Farah chooses film over reality TV

Farah Khan was keen on judging the upcoming season of reality show Zara Nachke Dikha on Star Plus, but turned it down because its dates clashed with her next directorial venture

Choreographer-turned-filmmaker Farah Khan was keen on judging the upcoming season of reality show Zara Nachke Dikha on Star Plus, but turned it down because its dates clashed with her next directorial venture, Tees Maar Khan. "I couldn’t do Zara Nachke Dikha because they wanted me to shoot from April 3. But that was when I was starting my schedule of Tees Maar Khan. The dates were not matching and unfortunately I had no option," she says.

Farah says she would have loved to be on the show’s judging panel, alongside actress Shilpa Shetty. “I have done reality shows like Nach Baliye, Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar and Tere Mere Beach Mein and the experience has always been lovely. I was looking forward to Zara Nachke Dikha as well, but I couldn’t do it at the cost of my film,” she says.

Tees Maar Khan is Farah’s first movie without actor Shah Rukh Khan. It features Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in the lead. While the shooting will get over in August, Farah does not rule out being a part of another reality show. “The movie is 50 per cent complete and I’m busy shooting the rest of it now. I have the last 10-day schedule in August. I will be fairly free in May, June and July which is when I can do some other reality shows,” she says.

If the grapevine is to be believed, there is a possibility that the choreographer-turned-director may judge Zee TV’s Dance India Dance — Little Masters.