Farah Khan Canceled Junaid Khan’s Dance Routine in Loveyapa, Here’s Why
Junaid Khan shared an interesting incident about how Farah Khan once gave up on teaching him dance and even cancelled his sequence from a song.
Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor are gearing up for their theatrical debut in the romantic drama ‘Loveyapa’. In a candid chat with Bharti Singh and Harssh Limbachiyaa on their YouTube channel, Junaid shared an interesting incident about how Farah Khan once gave up on teaching him dance and even cancelled his sequence from a song.
Junaid says Farah Khan gave up on teaching him dance
Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor joked that they didn’t need glycerin for their emotional scenes during a dance sequence, as they ended up crying just by looking at the choreographer. Junaid then recalled a funny incident from the shoot of ‘Loveyapa’, where Farah Khan decided to cut his dance portion altogether.
"Farah ma’am canceled our dance. During rehearsals, her assistants taught us the steps. But when she saw me perform, she decided to keep only Khushi’s dance and canceled my part. She asked me to perform in front of her, watched me, and said, ‘Tujhse nahi hoga, tu chalke aa. Khushi se dance hoga, tu baithke dekh isko’ (You won’t be able to do it, just walk over. Khushi will dance, you just sit and watch),” Junaid said.
He further added, "I had to do Garba in Maharaj. I rehearsed for 10 weeks, practicing four hours daily. If you look at me in the film, I’m so thin—it’s all Vaibhavi ma’am’s (choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant’s) magic. Shweta ma’am cut everything from that song. I wasn’t looking good in it, but she didn’t keep even one mid-shot of mine. She only kept wide-to-close shots, and that’s why I looked good.”
Farah Khan choreographed the romantic track Rehna Kol in ‘Loveyapa’. The song, sung by Jubin Nautiyal and Zahrah S. Khan, features a separate dance sequence for Khushi Kapoor, while Junaid Khan’s character primarily admires her in the music video.
About Loveyapa
Directed by Advait Chandan, ‘Loveyapa’ is a romantic comedy and the Hindi remake of the Tamil film ‘Love Today’ (2022). The trailer introduces Khushi and Junaid, playing Baani and Gucci, a couple eager to marry. However, their Gen-Z love story takes an unexpected twist when the bride’s father challenges them to swap phones for 24 hours. ‘Loveyapa’ is set to release in theaters on February 7.
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