After paying tributes to the 70’s and 80’s of Bollywood in Om Shanti Om and Main Hoon Naa, director Farah Khan has set her next film Happy New Year in a “modern and contemporary” world.
Happy New Year is not like my older films. It is a very modern film, very contemporary,” Farah said when asked whether her third film would also carry the nostalgia of the 70s like her past films.
The movie, which is being produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, will reunite the successful on screen pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone from Om Shanti Om.
“Happy New Year would definitely go on floors this year unlike what the grapevine has been. I am presently working on the script,” said Farah.
The director, however, refused to divulge the story line of the much-delayed and much-awaited movie.
Despite her professional commitments, which include direction, choreography and judging reality shows, the 44-year-old choreographer-turned-director manages to spend maximum time with her one-year-old triplets.
“Most of the time, I am with my children. If I am shooting in a nearby studio like the Yashraj one, I bring them over to the shoot,” explains Farah, who returns to the small screen as a judge of a new reality show – Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega.
“It is very interesting to find different people doing different things. There have been people who did some really crazy stuff on the show,” says Farah, who has judged dance reality shows like Nach Baliye and Jhalak Dikhla Jaa.
After winning five Filmfare awards and a National Award in 2004 for choreographing Hrithik Roshan’s Idhar chala main in Koi… Mil Gaya, Khan keeps her choreography assignments limited to the films of her friends like Karan Johar.
“I cannot say yes to anyone and everyone who asks me to choreograph his film. You have to accept that as a director I am more popular and successful. So I want to concentrate on making films now,” she says while adding that she doesn’t regret the fact that she is no more a full-time choreographer.
In her long career as the leading choreographer in the industry, Khan has made international artistes like Shakira and Kylie Minogue dance to her tunes.
“I think Hollywood stars do a lot of rehearsals. Kylie also practice a lot despite being such a big star. They are more cooperative and disciplined. But here in India, you can never expect that with a star,” said Farah when asked to compare her experience with the two film industries.
Farah has also been roped in to choreograph a song in an Italian film called Oggi Spossi.
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