Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

Filmmaker who saw poverty overnight, Shahrukh had said – he/she treated me badly like a spot boy.

Bollywood is a world where some stars shine overnight and some turn into dust in a moment. Today here we are telling the story of one such filmmaker, who saw poverty overnight. At the same time, Shahrukh Khan had once said in his/her interview that she would have treated me as badly as she treated the spot boy. Let us know who is that filmmaker who first saw the glory of the film industry and then ruined it overnight. But came and fell. Let us know who he/she is and what happened to him/her.

One of the highest paid choreographers and filmmakers

She is none other than Bollywood’s famous choreographer and filmmaker Farah Khan, who is one of the highest paid choreographers and filmmakers in the industry. This journey of success was not so easy for him/her. Actually Farah’s father Kamran Khan was a stuntman who later became a filmmaker. Then something happened that they faced financial crisis and the family came on the streets.

‘That film was released on Friday and by Sunday we became poor’

Farah Khan had talked a lot to Pinkvilla about her journey from riches to poverty and had said, ‘My father was a producer, director and actor, but he/she worked on B-grade films. he/she was never an A-lister. Although he/she made many interesting films. Then he/she decided to make an A-grade film and invested all his/her money in it. That film was released on Friday and by Sunday we were poor. It was like falling from riches to poverty overnight. The film flopped badly on its first day and then the struggle continued for about 15 years.

‘When my father passed away, he/she had only Rs 30 in his/her pocket’

he/she had told how his/her family started selling mother’s jewellery, gramophone and then furniture to repay the loan. he/she said that eventually they started living in just one room. Farah also talked about her father’s demise and said, ‘When my father passed away, he/she had only Rs 30 in his/her pocket. We had to go to relatives to collect money for his/her funeral. Papa did not leave anything behind for us. he/she further told that then he/she started living in a storage room for a few years.

Shahrukh stepped in as his/her assistant

While talking to ‘Radio Nasha’, Farah Khan once narrated a funny incident of working with Shahrukh Khan in the film ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na’. he/she recalled how Shahrukh stepped in as his/her assistant during the project due to the tight budget. She also revealed that she was the highest paid crew member in that film.

Shahrukh got only Rs 25,000 for that film

Farah said, ‘The budget of the film was very low. Shahrukh got only Rs 25,000 for that film. I was the highest paid artiste in that film. I got Rs 5,000 for each song and there were a total of 6 songs in it. Because of this alone, I was paid Rs 30,000. We couldn’t even hire an assistant.

Shahrukh had said that he/she was treated like a ‘spot boy’

Farah and Shahrukh became good friends while working together in the film ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na’. Later Shahrukh worked in his/her directorial debut ‘Main Hoon Na’. Remembering their friendship, Farah once narrated the words of Shahrukh. he/she had said, ‘Shahrukh often used to say that one thing about Farah is that she treats everyone the same. She treats me as badly as she treats the spot boy.

‘I treat everyone the same – bad’

Farah had said that she thinks this is a good thing. he/she had said, ‘A lot of people treat the crew very badly. I treat everyone the same way – badly. For me, because I was a technician and then a choreographer, it was important that the people working behind it were visible.

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