Reddit threads. So, is Aryan Khan's directorial debut The Ba***ds of Bollywood that show? Backed by Shah Rukh's Red Chillies Entertainment, the show hasn't revealed any of its cards, including the cast or the plot. But everyone, from Karan Johar to Ted Sarandos, have sung laurels about the show. 'It's a fiercely guarded show. I can't say whether it on the lines of The Studio, but the word out there is Aryan has the right distance to be objective and the apt position to be an observer,' says a former employee of Netflix India. Right distance after his infamous arrest in 2021? 'No, even before that, unlike his father, Aryan's ambition wasn't to be a movie star. He always wanted to be a filmmaker. If Shah Rukh Khan's son can have and assert that clarity from such a young age, you definitely have to give him that he's objective,' the source adds. Also Read — The Studio review: Seth Rogen's scathing showbiz satire can take Apple to the next level; it's a Ted Lasso-level triumph Whether The Ba***ds of Bollywood turns out to be to Bollywood what The Studio is to Hollywood is left to be seen, but the screenwriter (whose show is stuck) is hopeful Aryan's show will empower other studios to greenlight scripts like theirs. 'I'm all for good stories. As long as we want to empower them,' they say, adding, 'Bollywood isn't really known for poking fun at anything, whether it's politics or businesses, but the least it can do is make fun of itself. Maybe that's the story it needs to get out of this creative crisis.'
India.com
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet man who directed only 4 films, all of them were flops, now works as..., is married to a star, his name is..., his wife is...
Farah Khan is one of India's renowned and best directors and writers. From Main Hoon Na (2004), Om Shanti Om (2007), Tees Maar Khan (2010) to Happy New Year (2014), Farah has given several hit films to the Bollywood industry. While today, everyone knows Farah and her work, many are still unaware of her husband. In 2004. Let us tell you that Farah married a director and choreographer. Later the couple was blessed with triplets. Farah Khan's husband preferred to stay away from the limelight. In his career, he directed four movies and produced three. However, all four of the films directed by him turned out to be a flop. If you are wondering who Farah Khan's husband is, then let us tell you we are discussing Shirish Kunder. Born in Mangalore and brought up in Mumbai, Shirish Kunder studied Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering at the SDM College of Engineering and Technology in Dharwad. Since he became an engineer, he worked at Motorola for four years before changing profession. In 2006, Shirish Kunder took a leap of faith and became a director and directed his first project Jaan-E-Mann, starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Preity Zinta. However, all his hopes of being a director went in vain when the movie turned out to be a huge flop. Shirish's second directorial venture was Joker starring Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, and Shreyas Talpade. His third directorial venture was an 18-minute short film called Kriti, a psychological thriller starring Manoj Bajpayee, Radhika Apte, and Neha Sharma. All these films did not do well at the box office. Post the failures of the films, Shirish stayed away from the industry. Today marks the 52nd birthday of Shirish, and on the occasion of his birthday, Farah shared a goofy note about him on Instagram which read, 'Being called 'weird' is like being a Limited Edition… it just means you're something people don't see often! So happy birthday @shirishkunder stay weird! We love you just the way you are.' Take a look here:
