“I've always been told that because of 'Main Hoon Na,' a lot of female filmmakers have come up but I maintain that direction is a 'genderless' job.”

Indian film director and choreographer

Farah Khan Kunder is an Indian filmmaker, choreographer, dancer, writer, producer and actress working mainly in Hindi cinema. She is known for directing popular commercial films and for her wide body of work as a choreographer. Khan made her directing debut with Main Hoon Na in 2004, which was followed by Om Shanti Om in 2007. Both films brought her nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Director. She later directed Tees Maar Khan in 2010 and Happy New Year in 2014. Across her career, she has choreographed more than a hundred songs in over 80 films, and has won the National Film Award for Best Choreography and seven Filmfare Awards.