Ace choreographer and filmmaker Farah Khan says people deriding Hindi movies should be made to watch boring cinema as punishment.
Be it Main Hoon Na, Om Shanti Om, Tees Maar Khan or Happy New Year, Farah is known for weaving in larger-than-life song-and-dance sequences in her films. Often, people label Hindi films with names like ‘masala film’ or ‘Bollywood item song’ which, Farah says, will always be there.
“This will be a constant factor… These people should be made to watch French or Polish cinema. Their punishment should be that they should be made to watch boring films for their whole life,” Farah said, in a recent interview.
Farah – who has choreographed dance routines for more than 100 songs in over 80 Hindi films – also pointed out how people in foreign countries love Bollywood for its elaborate song and dance sequences.
“Whenever I go abroad, I see the love they have for Bollywood. They love our films, songs and dances,” she said.
“The people criticising Bollywood should look at the industry from an outsider’s perspective. For us, Bollywood has become Ghar ki murgi.”
On the work front, Farah was last seen as a judge on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 and is currently judging a reality show Indian Idol 9 as well.