When Bollywood actresses spoke about catfights

Tapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar were the talk of the town recently for their role in ‘Saand Ki Aankh’. Although the two earned praises for their stellar performances, their casting as the ace elderly sharpshooters Chandro Tomar and Prakashi Tomar, kicked off the ageism debate in the industry. But through it all, the two ladies stuck together and often made headlines for shutting down trolls from time to time.

In an interview with ETimes, Bhumi opened up about her equation with her co-star and crushed catfight rumours once and for all, saying that the rumours that made their way onto tabloids was in fact, just a prank. She said, “We played a prank on my director. So the whole idea was an April Fool's day joke. People could not digest the fact that we are such good friends. Taapsee and I are very thick, we're like soul sisters. So it was a joke people could not understand how two heroines were not fighting. We've not had one disagreement.”

Calling her co-star Jhansi Ki Raani, she said, “We've actually stood up for each other. There have been times when she thought somebody was being rude to me. She's is like Jhansi Ki Raani. We both are very opinionated, strong women. That's why we got along.”

After the success of ‘Saand Ki Aankh’, Bhumi is now looking forward to the release of her next romantic comedy, ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’. The film is slated to hit screens this December.

Gone are the days when they said two actresses cannot be friends in Bollywood. Today, the actresses not only work together on the sets but also bond off screen. Anushka Sharma recently opened up about the reports of catfights in the industry.

She reportedly said that such stories don't come out anymore and people must not even be expecting such things. She feels that it's only the media that talks about such things as they feel actresses aren't professional. Anushka also reportedly added that they have a lot of work and various things to do and that all are busy handling their lives and careers. According to her, they don’t have the time to do such nonsensical bickering and have a lot of responsibility towards themselves.

On the work front, she was last seen in Aanand L Rai’s ‘Zero’ which also starred Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. She is yet to announce her next project.

Katrina Kaif is currently busy promoting her upcoming film 'Zero' ahead of its big release this weekend. During her many promotions, the actress has not shied away from touching upon her personal life and failed relationships.

At a recent event, Katrina was questioned about her equation with Alia Bhatt and Priyanka Chopra which was rumoured to be strained considering that the former is now dating Ranbir Kapoor and because she replaced PC in 'Bharat'.

About her relationship with Alia, she said, “We may have had a conflicted and angst-ridden relationship, but it's still a relationship of some sort. We are mature enough to move beyond the hurt and accept each other just as we are without limiting our relationship with past baggage”.

Rubbishing rumours of bad-blood between her and Priyanka, she said, “I am very fond of Priyanka, who I recently had a great time with. We have all known each other for a long time and today, certain things don't matter.”

The film ‘Zero’ also stars Anushka Sharma and Shah Rukh Khan in the lead roles. Directed by Anand L. Rai, the film will hit the big screen on 21 December 2018.