India, April 22 -- Farah Khan gives a hilarious turn as the owner of a small-town child orphanage in the new film Toaster. The filmmaker and choreographer is no stranger to acting, having debuted as the lead in the romantic comedy Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi (2012) opposite Boman Irani. Over the years, she has made cameo appearances in films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), and Om Shanti Om (2007).

In Toaster, she suits the role of Nandini perfectly, grilling and following Rajkummar Rao's Ramakant to return a toaster that was hers.

When HT sat for an exclusive chat with Toaster director Vivek Daschaudary, he shared how the entire team was sure that only Farah could do the part. But would she do the part? The dir...