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Karan Johar Apologises To Madhur Bhandarkar Over Show Title Row

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Just a few hours after filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar accused Dharma Productions for allegedly misappropriating the title 'Bollywood Wives' that is registered with him, Karan Johar, who is backing the Netflix series titled The Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives, released a statement on Twitter on Thursday evening.

Karan Johar, in his statement, apologised to the Fashion director for his "grievances during the course of the last few weeks." However, he maintained that he will stick to the original title of the show and "assured that the format, nature, audience and the title" of the series are "different and would not in any manner dent or encumber the exploitation" of Madhur Bhandarkar's work.

In his open letter to the filmmaker, Karan Johar wrote: "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." Karan Johar, who made a cameo appearance in Mr Bhandarkar's 2008 film Fashion, added, " Through all these years I have been an ardent admirer of your work and I have always wished 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 franchise title we tend to go ahead with."