Farah Khan stands up for Shahrukh Khan

The moment Farah Khan inked the deal with Akshay Kumar for her next directorial Tees Maar Khan, stories have been doing the rounds of a possible crack in the strong friendship (read brother-sister bonding) she shares with Shah Rukh.The wags got a point to prove when Shah Rukh didn’t linger into the lingerie-based Triumph fashion show that Farah Khan had choreographed. And in walked Akshay Kumar with his wife Twinkle.

When asked about his absence Farah decided to brush it under the lingerie saying Shah Rukh rarely makes it such events. “He didn’t come last year as well,” she says. “Let’s not make this an issue. The show had nothing to do with Shah Rukh and it was not compulsory for him to be present that’s about it!” she added.

Shahrukh Khan dumps Farah’s husband

Honeymoon Travels director Reema Kagti, and not Shirish Kunder, is now developing Zoya Factor. The film, produced by Shahrukh Khan’s production company Red Chillies, is an adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name penned by Anuja Chauhan. Says a source, “Differences arose between SRK and Farah Khan’s hubby over the screenplay and script. They had severe creative issues. Both were looking at the script with a different vision.” At this point, SRK decided to change his director.SRK offered the film to Reema as she seemed to understand what he wanted to do with the film. But he forgot to tell Shirish that he was giving the project to someone else to work on.

Shirish found out by accident that the film no longer had his name on it. When Farah heard this, she was hurt and upset at the manner in which her hubby has been ousted. Adds the source, “Shirish had started work on the film and was looking for an actor who would play a cricketer. The film was supposed to go on the floors early next year.”Reema maintains, “I am writing the screenplay of the film, not directing it. Vishal Punjabi is directing Zoya Factor.” Vishal was the visual effects producer for the SRK starrer Paheli which he had also produced. Meanwhile, Shirish says, “I was never supposed to direct Zoya Factor, only Joker.” SRK remained unavailable for comment.What is Zoya Factor?

It is about a girl called Zoya who was born exactly at the moment when India won the World Cup in 1983. Strangely, Zoya proves to be a girl of incredible luck for cricket matches. Whenever she watches a match, India ends up winning.

When Salman left Farah Khan Embarrassed

Choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan says that Bollywood star Salman Khan had left her red-faced when he took her along for the auditions of his super hit 1989 film “Maine Pyar Kiya”.
Farah recalled the incident when she came on the reality show “Dus Ka Dum 2″, which is being hosted by Salman.

“He (Salman) took me along so that I could show him a few steps to do before director Sooraj Barjatya. But when Salman did the steps, it was so appalling that I simply picked up by footwear, hailed a cab and took off home,” said Farah on the show.

Salman, who started blushing after his secret was revealed, agreed that he did have two left feet then and later even demonstrated the step he was required to perform at the auditions, said a source from the sets of the show.

This particular episode will air Saturday at 9 p.m. on Sony TV.