I have learned never to regret anything and I will hold on to that: Farah Khan

Crossing the three-decade mark is not a sign of retirement. Picture abhi baaki hai: Farah Khan

- Rachana Dubey

Even after being in the business for 30 long years, some things about Farah Khan remain unchanged — her sense of humour and the compelling need to entertain people. The director, now-occasional choreographer, TV show anchor-judge and mother of three is in no mood to slow down. In fact, she’s raring to go, and if all goes as planned, she will roll out her next directorial venture by the end of this year. In a chat with BT, she spoke about her kal, aaj aur kal with her trademark wit and candour. Excerpts:

You recently hit the 30-year milestone in your career. What does that feel like?

When I started, I would have been happy to get work for just three years. Who would have thought I would hit 30 years and keep working past it! We are grateful for what we have. We were poor; my father had died with ₹30 in his pocket. At the outset, my dream was to get ₹10,000 a song and in a month, make ₹30,000. We have so much more than what one dreamed of. And crossing the three-decade mark is not a sign of retirement. Picture abhi baaki hai! When I was starting out, I used to be the only female crew member other than the hairdressers. I have a picture from the sets of Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander where there were 60 guys and me. Today, the ratio is nearly 50-50. That speaks a lot about the transition in the last three decades.