Shah Rukh Khan Admits Stealing from Kapoor Films
- * Farah Khan's Visit: Filmmaker Farah Khan visited the ancestral home of Raj Kapoor.
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* Farah Khan‘s Visit: Filmmaker Farah Khan visited the ancestral home of Raj Kapoor.
* Treasures & Memories: She was shown around the house and saw a room dedicated to Raj Kapoor and his wife Krishna, containing personal items like a carpet, lamp, paintings, and a telephone diary. Interestingly, Farah’s phone number was found in the diary, along with recipes for the kapoor family’s famous Mutton Yakhni Pulao.
* Inspiration from Kapoor Films: Rishi Kapoor’s film ‘Bobby’ inspired the glass globe scene in farah’s film ‘Om Shanti Om’. She also revealed she drew inspiration from Raj Kapoor’s films for her movie ‘Main Hoon Naa’, specifically using St. Paul’s in Darjeeling as a college location after asking Rishi Kapoor about it while watching ‘Mera naam Joker’.
* Rishi Kapoor’s Praise: Rishi Kapoor, not known for lavish praise, called Farah to compliment ‘Om Shanti Om’, saying his father, raj kapoor, would have been proud of the film, notably the grandeur of the fire scene which reminded him of his father’s work.
* Nostalgia & Legacy: The visit was a nostalgic journey, highlighting the lasting impact of the Kapoor family’s films and their personal lives on subsequent generations of filmmakers.
