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Ace director-choreographer Farah Khan doesn't believe that Bollywood is discriminating against women.
She further expressed, "It's not like if you are a boy, you will have to do more work or if you are a girl, less work will be given to you; in fact, girls within the industry are more hard-working and have surpassed the boys."
Talking about her views on gender bias, the 52-year-old further added, "More so in the field of technicians, say if you are a director, you have to do the same work whether you are a man or a woman. The work requires similar skill set and knowledge, so I do not understand when someone tells me I am a woman director. I am a director! I would like to stress that we need more women DOPs in the industry, and that should be encouraged."
" Aamir Khan in a sense, was my first teacher for filmmaking. He used to answer my doubts on the sets of ' Joh Jeeta Wahi Sikander'".
She remembered her financial struggles during the formative years, along with performing dance gigs in the city with her troupe. During the session, Farah Khan constantly stressed on the importance of honing people skills and crisis management as new filmmakers.
"Filmmaking is all about people management", she advised. Working on a film set is about dealing with multiple crises on a daily basis, so one needs to be a quick decision maker.
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