Choreographer turned director Farah Khan has now donned the hat of a chef for her new show — Farah Ki Daawat which is going on air from today at 8pm on Colors. She speaks with SANGEETA YADAV about the show
On the show — Farah Ki Daawat
It’s a very energetic food show and not like any other chef demonstrating and saying in a serious voice aab aap teel ko garam kejiya. There will be celebrities cooking their favourite dishes and those who don’t know how to cook, I’ll teach them how to make their favourite dish. From sharing never shared secret recipes to participating in Sabse Bada Pakau Kaun competition where they’ll be given crazy task to do, the viewers will see all this and much more.
On the concept of the show
I enjoy watching culinary shows and I cook quite often. So I’m pretty comfortable in the kitchen. For me, cooking is a therapeutic art form. Thus, I thought to come up with my own TV show and rope in celebs who will turn chef and cook their secret recipe which is rare to watch out on TV thesedays. Today’s episode will have Abhishek Bachchan and his sous-chef Sargun Mehta.
On celebrities
There will be Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Yuvraj Singh, Kapil Sharma, Malaika Arora Khan, Mika, Anu Malik, Vishal-Sekhar, Bigg Boss contestants, Sania Mirza, Karan Johar and many others. We had Bigg Boss contestants who made famous chickenkorma which was fantastic.
On Hollywood actor to have on the show
Tom Cruise please. Can I cook him and eat him as well (laughs)IJ I would really like to cook for him.
Daawat at her home
Malaika comes more often and sometimes I send her some home cooked food. Anil Kapoor’s family comes quite often. Abhishek Bachchan, Tabu, Shrishti Behl, Sameer Arya and Ritesh Genelia visit a lot. They are all big foodie.
On her favourite dish
It’s very difficult to pick one. But if I had to eat one food every day it would be mutton biryani with lots of potato in it.
Farah Ki Daawat
I would not allow to cheat the viewers by replacing the food cooked by the celebs with the chef’s dish. Before showcasing the non oily and healthy recipe on the screen, we did try making it at home, to get it perfect in one shot.
