Recently,
filmmaker
Madhur
Bhandarkar
had
accused
Karan
Johar
of
tweaking
a
title
he
owned
called
'Bollywood
Wives'
and
using
it
for
an
upcoming
reality
web
series
by
Dharma
Productions.
The
series
by
Dharma
Productions
is
called
The
Fabulous
Lives
Of
Bollywood
Wives.
Karan
has
responded
to
Madhur's
allegation
in
an
open
letter,
and
reassured
him
that
the
title
they
have
chosen
is
new
and
different.
He
added
that
the
series
is
being
promoted
under
the
hashtag
'Fabulous
Lives'.
He
also
apologized
to
Madhur
by
saying
that
he
did
not
see
the
title
upsetting
him.
"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," began
Karan
in
his
open
letter.
He
continued,
"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
added.
"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."
"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," concluded
Karan.
Earlier,
Madhur
had
shared
pictures
of
the
notices
he
had
sent
to
Dharma
Productions
and
other
bodies
such
as
the
Indian
Motion
Pictures
Producers'
Association
(IMPPA),
Federation
of
Western
India
Cine
Employees
(FWICE).