How the mighty have fallen, film director Sajid Khan, who was at the top of his game with the Houseful franchise, is now doing Bigg Boss.
In a way, life is a full circle; this brother of noted choreographer and director Farah Khan started his career hosting the TV show Main Bhi Detective in 1995
He went on to host several chats and stand-up shows like Ikke Pe Ikka” Kehne Mein Kya Harz, Super Sale, Sajid’s Superstars and also acted in movies like Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kate Main Hoon Na and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi etc
He started his director baton in 2006 with Darna Zaroori Hai and then made Houseful 1 and Houseful 2, both of which were hits.
His downfall started with duds like Himmatwala and Humshakal.
The Me Too scandal saw several gals like Mandana Karimi, Saloni Chopra, Rachel White etc., accusing him of sexual harassment.
The Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association also barred him from directing for one year. He is now supposed to be making one more film.
It would be interesting if he talks about his ex-girl Jacqueline Fernandez who is now in legal soup in Bigg Boss. Also, Sajid is known to swear a lot. The editing team will have a tough time beeping out cuss words.
The more significant issue is that typically Bollywood considers itself on a higher pedestal. For someone like Sajid, who at one time was breaking bread with B -Town A-listers, to now share a house with tv stars, which cinema still considers a notch lower, would be a leveller.
Sajid is also known to be a ladies’ man. Will he try to charm the girls ( Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, Tina Datta and Sreejita De etc.) much younger than him, and will any of them also play ball.
