Subhash Ghai on Mahima's statement: People get entertained with the smallest of tiffs

Actor Mahima Chaudhary me her Bollywood debut with film Pardes alongside Shahrukh Khan. Chaudhary, who was directed by Ghai for her debut, said that filmmaker 'bullied' her and told producers t to cast her in ir projects. She revealed that re were only people including Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan who stood by her. w, director Subhash Ghai has reacted to this in a statement. 

Subhash Ghai reacts to Mahima Chaudhary's statements 

Reacting to Mahima Chaudhary's statements, Subhash Ghai said that he is 'amused' with this piece of news. filmmaker said that he and Mahima are very good friends and are still in touch with each or through text messs. He furr ded that Chaudhary is a 'nice and mature woman of today'. director also said that actor recently shared that she is still welcomed to events with her popular song I Love My India from Pardes. 

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dressing conflict, Subhash Ghai said that re was a conflict in 1997 after release of Pardes. He ded that film went on to become a huge blockbuster and said that Mahima Chaudhary even received a Filmfare Award for Best Actor for movie. He furr revealed that his company sent actor a show-cause tice for flouting a clause in ir agreement. 

ding that media and film industry reacted in a big way, Ghai said that he withdrew and canceled his contract with Mukta. He revealed that actor later visited him with family and apologised to him. Post that director has been friends with Chaudhary and said that she is a jovial person and that he trusts her. He ded that she must be right about feeling bullied when someone asks her about it. 

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Subhash Ghai furr said that he mires her gesture for making a guest appearance in his song. Mahima Chaudhary me a cameo appearance in a song in Ghai's last film Kanchi in 2015. director furr said that one gets 'entertained with smallest of tiffs which is a rmal thing in life of showbiz'. 

In her interview with Bollywood Hungama, Chaudhary also said that director put an in a magazine stating that any filmmaker who wished to work with Mahima would have to contact him. She ded that she was t bound by  contract to which Ghai referred to in that . actor said that David Dhawan, Rajkumar Hirani, Salman Khan, and Sanjay Dutt told her to stay strong. She furr revealed that Satya was supposed to be her second film and said that she was t even informed when she was replaced with Urmila Matondkar. 

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