By Hindustan Times
On Tuesday morning, Twitter followers of Karan Johar were surprised to look angry tweets by the filmmaker, calling someone ‘lame and spineless’. Although Johar didn't name anyone, it took little time for individuals to guess that during all likelihood, he was regarding actor Priyanka Chopra. Trouble began when the tabloid Mumbai Mirror carried a narrative on Tuesday quoting Priyanka’s unnamed ‘friends’ strongly defending her within the allegations of a rumoured affair with Shah Rukh Khan and hinting that Johar were bitching about her.
Without naming anyone, it also targetted ‘star wives’ (in connection with SRK’s wife, Gauri) and said, “If these women are insecure about their relationships with their husbands, they need to sort it out with them, at home.”
In no time, a fuming Karan Johar tweeted, “Using their hired PR machinery and hiding behind so called “friends” to get news into tabloids is nothing but spineless and lame!!” He added: “Some people want to get up and smell the KOFFEE!!! Get a reality check before it’s too late!!! Grow up!!! and don’t mess with goodness.”
The industry is anxious to peer this open war being declared between the two, but hope they’ll resolve it. “Washing one’s dirty linen in public isn't any solution. If there's a problem between two individuals, they need to sort it out between themselves in place of going public,” says ad guru Prahlad Kakkar.
“There is nothing that two people can’t deal with by sitting around the table. They're both on the subject of me and I’m sure they’ll resolve it like mature individuals,” says critic Taran Adarsh. “Such matters are best solved in private,” says Suhel Seth. Actor Sahil Shroff speaks out in PC’s favour and says, “I’ve known her for 10 years and he or she is a great girl. I’m sure she’s being targeted.”
Karan Johar didn't touch upon the problem while Priyanka’s spokesperson strongly denied accusations of planting the said story, saying, “Priyanka never discusses personal matters in media.”
