Farah Khan initially thought Shirish Kunder was gay when they first met

Choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan and filmmaker Shirish Kunder have been married for over 20 years. The two have worked together and collaborated on several films. Yet, Farah says her first impression of him was different, which made her hate him for a long time

Farah Khan about Shirish Kunder

Recently, while appearing on Archana Puran Singh's YouTube channel, Farah was asked about her equation with Shirish and how their romance began. In her typical style, Farah replied, "I used to hate him. For six months, I thought he was gay." When Archana asked if she still hates Shirish, Farah replied, "No. Now, I have got used to him. It's been 20 years now. Earlier, he used to get angry and when he got angry, it was very annoying because he would keep quiet and torture you by not talking." 

Farah and Shirish met in the early 2000s. He edited her first directorial venture Main Hoon Na. Since then, they have worked together in each other's films like Jaan-E-Mann, Om Shanti Om and Tees Maar Khan. The couple has three children - a son and two daughters - born in 2008.

Farah Khan's career

Farah began her film career as a dancer in Saroj Khan's troupe before turning choreographer in 1992 with Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar. In 2004, she turned film director with Main Hoon Na, after which she reduced choreography work. In recent years, she has appeared as a judge or host on several TV reality shows, including Indian Idol, Bigg Boss, Dance India Dance and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi. She currently hosts Celebrity MasterChef, which is streaming on SonyLIV. Shirish, an electronics engineer, started as an editor in Main Hoon Na and turned to direction with Jaan-E-Mann. He then directed Joker and Mrs Serial Killer.

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