Fighting with Bhansali was a mistake: Farah Khan

Even though she won the ‘battle’ hands down, the
choreographer-turned-director now admits that locking horns with Sanjay Leela
Bhansali was a “mistake”. Farah’s Om Shanti Om (OSO) clashed with Ranbir
Kapoor-Sonam Kapoor’s launch vehicle Saawariya as both directors fought a duel
at the box-office (and off it too). As Saawariya bit the dust, OSO had a
two-week record breaking opening run. “At no point did I want to fight (with
Sanjay Leela Bhanshali). Looking back, I feel that we shouldn’t have clashed
against each other. I never wanted to get into a race and unfortunately it
turned into a race.

The marketing of the film went berserk — but you
know what? We recently got an award for that.OSO has been named as one of the
best marketed films of the decade,” she says, adding, “I think we would have got
a better opening had I not pitched my movie against his (Sanjay). We could have
got 20% more business had we decided to release our movies on separate dates.
She says that she is never going to repeat that mistake. “My next movie (Happy
New Year with Shah Rukh Khan in the lead) will not be pitched against any big
release.I totally support the move that two big releases should not be pitted
against each other.

Speaking on the sidelines of Zee TV’s reality show
Dance India Dance, Farah reveals that she is going to introduce another new face
opposite Shah Rukh like what she did with Deepika Padukone in OSO. “It will be a
boy this time. He will be my surprise package. I can’t tell you much about it
because I have still not finished my script but this is for sure that the star
cast will be much bigger than OSO.Farah also denies that she gave Kylie Minogue
a taste of her temper when she was recently dance directing her for a music
video of Blue.

Everybody is making me out like this nutcase who
loses her temper at the drop of a hat. Come on, I don’t get angry all the time.
Kylie is very sweet and I never had any issues with her.”