Social media went into a frenzy after reports suggested that Deepika Padukone and Farah Khan, who launched the actress in Om Shanti Om (2007), unfollowed each other on Instagram. Fans quickly speculated that the fallout was linked to Farah’s repeated jokes about Deepika’s eight-hour work policy.

A quick search of their follower lists showed that Deepika wasn’t in Farah’s list and vice versa. Interestingly, Farah also seemed to have unfollowed Ranveer Singh, though the Gully Boy actor continues to follow her. The absence of mutual follows ignited rumours of a rift between the actor-director duo.

Farah Khan Clears the Air

When Pinkvilla reached out, Farah set the record straight. “To begin with, we were not following each other earlier, too!!" she clarified. According to her, she and Deep

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