Farah Khan recalls feeling like ‘charity case’ after father’s bankruptcy, says she and Sajid were the ‘poor cousins’ of the family: ‘They were rocking, but we…’

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Farah recalled that the highlight of her life back then was getting access to early test screenings of unreleased films. She said that she saw a rough cut of Zanjeer, without a background score. “After that, we started getting tickets to go and see the movies. I remember 10 of us squeezing into one car to go and watch Sholay,” she said.

In a recent chat with Maniesh Paul, Farah remembered that their father had only change in his pocket when he died. “The night before, he had played taash (cards) and the only money he had in his pocket was the Rs 30 he had won from those games. Sajid also shared this story on Bigg Boss, explaining how we had to gather funds from various sources to arrange for our father’s funeral,” she recalled. Previously, in an appearance on Bigg Boss, Sajid Khan had said that they didn’t even have the money to pay for their father’s funeral, and that Javed Akhtar’s old screenwriting partner, Salim Khan, eventually helped them out.

In a recent interview on the Time Out with Ankit YouTube channel, Sajid had recalled that their father would make ‘B-grade films’, but when he was born, he decided to upgrade. “He decided to make an A-grade big film with Sanjeev Kumar. That film never got made. Aadhi picture karke Sanjeev Kumar bhaag gaya. My father lost all his money. Then my father became an alcoholic and my parents got divorced,” he said. Farah is now one of the foremost Bollywood choreographers and directors, and has made blockbusters such as Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om.