Javed Akhtar jokes about Farah Khan's Hindi vocabulary, saying, 'Hum jo gareeb Indians hai…'

Farah Khan recently visited Javed Akhtar and his wife, Shabana Azmi's Khandala house, for her new vlog. The trio had a candid conversation with the veteran couple giving the home tour to the filmmaker. And one of the moments that caught everyone's eyes was when the lyricist decided to roast Farah over her Hindi vocabulary. Let's learn more about it.

Javed Akhtar roasts Farah Khan over her Hindi vocabulary

In Farah Khan's home tour of Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi's house, the choreographer-filmmaker can be seen asking the couple about how long they have been married. Shabana Azmi quickly answered, "Ektalis saal ho gaye humari shaadi ko (we have been married for 41 years)."




Confused with the word "Ektalis," Farah Khan asked what it meant. Her question received an amused reaction from Javed Akhtar, who replied, "41! Oh my God." However, the fun part came later. The veteran screenwriter further added, "Hum jo gareeb Indians hain, usse ektalis bolte hain (We, the poor Indians, call it ektalis)." This made everyone burst into laughter.

More about Farah Khan

Farah Khan started vlogging in the year 2024. The filmmaker visits celebrity homes to give her viewers house tours as well as learn new recipes. Her vlogs also feature her cook, Dilip.

Meanwhile, in one of her vlogs, Farah had revealed that she has made more money through vlogging for YouTube than she ever did from filmmaking. She had also shared that Dilip also gets a certain amount from the money she makes through vlogging.

On the other hand, Farah Khan recently revealed she will be back to filmmaking soon. However, she put one condition for the same. The director stated that she would work only with Shah Rukh Khan and is ready to wait for his green signal.

She had recently choreographed the song 'Ghafoor', featuring Tamannaah Bhatia. It was a promotional track for Aryan Khan's 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood'.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”