Madhur Bhandarkar Accepts Karan Johar's Apology, Says It Deeply Upset Him But 'Let's Move Forward'
Madhur Bhandarkar recently expressed his disappointment after Dharmatic, Karan Johar's production company, used his registered project title Bollywood Wives for an upcoming web show
Madhur
Bhandarkar
recently
expressed
his
disappointment
after
Dharmatic,
Karan
Johar's
production
company,
used
his
registered
project
title
Bollywood
Wives,
for
the
upcoming
Netflix
reality
show,
Fabulous
Lives
of
Bollywood
Wives.
Madhur
had
also
revealed
that
he
had
made
it
clear
to
the
Dharma
Productions'
team
that
he
does
not
wish
to
part
with
the
name.
Karan
Johar,
earlier
this
week,
shared
an
open
letter
for
the
filmmaker
and
apologised
for
the
mishap
on
his
social
media
accounts.
He
also
assured
Madhur
Bhandarkar
that
his
project
will
not
be
hindered
because
of
the
title.
Now
Madhur
has
shared
a
note
in
response
to
Karan's
apology
saying
that
the
act
had
deeply
upset
him.
He
wrote,
"Dear
@KaranJohar.
Thank
you
for
your
response.
This
is
indeed
a
close-knit
industry
and
it
operates
on
mutual
trust
and
respect.
When
we
blatantly
disregard
norms
that
we
ourselves
have
established,
then
it
makes
very
little
sense
calling
ourselves
a
'fraternity'."
Madhur
Bhandarkar's
Response
To
KJo's
Apology
Recalling
the
time
when
Madhur
gave
up
rights
for
a
title
on
KJO's
request,
he
added,
"I
didn't
hesitate
a
moment
in
the
past
before
granting
you
the
title
"GUTKA" in
2013,
that
you
had
requested
from
me,
and
hence
I
would
have
expected
the
same
courtesy
in
return
when
I
declined
you
the
use
of
a
title
I
had
duly
registered,
and
which
I
did
not
intend
to
part
with.
The
fact
that
you
went
ahead
and
used
the
title
anyway
despite
our
conversation
and
despite
it
also
having
been
rejected
by
the
trade
associations,
is
what
had
upset
me
deeply.
This
is
not
how
I
believe
real
relationships
work.
But
let's
move
forward.
I
accept
your
apology
and
would
like
to
leave
things
here.
I
too
wish
you
well
in
your
future
endeavours."
Karan
Johar
Assured
Madhur
Bhandarkar
That
His
Project
Will
Not
Suffer
Karan
in
his
post
had
claimed
that,
the
series
is
being
promoted
with
the
hashtag
"Fabulous
Lives" on
all
social
media
platforms,
and
is
also
the
franchise
name
the
company
is
moving
forward
with.
Karan
added,
"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."
Fabulous
Lives
of
Bollywood
Wives
Will
Release
On
November
27
The
Fabulous
Lives
of
Bollywood
Wives
will
premiere
on
Netflix
on
November
27,
featuring
Sohail
Khan's
wife
Seema
Khan,
Sanjay
Kapoor's
wife
Maheep
Kapoor,
Chunky
Pandey's
wife
Bhavana
Pandey,
and
Samir
Soni's
wife
Neelam
Kothari.