Karan Johar shared this image. (courtesy of karanjohar)
Highlight
- KJo is producing The Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives series
- Madhur Bhandarkar accused Dharma of “modifying, misusing” the title
- “I humbly apologize for my complaints,” wrote Karan Johar.
New Delhi:
Just hours after filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar accused Dharma Productions of allegedly misappropriating the title ‘Bollywood Wives’ that is trademarked with him, Karan Johar, who endorses the Netflix series titled The fabulous lives of Bollywood wives, issued a statement on Twitter Thursday night. Karan Johar, in her statement, apologized to the fashion director for his “grievances over the course of the past few weeks.” However, he maintained that he will stick to the original title of the program and “assured that the format, nature, audience and title” of the series are “different and in no way would harm or hinder the exploitation” of Madhur Bhandarkar. job.
In her open letter to the filmmaker, Karan Johar wrote: “Dear Madhur, our relationship goes back a long time and we have both been a part of this close-knit industry for many, many years.” Karan Johar, who made a cameo in the 2008 Mr Bhandarkar film. fashionHe added, “Throughout all these years I have been a fervent admirer of your work and have always wanted the best for you.” 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 usually move on with.”
Karan Johar added that he did not “foresee” that the title would “upset” Madhur Bhandarkar as it was “different” and added: “I know he has upset us. I humbly apologize for my grievances over the course of the past weeks. However, I would like to clarify that we have chosen this new and different title “The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives” taking into account the non-fiction format of our reality-based franchise series. As our title was different, I did not foresee that it would bother you as you have and for that I duly apologize. “
Karan Johar signed the statement saying, “I hope we can get away from this and continue to create exceptionally good content for our audience. I wish you the best for all your endeavors and I look forward to seeing your work.
Read Karan Johar’s statement here:
To my dear friend @imbhandarkarpic.twitter.com/l5oX2hmM8A
– Karan Johar (@karanjohar) November 26, 2020
Madhur Bhandarkar, previously shared images of the letter written by the Indian Film Producers Association (IMPPA) to the Film and Television Producers Guild of India, based on his complaint, and the response received. He had even accused Dharma Productions of “misusing and modifying” the title of his next project. Bollywood wives. “When ‘IMPPA’ asked the ‘Film Guild of India’ if Dharma received the title of Bollywood Wives where Dharma is a member, the GUILD replied that they had flatly rejected the same. That shows that Dharma has shamelessly modified and abused our title “he tweeted. Madhur Bhandarkar.
When ‘IMPPA’ asked the ‘Film Guild of India’ if @DharmaMovies it was given the title #Bollywood wives where Dharma is a member. GUILD responded that they had flatly rejected the same. That shows that Dharma has blatantly modified and abused our title. #Bollywood wives. Check https://t.co/Wo9UJA3fCDpic.twitter.com/ZibM7XYp60
– Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) November 23, 2020
the Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives is an upcoming Netflix series based on the lives of four stellar wives: Seema Khan (married to Sohail Khan), Maheep Kapoor (wife of Sanjay Kapoor), Bhavana Pandey (wife of Chunky Pandey) and Neelam Kothari (married to Samir Soni) .
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