On Farah Khan's 60th birthday on January 9, Sukanya Verma celebrates one of Bollywood's most cheerful celebrities and her 10 amazing talents.
Despite no formal training in dance, Farah's inborn gift for burning the floor decided her calling early in life. Though she started out as a modest back-up dancer, it wasn't long before the film industry noticed her potential.
Though dance is what brought her recognition, direction is where her heart lay. When pal Shah Rukh Khan offered her an opportunity to make her Manmohan Desai-sized vision a reality as its star and producer in Main Hoon Naa, she grabbed it with both hands and followed it up with Om Shanti Om.
'Isn't it amazing that a 47-year-old mother of three is making a debut as an actor, that too as a lead?' Farah asked before her lead actress debut in the droll, quirky rom-com Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi.
Turn on the telly and there's a good chance Farah will be on it. From judging talent shows to hosting reality television series, the multi-tasker is the quintessential Jill of all trades.
Farah's an awesome chef too! So good in fact, that she even had her own cookery show, Farah Ki Dawat.
Farah's famous wit is always on point in both reel and real life. Here's an instance where she shares a picture of herself in the papers doing the Dirty Dancing pose only to poke fun at herself: I dare someone to try this lift with me today.
Remember the time when she did an entire series of celebrity well-wishers dropping in to check on her fractured foot and posing with her wheelchair? That's Farah's wacky sense of humour for you.
You can always count on Farah to share the most amusing throwback pix featuring superstars at their unguarded best. Sample this: Hrithik Roshan and Farah's dance off during a vacation in Thailand.
They say it takes a village to raise a child. But Farah's doing a mighty good job raising her troika -- Anya, Diva and Czar -- with hubby Shirish as her Instagram feed filled with pictures of their activities and achievements will tell you.