Amyra Dastur Says Farah Khan Almost Made Her Cry on Kung Fu Yoga Set

Amyra Dastur recently revealed that choreographer and filmmaker Farah Khan nearly made her cry on the set of their film Kung Fu Yoga after making a sharp remark about her dancing abilities. The actor shared the memory during an appearance on Farah's YouTube channel when the filmmaker visited her Mumbai residence for an episode featuring conversation and shared memories.

During the YouTube episode, the two discussed working together on the 2017 action-adventure comedy Kung Fu Yoga, which was written and directed by Stanley Tong and also starred Sonu Sood and Disha Patani. Farah had choreographed a track for the movie titled Goosebump, which featured Amyra. The project holds a notable place in cinema history as the first film produced under the official India-China co-production treaty.

Amyra admitted that she felt heavily intimidated going into the project because of the filmmaker's reputation. She noted that she had only heard warnings about how the choreographer would yell at people on set, leading her to worry about making mistakes. When the critical moment arrived during the dance sequence, the actor expected a standard critique but received a memorable surprise instead.

Recalling the specific incident on set, Amyra stated that Farah approached her immediately after a take and offered a sarcastic congratulation. Expecting praise, the actor was instead told that her performance was going to be like the Titanic and ruin the choreographer's career. Farah reacted to the recollection with surprise and laughter, noting that anyone who receives her yelling usually goes on to have a successful career in the industry, a sentiment Amyra ultimately agreed with.

The conversation also touched upon other industry figures who had experienced the filmmaker's strict direction. Amyra brought up actor Boman Irani, mentioning that he had also been yelled at by Farah on the set of the 2014 film Happy New Year, which marked Farah's last directorial venture in Bollywood. Farah recalled that Boman was attempting to stay deeply in character at the time, which had frustrated her into asking if he planned to remain in a coma before he stood up to explain his method acting approach.

Aside from these shared memories, both figures maintain active professional lives. Farah's YouTube channel has found widespread popularity through her celebrity cooking videos featuring her cook, Dileep. Meanwhile, Amyra's recent work includes starring as Hutoxi Taraporewala in the Netflix show Chumbak, alongside cast members Neena Gupta, Deven Bhojani, and Sumeet Vyas.