Karan Johar apologises to Madhur Bhandarkar in open letter, says title of Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives ‘new and different’
Reacting to accusations of misusing and tweaking a title belonging to Madhur Bhandarkar, Karan Johar has said that the title of the show The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives was chosen keeping in mind the non-fiction format of the reality-based franchise series.
Karan Johar has finally responded to Madhur Bhandarkar, days after being accused of tweaking the title owned by the latter and using it for Dharma productions’ upcoming reality web show,The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives. The show would premiere on Netflix on Friday with the focus on four ‘Bollywood wives’ - Neelam Kothari, Seema Khan, Maheep Kapoor and Bhavana Panday.
In an open letter to Bhandarkar that he shared on social media, Karan wrote, “Dear Madhur, Our relationship goes back a long way and we have both been a part of this close-knit industry for many, many years. Through all these years. I have been an ardent admirer of your work and I have always wished the best for you.”
Apologising for the use of such a title for the upcoming show, Karan further said, “I know you have been upset with us. I humbly apologise for any grievance that has been caused to you during the course of the last few weeks. However, I would want to clarify that we have chosen this new and different title -The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives keeping in mind the non-fiction format of our reality-based franchise series. As our title was distine, I did not foresee it upsetting you as it has and for that I duly apologise.”
He assured Bhandarkar that his show will not harm the former’s project and said, “I want to inform you that we have been promoting our series with the hashtag “Fabulous Lives” on all social media platforms, which is the franchise title we intend to go ahead with. We assure you that the format, nature, audience and the title of our series are different and would not in any manner dent or encumber the exploitation of your work.”
He ended the letter saying, “I hope we can move away and onward from this and continue to make exceptionally good content for our audiences. I wish you the very best for all your endeavours and look forward to watching your work.”
Earlier on Thursday, Bhandarkar had shared pictures of the notices he had sent to Karan Johar’s production house and other bodies,claiming that he was yet to get any response from him. He had accused them of “misusing & tweaking” the title of his undergoing project Bollywood Wives.
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