Ashutosh Gowariker and Madhur Bhandarkar are buddies

In Bollywood, there are ephemeral friends and foes! Few months back if it was Ashutosh Gowariker who displeased Madhur Bhandarkar by taking a nasty dig at Priyanka Chopra at an awards night has finally sorted out the differences with the latter as both of them at friends again, courtesy their wives! Talking about the big patch up a source said, “The relationship between the two families was too strong to be broken."

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: In Bollywood, there are ephemeral friends and foes! Few months back if it was Ashutosh Gowariker who displeased Madhur Bhandarkar by taking a nasty dig at Priyanka Chopra at an awards night has finally sorted out the differences with the latter as both of them at friends again, courtesy their wives! The animosity between Ashutosh and Madhur began when the former snubbed Priyanka for winning the best actress award for ‘Fashion’ while stating that it should have been won by Aishwarya for ‘Jodhaa Akbar.’ Enraged by Ashutosh’s comments, a charged Madhur shot back as, “Ashutosh’s viewpoint was in a very bad taste, because it was a public podium where you just cannot demean anyone, especially Priyanka Chopra who, besides the fact that she had acted in my film Fashion, is also a dear friend.” However, after spending months of mutual dislike, the two directors have mutually reconciled. Talking about the big patch up to a news daily, a close source said, “The relationship between the two families was too strong to be broken. Madhur’s wife Renu and Ashutosh’s wife Sunita, in particular, were very friendly. They are back to being thick friends again. None of them will tell you who took the initiative to patch up. All’s well that ends well.” When enquired, Sunita Gowariker confirmed the news and said, “It always was. There was never a fall out for a patch-up to happen” while Renu Bhandarkar added, “Everything is fine between Madhur and Ashutosh. Sunita and I meet up frequently. There is no problem.” Its kiss and make up time for Ashutosh and Madhur!