When KJo rejected Farah Khan’s marriage proposal

Khan and Johar have been friends for more than two-and-a-half decades and there was a time she wanted to marry him

From making a cameo appearance in Karan Johar’s debut film to their current collaborations and unbreakable bond, Farah Khan and Johar have come a long way. They have been friends for more than two-and-a-half decades and it turns out, there was also a time when she wanted to marry him.

As Khan turned 56 on Saturday, the Hindustan Times revealed some lesser-known facts about her life. Although she is now married to Shirish Kunder and has three children – Diva, Anya and Czar – with him, the outlet went on to reveal that she didn’t end up with Johar because he turned down her proposal due to a ‘technical problem’.

During an earlier appearance on the chat show Yaaron Ki Baaraat, hosted by Sajid Khan and Riteish Deshmukh, Johar said that Khan was interested in him at one point. “Bohat koshish ki thi mere saath (she tried to pursue me a lot). She admitted that it was true.”

He revealed that when the two were shooting for Johar’s debut film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai in Scotland, Khan ended up at his hotel room at an ungodly hour. “Beech raat ko, ek ladki jab kisi ladke ke kamre mein aa jaati hai yeh bahana leke ki mere kamre mein bhoot hai... Main kya jo bhoot se rhyme karta hai woh hoon (In the middle of the night, when a girl comes to a boy’s room claiming that there is a ghost in her room… Am I an idiot to fall for it)?” he said.

Then Khan revealed that she once asked Johar to marry him but he rejected her proposal. “There was a technical problem,” he laughed, adding, “Television ka tower bhi chalna chahiye, so I said iss TV ko off hi kar do. That is why maine bol diya no (The television tower needs to work as well, so I said let’s just turn off this TV. That is why I said no).”

On the work front, Khan is gearing up to direct an action comedy, which will be produced by Rohit Shetty. According to reports, the film is a remake of the 1982 hit Satte Pe Satta.

“Sometimes, the universe just conspires to give you what you didn’t even imagine...Together with Rohit, who I genuinely love as a brother and whose work ethic I respect and share. I can only promise a ‘Mother of all Entertainers’! Can’t wait to say ‘Roll Camera’ for this one!” she had said in a statement, about their collaboration.

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