Farah Khan Reveals She Did Not Want To Cast Katrina Kaif In Tees Maar Khan: ‘I Was Very Against…’

Farah Khan is one of the well-known choreographers and directors in the industry. She has given many hits including Om Shanti Om, Main Hoon Na. Well, in a recent conversation, Farah revealed that she was initially hesitant to take Katrina Kaif in the film. Tees Maar Khan was released in 2010 and starred Akshay Kumar in the lead role. The film failed to impress the audience but its song Sheila Ki Jawani was a huge hit.

Taking to casting director Mukesh Chhabra on a show called The Bombay Dream by Mashable India, Farah revealed the reason why she did not want to cast Katrina in the film. “Pehle to main obvious choice se rehti hun thoda door. I think the only time I made an obvious choice was jab Maine Tees Maar Khan mein Katrina Kaif ko liya. it was obvious because wo Akshay Kumar ke saath 6-7 movies kar chuki thi and I was very against ki mujhe usko nahi lena hai. but wo ghoom ghaam ke wohi aayi picture mein,” she said.

For those unaware, Tees Maar Khan starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif was partly written by Farah’s husband Shirish Kunder.

In an old interview, Farah recalled that she did not feel like stepping out of her house after facing flak for the movie. According to her, although she was a fighter and survivor, she wanted solitude to bounce back from the criticism. Farah Khan told Bombay Times, “I still recall how Tees Maar Khan was ripped apart and though people said a lot of things about it, the film made money. I’ve been a fighter and a survivor. After Tees Maar Khan, I didn’t want to step out”.

On the other hand, Katrina Kaif has also come a long way in her career. She was last seen in Merry Christmas with Vijay Sethupathi. The film was loved by audience. The film also stars Sanjay Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Pratima Kannan, Tinnu Anand, Radhika Sarathkumar, Shanmugaraja, Kevin Jay Babu, Rajesh Williams, and Pari in key roles. Ashwini Kalsekar and Radhika Apte have also made cameos in the film. Merry Christmas is produced by Ramesh Taurani, Jaya Taurani, Sanjay Routray and Kewal Garg. The film is directed by Sriram Raghavan.