Priyanka Chopra vs Kareena Kapoor: Bollywood stars and their cold wars

Some issues run deep, ruining relationships, nursing grudges. In the case of celebrities, these points of friction are in the spotlight. Here’s a look at some A-lister spats through the ages.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonam K Ahuja. In 2009, Ahuja became a brand ambassador of a firm that Rai Bachchan was already the face of. Rai Bachchan reportedly didn’t shy away from letting her disapproval show. In that same year, Ahuja in an interview took pot shots at the ‘Devdas’ actor’s age. In 2011, both of them were supposed to walk the ramp at Cannes Film Festival; Rai Bachchan refused to be there if Ahuja was. Fast-forward years later and the two seem to have mended things; Rai Bachchan was at Ahuja’s wedding.

Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan have a rocky history. In 2002, Salman reportedly made a scene on the sets of SRK’s film ‘Chalte Chalte’. Then in 2008, at a party Salman allegedly kept making snide comments at Shah Rukh until the conversation turned into a bout of fisticuffs.

Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone’s spat was over Ranbir Kapoor who reportedly cheated on Padukone with Kaif. After the couple split up, Kapoor would go on to date Kaif, but his closeness with his ex resulted in this relationships crumbling too. The women seem to have gotten over it though, with Kaif attending Padukone’s wedding reception in 2018.

Shah Rukh Khan and Shirish Kunder. Here’s another situation that devolved at a party. Reportedly, Farah Khan’s husband, Shirish Kunder, kept following Shah Rukh around and murmuring something at a party much to his annoyance. The reports of what happened next vary; some say Shah Rukh slapped him; others say he held him by the scruff of his neck. Khan himself said "though there had been a disagreement, there had been no assault." The two seem to have resolved things however, with Shah Rukh and Farah even doing another movie Happy New Year together.

Salman Khan and Vivek Oberoi’s row began and ended with a girl. In 2003, Oberoi said at a press conference that Salman had called him 41 times and threated to kill him over his then girlfriend – who was also Khan’s ex - Aishwarya Rai. Post media circus, Rai broke up with Oberoi. The two actors are still not on talking terms.

Rani Mukherjee Chopra and Preity G Zinta are professionals, but they are not friends confirmed Rani Mukherjee Chopra on a TV show. On Koffee with Karan, she also said: "I think Preity talks too much, she should talk less. That's the only thing I want to tell her through your show. I think she has an opinion about everything. I think she should cut that out." Yikes!

Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor started off friendly enough when they worked on ‘Aitraaz’, but then had a huge fight while travelling together for a concert. Then on an episode of ‘Koffee With Karan’, Kapoor took a dig at Chopa’s accent and she returned the jibe with one of her own. They’ve both obviously gotten over it though – Kapoor recently praised Chopra’s work.

Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha. Sinha in his autobiography ‘Anything But Khamosh’ recalls the moment he decided not to movies with Bachchan. He writes: "There was a fight sequence in ‘Kaala Patthar’ which I had been told would be an equal fight. But along with fight master Shetty who is no more, it was changed to Amitabh beating the hell out of me, beating me constantly until Shashi Kapoor separated us. At this point, I had to put my foot down and protest that this was not what had been narrated to me. I had to argue this out and shooting was stopped for three to four hours which irked Amitabh." He said he refused projects after that. Have they resolved their differences? We don’t know – but their children say the actors are on good terms.