Here’s why Farah Khan rejected Rs 10 crore offer to cast producer’s son in Happy New Year

Choreographer and filmmaker Farah Khan once disclosed that she declined a producer’s generous offer of Rs. 10 crore to star his kid in Happy New Year. Earlier in an interview with comedian and writer Zakir Khan, Farah reflected on an incident where she chose to cast Vivaan Shah, the son of Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, instead of the producer’s son.

Farah Khan reveals rejecting Rs 10 crore offer made by producer

During the interview, she stated, “You won’t believe it, but during Happy New Year, a producer offered me Rs 10 crore to cast his son. Being a ‘Jhansi Ki Rani,’ I said, ‘I will never do this.’ I won’t do injustice to the film. What if Shah Rukh gets to know that I took Rs 10 crore to cast him in the film? Never, I won’t do that. I cast Vivaan Shah because I thought he was the person who fit perfectly for the character and the film.”

Happy New Year starred Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah, and Boman Irani in pivotal roles. The action-comedy, which was Farah’s last film as a director, became one of the highest-grossing films of the year.

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On the work front, Farah has directed three films – Main Hoon Na, Om Shanti Om, and Happy New Year.

Farah Khan earlier on Shah Rukh Khan’s 59th birthday shared a series of old pictures with the actor and wrote, “Tons of happy memories and lots more to make.” In the caption, she added, “Some throwback pics… tons of happy memories & lots more to make.. happy birthday, SHAH @iamsrk.”

Meanwhile, Farah Khan is collaborating with Salman Khan to create a track for his upcoming film Sikandar.

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