# Old Kareena-Bipasha Slap Row Revived in Podcast Discussion 2026-08-07T01:51:31+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A podcast has revived the long-running 2000s controversy involving Kareena Kapoor Khan and Bipasha Basu during Ajnabee. Reports alleged that Kapoor slapped Basu after a dispute involving stylist Vikram Phadnis, and called her a derogatory name. NDTV reports that veteran journalist Aastha Atray attributed the era’s different gossip culture to the absence of social media, with magazines such as Stardust and Filmfare carrying celebrity reports. Basu told Filmfare in 2001 that the dispute had been exaggerated and involved the designer, not her. Kapoor denied the alleged insult in a 2002 interview. The actresses appeared to reconcile by 2008. ## Coverage - ndtv.com Tags: Ajnabee, Bipasha Basu, Bollywood, celebrity gossip, Kareena Kapoor Khan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/old-kareena-bipasha-slap-row-revived-in-podcast-discussion/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/old-kareena-bipasha-slap-row-revived-in-podcast-discussion/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.