Last time She... Farah Khan

MUMBAI, Sunday, October 08, 2006

Ram katha

Last time she...Farah Khan

Our reporter Ram Kamal Mukherjee chats up Bollywood celebrities and gets you the latest in their lives and all that goes on behind the scenes. Get set to know what your favourite film stars do and say when the camera stops rolling...

Ram Kamal Mukherjee

• Rode on a rickshaw: When my driver went on leave. I love disco rickshaws which play jhankar music and I always wait till I get one. The blue lights and jhataak interiors make my day.

• Rode on a local train: While in college which was about 15 years ago (I have no qualms about revealing my age), I travelled only by train. Every time I was in a train compartment I felt like sugarcane being crushed and squeezed through the machine. Once I wanted to get off at Bandra but could not, and ended up getting off only at Borivili.

• Laughed: It was during the Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa shooting, with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Shilpa Shetty. We laughed for the entire day; it was like a de-stressing session. We have our own personal jokes, and have two days in a week for our share of mirth.

• Cried: The day before yesterday when everyone, from my mother, to Shah Rukh to my husband were all very nice to me. The feeling of being surrounded by such lovely people made me cry. Yeh khushi ke aansoo hai!

• Lost something precious: I lost two kilos a few days ago.

• Gifted something precious to someone: My valuable time to my friends. Of late you'll find me inaugurating exhibitions and stores for my friends because I have time to hang out with them. Once I start my film Om Shaanti Om, I will have no time for that either.

• Fought with someone: It has to be Sajidbhai (Nadiadwala). I have lost count of the number of tiffs we have had, it's a regular feature now.

• Cooked: A week ago, Yakni Pulao is one preparation which all my friends like. So twice a month I am forced to cook that. But last Sunday I made salad, it was Anju Taraporewala's recipe. Anju gave me a mind-blowing recipe, but unfortunately it didn't turn out so.

• Walked out of bad movie: I would never do that... I would take a quick nap. I have devised a unique style where people think I am watching the film, but in reality I am snoozing.

• Said 'I love you': To my husband Shirish... this morning

• Said 'I hate you': Ugh…that sounds so filmi. I would never do that! If I dislike someone I show them my middle finger and move on. That's cool, isn't it?

• Goofed up: During the shooting of Kabhie Alvida Naa Kehna. While instructing my dancers I got caught in a wire and fell flat on my face. Abhishek Bachchan ran out clutching his sides because he could not control his laughter. I kept quiet and sat in the corner for the rest of the day after that.

• Went on a long drive: While driving to Reema Jain's party recently at the Oberoi International. Our travelling time was more than the time we stayed at the party. We took one hour to go and one hour to come and stayed at the party for 20 minutes! My husband thought we are going to Pune!

• Read a book: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's latest book. Sorry, but I don't remember the name!

• Danced for herself: I do that in my bedroom for my husband. I put up a show for him, and most of the time I do strange numbers. I also enjoyed the salsa class I took at Sandeep Sopparkar's institute.

• Went to a subzi mandi: I don't go to a subzi mandi, I prefer the fish market. Two months ago I bought some jumbo prawns and Bombay ducks.