Subhash Ghai REACTS To Mahima Chaudhry's 'Bullied' Comment, Says 'Yes, There Was A Small Conflict in 1997....'

Mahima Chaudhry, who made her Bollywood debut with 'Pardes', said that the film's director Subhash Ghai had 'bullied' her.

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Mahima Chaudhry, who is fondly known for her role of Kusum in ‘Pardes’ opposite Shah Rukh Khan, set several tongues wagging when she revealed that she was bullied by filmmaker Subhash Ghai. The ‘Dhadkan’ actress, while talking to an entertainment portal, said that Ghai took her to court and asked other producers to not to work with her. She also said that Salman Khan, Sanjay Dutt, David Dhawan and Rajkumar Santoshi stood by her during her tiff with the 'Taal' director. Subhash Ghai, who launched Mahima Chaudhary in ‘Pardes’, has reacted to her allegations. He agreed that there was a ‘small conflict’ between the two and his company sent a notice to the actress for flouting a clause in her agreement with his production house. He added that Mahima apologized to him and they became friends again. The ‘Khalnayak’ actor further said that he admired Mahima for making a guest appearance in a song in his last film ‘Kaanchi’, which released in 2014. The film starred Mishti and Kartik Aaryan in lead roles. “I am amused reading this news. .  Mahima n I are very good friends till date and are still in touch through messages. She is a very nice and mature woman of today. She recently shared on how she gets welcomed at every event with a song  from Pardes ‘I love my India’ even after 23 years.Yes, there was a small conflict in 1997 post the release of Pardes , which became a big blockbuster and for which she even got the filmfare award for best actor. My company did send her a show cause notice for flouting a clause in our agreement,” Subash Ghai said in a statement.

“Media n industry reacted in a big way and so I withdrew n canceled her contract with Mukta.  After 3 years she came to me with her family n apologised for her impulsive reaction. I forgave her n thereafter we became friends again. She is jovial good person I trust. She must be right in feeling that she was bullied when asked by someone. Actually I admire her great gesture when she did a guest appearance in a song in my last film Kanchi in 2015. I guess we do get entertained with the smallest of an old tiff which is normal in course of life in show biz,” the ‘Ram Lakhan’ director further said in the statement.