Being in the film industry for decades, Farah Khan is a treasure trove of stories. Recently, the choreographer-filmmaker opened up about being offered Rs 10 crore by a producer to cast his son in the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Happy New Year. Farah recalled the incident and revealed that she outright refused the offer, instead casting Vivaan Shah, the son of Naseerudin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, in the role.

Farah shared this anecdote in a recent interaction with comedian and writer Zakir Khan, who she invited to her home for lunch. She recounted, “You won’t believe it, but during Happy New Year, a producer offered me Rs 10 crore to cast his son. Being a ‘Jhansi Ki Rani,’ I said, ‘I will never do this.’ I won’t do injustice to the film. What if Shah Rukh gets to know that I took Rs 10 crore to cast him in the film? Never, I won’t do that. I took Vivaan Shah in the film because I thought I will take the person who fits perfectly in the character and the film.”