The director, who had previously always favoured Shah Rukh as her leading man, chose to cast Akshay Kumar instead for Tees Maar Khan.
"For whatever reason, a lot of credit for my films used to be given to the fact that Shah Rukh acted in them. A lot of people in the industry want to pull you down, and they always said, 'Oh, her films run because he's in it,'" she said.
The director, who once stated she would never do a film without Shah Rukh, admitted it had been a very difficult decision to progress without him.
"[It was] very tough in the sense that it was an emotional decision. But in all other ways it was the right one. I knew that it was going to rock the boat and I could've just stayed in that position," said Farah.
While Farah stated that Shah Rukh initially reacted dramatically, she added that she hopes there has been no real damage done.
She added: "Well, things may go back to being normal. Of course - why not? There is nothing permanent here."
