Last month, filmmaker Farah Khan had taken a dig at Bollywood celebrities for posting workout videos on their social media amidst the outbreak of coronavirus, which has been declared a pandemic. Although she had not taken a dig at anyone in particular, Deepika Padukone had come out in defense and said that workouts keep her and husband Ranveer Singh going throughout the day. Days after Deepika made this statement, Farah has now apologized to everyone, who got scared of her dig. In an interview with Rajeev Masand, she said, "I want to apologize to everybody who got scared. I know I took off. Please workout. I walk one hour around the balcony every day. I was disturbed by the frivolity of the situation. It’s not a global party guys, it’s a global pandemic."
The filmmaker, who directed Om Shanti Om featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, further expressed that the workout thing seemed a little hard to sallow for her. "We already don’t have a great reputation for being an industry that is deep thinking, even though a lot of people do so much good and contribute. It just seemed like everything was about 'look at me, look at me,'" she said.
Farah also clarified that her rant on workout videos wasn't aimed at any celebrity in particular. She said, "But it was just like, 'Guys, this can't be the only problem; figure out a way how to help your neighbours or send food to people.' You can't just be, 'Oh my god, my gym is shut.' My daughters are 12-year olds, they are figuring out how to feed stray dogs."
For the unversed, many Bollywood celebrities like Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Shilpa Shetty, Arjun Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh, Malaika Arora and Jacqueline Fernandez have and continue to share workout videos on their respective social media handles. And it clearly seems Farah wasn't happy with her colleagues.
