Koffee With Karan 7: How BFFs Gauri Khan, Maheep Kapoor And Bhavana Pandey Survived 3 Decades Of "Ups And Downs"

Gauri Khan, Maheep Kapoor and Bhavana Pandey also revealed how their families sailed through tough times

The much-awaited episode of Koffee With Karan finally aired on Wednesday and we must say, it was exactly what we expected. Gauri Khan, Maheep Kapoor and Bhavana Pandey were on the Koffee couch. The trio spoke about their three decades of friendship, their jobs, equations with their families, success, failure and much more. If you have seen Fabulous Lives Of Bollywood Wives, you must know by now that Gauri, Maheep and Bhavana have been friends for more than 30 years. Just like any other relationship, they have experienced their fair share of ups and downs.  When asked by host Karan Johar about their “friendship of nearly three decades” and how it is still going strong, Gauri Khan laughed and said, “We have had many fights, to be honest. Let's not paint this rosy picture.” Bhavana Pandey added, “We have had our ups and downs.” 

Karan Johar also highlighted how they have had “individual issues” with each other but they always reconcile and have grown closer over the year. To this, Maheep Kapoor said, “We have had loads of fights but that's what it is.” Then Bhavana added, “We have had loads of amazing times too and we have all been there for each other in our tough times as well. I think that is what has made us last.” According to Maheep and Gauri, “catfights” are important. 

Maheep Kapoor and Bhavana Pandey then revealed that people do think that they are friends with Gauri because she is the wife of superstar Shah Rukh Khan. It all started with Karan Johar giving his own example of being called a “hanger-on” with Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan. He asked Maheep and Bhavana to share their experiences. To this, Maheep said that she has faced it “all the time.” She added, “There were times when people used to say that she is getting noticed because she is friends with Gauri Khan. But you know, three decades, 100 fights, 100 issues, hard times, bad times, you can't fake this.” On the bond that the three of them share, Maheep said, “We have gone through milestones in life. You can't fake these things.”

Bhavana Pandey agreed with Maheep Kapoor. She also recalled the time when Gauri Khan had asked her to come over for a tea party. “I thought that it was really warm and welcoming of her, to be honest. I didn't really know anyone. The tea party was wonderful,” she said.