BOMBAY TIMES (February 16, 2016)

In Bollywood, as in life, one must never say never. People fight, paths cross and then often, people end up forgiving one another. However, filmmaker Aditya Chopra is made of a different mettle. He neither forgives nor forgets. Sources say that when Shraddha Kapoor was at a low point at the very beginning of her career, it was Adi's company that threw a fishing line at her and stopped her from sinking. In fact, a smaller wing of his production house (that focused on lower-budget films) even signed her for three films. But she didn't fulfill her commitment and that obviously left Adi and his production house mighty upset.

Soon Shraddha hit pay dirt with Aashiqui 2 and went on to become a 'biggie' with the success of films like Ek Villain, ABCD2 etc. Now, the youngster is on a high and will be seen in Rock On 2 as well. But Adi apparently isn't too impressed with her achievements or her popularity. Listen to this - he was reportedly the first one who was approached to bankroll a movie starring Shraddha and her ex-beau Aditya Roy Kapur in the lead. But his studio passed the opportunity and his good friend Karan Johar is now backing the film.

As far as Adi and Shraddha go, well it certainly doesn't look like there is going to be a patch up anytime soon.