Rubina A Khan and Ram Kamal Mukherjee
The Bollywood grapevine says all's not well between Bipasha and John. And the cause reportedly is Mallika Sherawat.
Rumours have been flying fast and furious about the trouble between the golden couple Bipasha Basu and John Abraham. Now there's more buzz. It's said that bombshell Mallika Sherawat is the reason behind the rift. It was Mallika's proximity to John during their recent world tour that upset Bipasha, say sources.
Bipasha did take time out from her shooting schedule in London to go and cheer John at his show in Birmingham and everything seemed fine till then. However, trouble began when she heard of the John-Mallika link-up. "Things are definitely not fine between John and Bipasha after the whole Mallika rumour. There is a crack in the relationship, but they have not split," says a source. John, who was in Cape Town has just returned to Mumbai and so has Bipasha who was shooting in Namibia. "It's just a lovers' quarrel between John and Bipasha," says a close friend of the couple. "All relationships go through ups and downs. It's not unusual. They are very much together," the friend adds.
There are rumours that when Bipasha was shooting with Abhishek Bachchan for 'Dhoom 2' in Rio, she was very disturbed. Incidentally, one day on the sets Bipasha wept profusely. "Bipasha shares a very good relationship with the Bachchans and Abhishek is a very good friend of Bipasha's. She was weeping profusely just after having a conversation with John over the phone. She probably confided in Abhishek," the source adds. Meanwhile, both actors are denying the stories of a split. In fact, John gave a press statement saying that he is still with Bipasha. When asked about the split, Bipasha only said, "I am not the kind to talk about my personal life to get media attention."
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