<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script><br /><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">She dons the war paint in public, takes pot-shots at her female rivals. Catfights come naturally to filmdom’s actresses even though actors maintain the bhai-bhai camouflage. </span><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">Delhi Times</span><span style="" font-style:="" italic=""> deconstructs ''Bollywood Bitching''...</span><br /><br /></div> <div align="center" style="position:relative; left: 0"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="center" border="1" width="69.4%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><img src="/photo/1041798.cms" alt="/photo/1041798.cms" border="0" /></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Take I: </span><br /><br />Bipasha reacts to Amisha’s observation that she’ll never do a <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Jism</span> by saying: "She doesn’t have the body to do so.’’ Amisha''s answer, "I''m not hot enough to do <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Jism</span>; that''s why I do films like <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Gadar</span>, <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">The Rising</span>.'''' <br /> <br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Take II: </span><br /><br />Rani Mukherjee says on TV, "Preity should cut down on her talking; she has an opinion on everything.'''' <br /> <br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Take III: </span><br /><br />Preity says of Kareena, "You only say ''hi'' to me when Karan (Johar) is around.
So take a chill pill.'''' <br /><br />Kareena''s reply, "If she feels that way, then maybe I will go and say ''hi'' to her next time." <br /><br />If it''s actress versus actress, the ladies ensure everyone knows about it. <br /><br />And everyone knows that Kareena and Bipasha fell out during the making of <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Ajnabee</span>, reportedly over their movie outfits. <br /><br />That Karisma and Raveena had a long-running feud; that Manisha Koirala and Ash didn''t see eye to eye for some time; that Amisha doesn''t think much of <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Chameli</span> or Kareena, who says, "My flops make more news than someone''s superhits''''; that Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra had problems during the making of <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Andaaz</span>.<br /> <br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section2"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script></div> <div align="center" style="position:relative; left: -2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="center" border="1" width="43.2%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><img src="/photo/1041805.cms" alt="/photo/1041805.cms" border="0" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Preity Zinta has a word or two for Kareena Kapoor</span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><br /><br />Meanwhile, most of Bollywood''s heroes are on amicable, if not buddy-buddy, terms - and they certainly stay clear of taking potshots at each other in public. So, what makes filmdom''s heroines bitch about each other? <br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">You Vs Me = Insecurity</span><br /><br />"It''s tough for actresses to be friends because insecurity is a problem in the industry," says Kim Sharma, "differences could stem from a film role to who gets the senior stylist for a shoot."<br /><br />According to Raveena, "An actress had me removed from four projects as I starred opposite her then boyfriend."<br /><br />Adds trade analyst Indu Mirani, "If two actresses are direct competitors, one actress'' roles could be the source of envy for another."<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Whose camp are you in? </span><br /><br />Bollywood is divided into camps led by filmmakers and leading heroes. <br /><br />Since a ''love me, love my dog, hate my enemies'' syndrome runs in the industry, an actress close to a big banner can ensure that her rivals are never cast by that banner. <br /><br />"Actresses have coteries that make life tough for anyone whom the actress doesn''t like. Depending on the equation shared with the director/producer, it''s not unusual for an actress'' scenes to be cut at the behest of another," reveals an actor. <br /><br /></div> </div><div class="section3"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript">doweshowbellyad=0; </script></div> <div align="center" style="position:relative; left: -2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="center" border="1" width="35.6%"> <colgroup> <col width="100.0%" /> </colgroup> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><img src="/photo/1041804.cms" alt="/photo/1041804.cms" border="0" /></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="100.0%" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="" valign:="" top="" background-color:="" f3f3f3=""> <div class="Normal"><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">Ayesha Takia says she shared a great rapport with her </span><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">Dil Mange More </span><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="">co-stars</span><span style="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic=""> </span></div> </td> </tr> </table></div> <div class="Normal"><br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Who likes manipulators? </span><br /><br />Sometimes, a role depends more on contacts than merit. "This leads to heartburn," says TV actress Shweta Keswani, "Also, there tends to be resentment against those who have had it easy, specially when such an actress wants the best in outfits, screen lines."<br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Actor-actor bhai-bhai?</span> <br /><br />Industry sources reveal that actors air grievances clandestinely, if not in public. <br /><br />"If a filmmaker is considering casting a rival, an actor could make snide remarks about him. I''ve seen actors laughing at the failure of others,"says an upcoming actress. <br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">Can actresses be friends? </span><br /><br />Ayesha Takia thinks so. "I shared screen space with Soha and Tulip Joshi in <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Dil Maange More</span> - it was fun because we all knew what our roles were." <br /><br />Sandhya Mridul says she had "a very nice time" with her female co-stars during the shooting of <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Page 3.</span><br />"If you''re confident that you can deliver, how can anyone else create problems?"<br /></div> </div>
