‘Just write like Gulzar’: Farah Khan on the ‘Dard-E-Disco’ brief that beat Javed Akhtar’s procrastination

Director Farah Khan revealed a humorous anecdote about the iconic ‘Dard-E-Disco’ song from ‘Om Shanti Om’. She playfully challenged lyricist Javed Akhtar to write like Gulzar, and he delivered the ‘gibberish’ lyrics in just five minutes. This rapid creative process also extended to the song ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’, with Akhtar and RD Burman composing it swiftly.