Ekta's hidden agenda for her birthday bash

As Ekta Kapoor gears up for her belated birthday bash Thursday, she has decided to ask two friends to end their differences at the party. "I want Sanjay Gupta and Apoorva Lakhia to end their differences. All they've to do is to sit across the table and talk. That's it," Ekta told IANS.

"They're both so talented and their vision is so similar. They've collaborated on a film 'Shootout At Lokhandwala' that has created quite a hungama. They shouldn't have differences. They must work together again," said Ekta, whose birthday falls on June 7 but which she is celebrating a month later.

She is confident that they will listen to her.

"They have to. The differences between them have been created from the outside and they must end, for my sake."

Ekta has an extra reason for wishing to get her two friends together. Her brother Tusshar has become a very close friend of Apoorva. They're seen hanging around quite often.

Gupta, who began directing his new project "Alibaug", shrugs at the suggestion of reconciliation.

"As far as I'm concerned Apoorva is welcome to make a film for my company White Feather whenever he wants. But he's directing films for two of my dear friends Ekta Kapoor and Suniel Shetty. Where does he have time for me?"

Indo-Asian News Service