Madhur Bhandarkar has ‘accepted’ Karan Johar’s apology for modifying and using a show title already registered by the fashion filmmaker. While Madhur had trademarked the title ‘Bollywood Wives’, the name of Karan’s production house, Dharma Productions’ new Netflix show is The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives. Madhur has said he was deeply upset when Karan used the title despite making it clear that he would not part with it.
Madhur shared a note in response to Karan’s open letter on Twitter on Thursday. He wrote: “Dear @KaranJohar. Thanks for your reply. In fact, it is a very close-knit industry and is built on mutual trust and respect. When we blatantly ignore the standards that we have set ourselves, then it makes little sense to call ourselves a ‘fraternity.’
Madhur, who showed his disappointment at the last episode, said: “I did not hesitate for a moment in the past before granting you the title ‘GUTKA’ in 2013, which you asked me for, and therefore I would have expected the same courtesy in Return when you I declined to use a title that I had duly registered and did not intend to part with. The fact that I went ahead and used the title anyway despite our conversation and despite the fact that it was also rejected by the trade associations, is what bothered me deeply. This is not how I think real relationships work. But let’s move on. I accept your apologies and would like to leave things here. I wish you the best in your future endeavors too. ”
Karan had said in his defense: “I humbly apologize for any wrong done to you over the course of the past few weeks. However, I would like to clarify that we have chosen this new and different title – The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives – with the non-fiction format of our reality-based franchise series in mind. As our title was delicate, I did not expect it to bother you as it has and for that I duly apologize. “
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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 title of the franchise that we intend to move forward with. We assure you that the format, nature, audience and title of our series are different and would in no way affect or hinder the exploitation of your work.
The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives will premiere on Netflix on November 27. It is based on the “fabulous lives” of four-star wives with 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.
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