Farah Khan is not in need of any identity today. Farah is a successful filmmaker and choreographer and has gone through a lot of hard work and struggle to reach where she is today. Farah is known as one of the top directors, producers and dance choreographers of Bollywood today. However, many times Farah also had to listen to the taunts of nepotism, it was said that her father was a director and used to make films, so she would have easily got work in films. But that is not the case. Farah Khan’s father Kamran Khan may have been a stuntman and director of his time, but her father died when she was very young. After this Farah Khan had to go through a lot of difficulties. There was a time when he did not even have money to meet his household expenses. But, Farah changed her fate with her hard work, today she lives a luxurious life.
Farah’s journey is no less than an inspiration. Farah’s hard work and dedication to reach where she is today is an inspiration for many. Farah is going to celebrate her 60th birthday on 9 January. In his childhood, he had no roof over his head, no money even for food, today his name is known all over the world.
There was a time when Farah’s family used to be very rich. This was the time when his father Kamran Khan used to be a film director. At that time the family had no shortage of anything. There were grand parties at home, where big Bollywood stars used to come. But then a movie changed everything. Farah’s father made a film and invested his entire life in it. But. When the film was released in theatres, it bombed badly. The circumstances of the family changed, due to which Farah’s father Kamran got shocked and drowned in alcohol and then one day he died due to liver rupture. Recalling those tragic days, Farah’s brother Sajid had also narrated in Bigg Boss.
After this the bad days of the family started. He faced bad times for 15 years. Bad because people did not even give money for the shroud of Farah and Sajid’s father, whoever Sajid and Farah asked for help, they would turn away. In such difficult times, Salman’s father and well-known writer Salim Khan helped. Salim gives Farah and Sajid enough money to bury their father.
Farah had also told the story of her bad times in ‘Indian Idol 13’. He told that he did not have a house to live in, he and his mother also lived in a store room for about 6 years. When his father died he had 30 rupees. Along with her studies, Farah dreamed of becoming a dance choreographer. Farah told in an interview that she considers Michael Jackson as her guru. She will try to dance like him. When Farah was working as a supporting artist in the film ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar’ in Ooty, she got the opportunity of choreography for the first time. Because the choreographer could not reach. And Farah was told that you should do choreography. In this way he got his first opportunity for choreography. Farah directed dance sequences in many films.
‘Main hoon na’ changed fate
Farah Khan met Shahrukh Khan on the sets of the film ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na’. And both became good friends and worked together in many films in future. He won the Filmfare Best Choreography Award 6 times for his choreography. After this Farah directed her first film ‘Main Hoon Na’, in which Shahrukh was in the lead role. The film was a blockbuster and Farah became a top director. After this Farah has directed many films.
