Farah Khan jokes she mistakes transformed Shirish Kunder for son Czar; 'When I'm asleep at night, I can't tell who's come in'

Farah Khan has reacted with her trademark humour to husband Shirish Kunder's striking transformation, revealing that his new look has left her doing double takes at home.Speaking during an appearance on Shekhar Suman's chat show, the filmmaker joked that Shirish now looks so young that she sometimes mistakes him for their son, Czar.

Sharing the amusing incident, Farah said, “Shirish toh ab young aur handsome hogaya.

Voh aur mera beta dono same height ke hain. Jab raat ko so rahi hoti hoon ya bedroom mein koi aata hai toh I can’t make out Czar aaya hai ya Shirish aaya hai" ("Shirish has become so young and handsome now. He and my son are both the same height. When I'm asleep at night or someone walks into the bedroom, I can't tell whether it's Czar or Shirish who's come in.")

Farah Khan on how marriage changes with time

During the conversation, Farah also shared her thoughts on long-term relationships. She explained that after spending more than two decades together, love evolves into something deeper than romance. According to her, mutual respect, companionship, and shared responsibilities become the strongest pillars of a marriage. She said, “Yeh sabki hi shikayat hai (This is everyone’s complaint). When we are dating, we want something very badly, but when we get it, uski value khatam ho jaati hai.

Uski value alag cheezon mein hoti hai (Its value gets diminished. Its value lies in different things)."She further added, “I value Shirish for other things now—as a father and as someone who looks after the whole family. I cannot do without him. Shirish ke bina humara ghar nahi chal sakta (Our home can’t function without Shirish)." Echoing the same thought later in the interview, she said, "When you're dating, you want something very badly.

When you get it, its value changes. I value Shirish in other things now as a father, as a person who looks after the whole family.

I cannot do without him. Shirish ke bagair hamara ghar nahi chal sakta."Farah also praised Shirish's role as a father, saying he has been instrumental in shaping the lives of their three children. She revealed that he personally guided them through their academic journey and played a key role in helping them secure admissions to prestigious universities.She shared, “Main usko wohi bolti hu ki ‘Tu baccho ke saath agar chala gaya toh mera WiFi kaun theek karega?’ Shirish ke bagair humara ghar nahi chal sakta, he’s a wonderful father. Matlab yeh jo mere bacche itni achi achi universities mein gaye hai, it is solely… So everyone asks, ‘Oh my god! Sab ko early decision mil gaya, who was your counsellor?’ I said, ‘No, their father was their counsellor.'" ("I always tell him, 'If you leave with the kids, who's going to fix my Wi-Fi?' Our home simply can't function without Shirish.

He's a wonderful father. The fact that our children got into such excellent universities is entirely because of him. Everyone asks me, 'Oh my God! All of them got early admission. Who was your counsellor?' And I tell them, 'No, their father was their counsellor.'") She continued, "He is a wonderful father. People ask me how all my children got early admissions into such good universities. I tell them their father was their counsellor.

He gives so much time to each child."Farah also spoke about Shirish's interests beyond family life. She revealed that he remains actively involved in creative work and enjoys learning new skills. According to her, he continues writing scripts while also exploring artificial intelligence. Talking about his personality, she said, "Of course he writes scripts. He's also learning AI. He's a loner, and I've always known that. That's one of the reasons I liked him.

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A relationship built on friendship and support

While she joked about his youthful appearance, she also made it clear that his contribution as a husband, father, and constant source of support is what she values the most today. Her last directorial was SRK's 'Happy New Year'.