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Farah Khan faces massive backlash on social media after refusing tilak in viral video
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News18•17-10-2026, 10:39
Farah Khan faces massive backlash on social media after refusing tilak in viral video
- •Filmmaker and choreographer Farah Khan is currently facing heavy trolling on social media over a viral video.
- •In the video, hotel staff are seen welcoming her with a plate for aarti, but Farah refuses to have a tilak applied to her forehead.
- •Instead of getting the tilak on her forehead, Farah extended her hand to touch it, which sparked a debate among netizens.
- •Social media users have expressed their displeasure and questioned her behavior regarding traditional welcome customs.
- •Farah Khan made her directorial debut in 2004 with the Shah Rukh Khan starrer film Main Hoon Na.
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Filmmaker and choreographer Farah Khan faced heavy trolling and criticism on social media after a video went viral showing her refusing to have a tilak applied to her forehead by hotel staff during her welcome.
In the viral video set in a hotel lobby, a staff member stepped forward with an aarti plate to apply tilak, but Farah Khan stopped the tilak from being applied directly to her forehead while extending her hand instead.
Farah Khan stepped into film direction in 2004 with Shah Rukh Khan's movie 'Main Hoon Na' and has since directed popular films including 'Om Shanti Om', 'Tees Maar Khan', and 'Happy New Year'.
