Farah Khan recalls her father only had Rs 30 when he died; says dark humour helped her, Sajid overcome the loss: ‘We made fun of people who came for funeral’

In a recent conversation with Maniesh Paul, Farah revealed that at the time of his passing, her father had only Rs 30 in his pocket. She also recalled that she and her brother Sajid Khan struggled to arrange for his funeral.

“The night before, he had played taash (cards) and the only money he had in his pocket was the Rs 30 he had won from those games. Sajid also shared this story on Bigg Boss, explaining how we had to gather funds from various sources to arrange for our father’s funeral. The irony, however, was the people who had come to play cards that night couldn’t play in the living room, so they moved to the terrace to continue playing,” she recalled.

Farah noted that while she was initially very spoiled and used to buy records daily to play on their gramophone and dance to the music, she, however, gradually observed her family’s financial downfall.

This, she said, led to the loss of various possessions, including the gramophone, from their home. Farah further explained, “At one point, our financial situation became so dire that we couldn’t even afford to repair the lock on our front door. Hence, my mother resorted to placing a rock at the bottom to keep it closed.”

The choreographer-director, however, maintained that though these were tough times, her sense of humour helped her overcome the challenges and move on in life.

“About a week or two after our father’s passing, we found solace in dark humour. We began to make fun of the people who came to the funeral noting how some of them appeared very fake and all that was running in their mind was finding a place to play cards. This kind of humour played a crucial role in helping us cope during challenging times. Otherwise, it’s easy to succumb to depression,” Farah added.

Farah recently choreographed the song ‘Chaleya’ in Atlee Kumar’s Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Jawan. Sajid Khan is currently gearing up for the release of his directorial 100%, starring Riteish Deshmukh and Nora Fatehi in the lead roles.