Let’s kiss and make-up, say Bollywood's babes

If 2010 was the year of catfights, then 2011 might just well be the year of patch-ups in Bollywood. Blame it on the awards season, which made it mandatory for the actors to cross paths under extreme public glare and basic politeness becoming the order of the day,  air-kissing seems to have replaced the claws at least for now.

Never mind, if, as insiders point out, that all this is just a veil to cover the simmering displeasure against each other, that they made so obvious last year.

Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra may have made open digs at each other, but the two actors met each other like long-lost sahelis when they bumped into each other at a recent event. Actress Deepika Padukone is now on a rather diplomatic mode after Rishi Kapoor lashed out against the actress for having spoken about son Ranbir, in not so flattering ways. And according to a source, the actress has learnt a lesson and sworn off showing her catty side.

Actresses Rani Mukerji and Vidya Balan too went overboard with their dosti, despite the speculation of the two sharing cold undercurrents during the promo rounds of their film No One Killed Jessica. However an insider insists, “Ask them if they have exchanged a single message after the release or any even during the promo rounds and the answer will be a ‘no’!”

“What you see is definitely not what you get here,” says a veteran film producer. “An actor taking the first step towards showing a cordial friendship in public is mostly an assertive way to say that the person is not insecure about the other actor. But they would not stop bitching the moment their backs are turned,” he adds.

It’s no news that actors Emraan Hashmi and Mallika Sherawat shared rather cold vibes off screen, despite the hot onscreen chemistry in Murder. Of late however, the actor has been making friendly remarks about his co-star in his recent interviews in the wake of a sequel to the same film. Sherawat on the other hand has been posting her pic on Twitter with her Double Dhamal co-star Kangna Ranaut to prove that all is hunky-dory between the two on sets.

“A rather forced attempt,” feel insiders of he film who’ve been a witness to them cold-shouldering each other during the shoots.

“Whether genuine or for the sake of record, there’s no denying that this year is seeing Bollywood in a friendship-mending mode,” says an industry watcher.

After a too-hot-to-handle last year, B-town now seems to be in a chilling mode and no-one’s complaining for sure.