1. Deepika Padukone vs Kangana Ranaut
These images were posted on Facebook by Piku The FilmGossip subscribes to a rivalry between the year's top actresses and insist they don't get long. It started when Deepika won the Best Actress prize at an award show in early 2015 and dedicated the win to Kangana's critically acclaimed performance in Queen. Kangana, who doesn't attend award shows, later told Hindustan Times that she was upset Deepika hadn't called to congratulate her after Queen released in 2014, but that they cleared the air in a phone conversation. All seened well for a while, with Kangana even showing up at Deepika's party for her film Piku. From there, it was all downhill. In interviews to the press, Kangana described her equation with Deepika as 'katti batti.' For her part, Deepika was a no-show at Kangana's Tanu Weds Manu Returns party.
2. Pahlaj Nihalani vs Censor Board
This image was posted on Facebook by Pahlaj NihalaniIt's been tough being Pahlaj Nihalani this year. The filmmaker became Chief Censor in January and has routinely been criticised by not only the film industry but also members of the Censor Board for the zeal with which he has embraced his duties and what is perceived as an autocratic style of functioning. Particularly reviled was the list of banned cuss words circulated, leading to cuts in films like NH10 and Badlapur, and the chopping of the kissing scenes in the Bond film SPECTRE. Mr Nihalani was attacked by Censor Board members Ashoke Pandit and Chandraprakash Dwivedi in tweets and a strongly-worded letter, accusing him unilateral decision making and of being an 'anarchist.' Rajyavardhan Rathore, the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, eventually brokered an uneasy peace between Mr Nihalani and Bollywood, and Mr Nihalani and his Board colleagues. In his defence, Pahlaj Nihalani has claimed that he was only following rules.
3. Kamaal R Khan vs the World
This image in center was posted on Twitter by KRKKRK trolled almost everyone this year - from Karan Johar and Anurag Kashyap over Bombay Velvet to Ranveer Singh over the AIB Roast (Ranveer blocked him, for his efforts). He insisted in tweets that KJo had offered him cash in exchange for a good 'review' of Bombay Velvet. He responded to a picture tweeted by actress Lisa Haydon with a rather lewd comment. In turn, Lisa described him as a #lowlife. In September, Rishi Kapoor found himself and absent son Ranbir subjected to a series of insulting tweets from KRK and reported him to Twitter. KRK then threatened to file a harassment case against Mr Kapoor, Twitter and websites which reported the story. He hasn't done so thus far but it' hardly likely that Twitter has seen and heard the last of him.
4. Taylor Swift vs Nicki Minaj vs Katy Perry
Image courtesy: AFPThere was some brief but seriously Bad Blood between singers Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj on Twitter. After Nicki's Anaconda missed out on the nomination for Best Video at the MTV VMAs, she tweeted about women with "slim bodies" getting the nods, which Taylor took personally. She tweeted back:
@NICKIMINAJ I've done nothing but love & support you. It's unlike you to pit women against each other. Maybe one of the men took your slot..
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 21, 2015Nicki rushed to reassure Taylor that the admiration was mutual but matters continued, where they might have ended, after Katy Perry inserted herself into the argument, perhaps as payback for being lampooned in Taylor's music video:
Finding it ironic to parade the pit women against other women argument about as one unmeasurably capitalizes on the take down of a woman...
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) July 22, 20155. Ameesha Patel vs Kushal Tandon
In October, Kushal Tandon tweeted about having seen Ameesha Patel fail to stand for the national anthem in a Mumbai theatre. In a series of angry tweets, Ameesha blamed her immobility on menstruation and suggested that women 'slap' Kushal.
Idiot kushal Tandon had the nerve to tweet that I didn't get up during national anthem. Did the jackass ask why?
— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) October 26, 2015Women we all need to slap kushal. I had the monthly girly problem. Getting up wud have caused a blood flow on the theatre ground
— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) October 26, 2015Obviously kushal had no mothers n sisters or any steady girlfriend so he doesn't know when to open his durty mouth n respect girly intimacy
— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) October 26, 2015He is immature n u guess needed some topic to be noticed publicly... Shameful.. I had to actuli speak about an intimate detail Bkoz of him
— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) October 26, 20156. Jennifer Lawrence vs Lindsay Lohan
The image on left was posted on Instagram by Lindsay LohanJennifer temporarily lost her 'most popular' status after taking a dig at actress Lindsay Lohan on a television show. She said: "I get like, Lindsay Lohan-grade exhaustion, but without any drugs or alcohol. I'm always in bed early. I'm still tired." Lindsay and her sister Aliana tweeted that it was not cool. The troubled Mean Girlsstar suggested that JLaw read Maya Angelou:
@aliana thank you sister.. Maybe who you're referring to should learn to support others like #mayaangelou pic.twitter.com/hUYJZAQ2RH
— Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan) December 15, 20157. Anurag Kashyap vs Ram Gopal Varma
The image on left was posted on Instagram by Anurag kashyapThe Bombay Velvet debacle will probably haunt Anurag for the rest of his career but there was at least one person who was positively gleeful that the film had failed so massively. RGV, Anurag's former mentor, 'Bombay Velvet is Anurag Kashyap's Aag,' ranted RGV, referring to his own disastrous remake of Sholay. 'A director standing by his film rejected by the audience is like him telling a girl "I love myself and I don't care if you don't love me,"' he went on. In a tweet of his own, Anurag suggested RGV 'put that Vodka aside and sleep.' Unsurprisingly, it didn't end there.
@anuragkashyap72 well sir for ur info I stopped drinking ...I am not into kissing men but love you too
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) May 18, 2015@RGVzoomin then lets have filter coffee together soon to celebrate the AAG..
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) May 18, 2015@anuragkashyap72 Sir u very well know that I luv u more than u luv me and I suggest that we both have coffee with Karan
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) May 18, 2015@anuragkashyap72 And in the course of having Coffee with Karan maybe we can learn from him how not to make Aag's and make Kuch Kuch's
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) May 18, 20158. Anupam Kher vs Shirish Kunder
As 2015 wound down, Aamir Khan caused something of a commotion with his comments on 'intolerance,' especially a remark about his wife Kiran Rao suggesting that they move countries. On the sidelines of the debate that it provoked, actor Anupam Kher and filmmaker Shirish Kunder took opposing sides in related skirmish.
Mr Kher was among the earliest to criticise Aamir's words. In tweets like this one addressed to his Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin co-star, he said:
Dear @aamir_khan. Did you ask Kiran which country would she like to move out to? Did you tell her that this country has made you AAMIR KHAN.
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) November 23, 2015Shirish Kunder ranged himself behind Aamir in this tweet, the logic in which passed most people (including Mr Kher) by.
Dear Anupam Kher, #AamirKhan was talking about Kiran Rao, not Kiran Kher. Hope this clears the confusion. Jai Ho :-)
— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) November 24, 2015Omg. Never realized you are so intelligent. Jai Ho.:) https://t.co/vwFu4frGGM
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) November 25, 2015Ouch. But this battle at least ended right there.
9. Zayn Malik vs One Direction
Image courtesy: AFPIn March this year, One Directioner Zayn Malik quit the boy band in search of a 'normal life.' At the time, 1D supported Zayn's decision and the split seemed amicable. But the very next month, Zayn released a new single in collaboration with Naughty Boy. It's been war since then, as this tweet from Zayn to former bandmate Louis Tomlinson proves.
@Louis_Tomlinson remember when you had a life and stopped making bitchy comments about mine ?
— zayn (@zaynmalik) May 6, 201510. Sonam Kapoor vs Ashoke Pandit
Among the many extreme reactions to the controversial AIB Roast earlier this year was a particularly hateful and obscene tweet directed by Ashoke Pandit at filmmaker and Roastmaster Karan Johar. KJo's sexuality was the subject of several Roast jokes and while he did not respond to Mr Pandit, actress Sonam Kapoor did. She certainly didn't mince her words, describing Ashoke Pandit as both 'homophobic' and 'misogynistic' and a 'loser' to boot.
@ashokepandit comes across as a homophobic misogynistic loser. Are we really trying to curb freedom of speech and expression?
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) February 4, 2015