“It is true that failure is the best teacher. Success gives you a high and you feel that you can’t do anything wrong. But failure forces you to take stock. I have realised that I will not make films in a rush. A script will take at least two years. Even mediocre films by others work but this does not happen with me. Somehow, people expect quality from me,” said Farah Khan.
The director, however, is not worried about the box office fate of Happy New Year at a time when it is important for a superstar’s film to cross Rs1 billion (Dh60 million) at the box office to be declared a hit.
“We are taking a free fall with this film. Everything is bigger be it the star cast, scale or the story. Nothing is small in our frame. I am hoping that if anything happens SRK will catch me and I will be there for him,” she joked.
Farah, a self-confessed fan of mainstream Bollywood movies, however, does not like being termed as a commercial filmmaker.
“There are only two kind of films — good or bad. It can be a commercial film and still be good while an art film can also be bad. I am happy that people separate my films from others. There are many films today where it would be difficult for you to recognise the name of the director if you remove the name. They look similar and somehow also work at the box office. I am happy that people recognise my films,” she said.
Farah, who is at present in the US with Slam! The Tour with the star cast of her film, wants to take six months off after the release of musical-heist drama.
“People have started asking me about my next but I have to run my house and be a mother to my children too. I am thinking about taking six months off with my children and Shirish after Happy New Year releases.
