Farah Khan once again brushes Manoj Kumar the wrong way

It seems choreographer turned director Farah Khan and veteran actor Manoj Kumar simply love staying at loggerheads. Two years back Farah’s ‘Om Shanti Om’ spoofed yesteryears’ screen legend Manoj Kumar, and recently, the former once again made a dig at Manoj by calling his film ‘Clerk’ as “a treasure chest of ham scenes”.

When the unsavoury news reached Manoj Kumar, the veteran actor angrily retorted and said, “Ham means pig. I am still a student of cinema. Farah is bubbly and successful and she is entitled to her opinion. I wish her well but those who think that they have become masters (after becoming successful) are wrong. Go back and take a look at the choreographers who ruled the roost in my era. I think Farah should first learn to spell choreography. Keeping the same background and repeating the same shots is not choreography. It means that a song should take the story forward. If you don’t know that, you have no right to choreograph a song.”

Speaking to a news daily, Manoj said that he vividly remembered the scenes of ‘Clerk’ and maintained, “Nowadays, writers copy old films and nonchalantly walk away with awards. I have no respect for anybody who is not original, irrespective of the fate of his/her product at the Box Office.”

When enquired what he thinks of Farah Khan as a director, Manoj said, “What films has Farah made? ‘Main Hoon Na’? Good. But ‘Om Shanti Om’ was just idli, sambar and dosa of Madhumati, Mahal and many other films.”

However, when Farah was asked about the issue, she simply downplayed the whole incident and said, “I have high regards for Manoj Kumar.”