{
  "id": 19161139,
  "title": "'Farah Khan Almost Made Me Cry': Chumbak Actress Amyra Dastur Recalls Filmmaker's Humour That Left Her Teary-Eyed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/farah-khan-almost-made-me-cry-chumbak-actress-amyra-dastur-recalls",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:22:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/farah-khan-almost-made-me-cry-chumbak-actress-amyra-dastur-recalls-filmmakers-humour-that-left-her-teary-eyed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Actress Amyra Dastur shared a funny story about filmmaker Farah Khan's sense of humor, which almost made her cry during their time working together on the film Kung Fu Yoga. Amyra remembered the incident and recounted it during Farah's latest food vlog, saying, \"You know Farah almost made me cry.\" She added that the incident was the \"funniest thing\" that happened on set, and while Farah's sense of humor impressed her, Amyra initially didn't understand it.\n\nFarah's surprise at Amyra's revelation caught her off guard, and Amyra recounted how she assumed she had done a good job until Farah said, \"You're going to be my Titanic and ruin my career.\" Amyra brought up another incident where Farah allegedly yelled at actor Boman Irani on the sets of Happy New Year, describing it as Boman lying motionless in character, making Farah think he had gone into a coma. Farah quizzed him, \"Will you do something or will you stay in coma?\" Boman eventually got up and told Farha he was trying to stay in character, leaving Amyra in tears.",
  "summary": "Actress Amyra Dastur recalled how filmmaker Farah Khan once almost made her cry while they were working together on Kung Fu Yoga, which also starred Jackie Chan. In Farah's latest food vlog, the filmmaker remembered working with Amyra on the film, prompting the actress to bring up an incident she still remembers. Amyra said, \"You know Farah almost made me cry,\" before recalling the \"funniest…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}