In two upcoming films Pati Patni Aur Woh Do and Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai, the hero is shown to be caught between three leading ladies.In both cases, the three heroines had a tough time getting along with one another. In fact, the cold vibes among the three heroines of Pati Patni Aur Woh Do — Rakul Preet Singh, Wamiqa Gabbi and Sara Ali Khan — was palpable during the innumerable promotional events the trio of ladies attended.So, is it impossible for female co-stars to get along?“Not at all!” says Shabana Azmi. “I did Ashanti with Zeenat Aman and Parveen Babi and we got along like a house on fire. During Arth, Smita and I were supposed to be tearing each other’s hair. We weren’t friends, but we were not fighting either.”A lot of the time, the supposed rivalry between actresses is cooked up by the publicists to create curiosity for a film.Rakhee Gulzar recalls how the so-called rivalry with Sharmila Tagore during the making of Yash Chopra’s Daag was all a figment of some publicist’s imagination. “We were not friends. But we were not fighting over Rajesh Khanna, as was reported,” laughs Rakhee.However, not all rivalries among actresses are concocted. Mumtaz hated Zeenat Aman since she stole the show from the senior actress in Hare Rama Hare Krishna. The bitterness remains as we saw Mumtaz recently spew venom against Zeenat.Kareena Kapoor’s infamous catfights with Bipasha Basu during the making of Abbas-Mustan’s Ajnabee was not manufactured by a marketing team. Kareena really made some objectionable remarks about Bipasha and Bobby Deol had taken Bipasha’s side. Kareena never spoke to Bobby again.Raveena Tandon’s notorious catfight with Karisma Kapoor during the making of Sanjay Gupta’s Aatish was real, and Raveena admits it. “It was true. We really didn’t get along. We did have a fight. We were both immature at that time. Today, I can laugh about it. But it wasn’t funny when it happened.”So, can two actresses co-exist peacefully when working together?Raveena says, “It depends on how secure they are about their space. I had problems with some co-stars. But when I worked with Srideviji in Laadla, there was no problem.”Speaking of Sridevi, her constant co-star Jeetendra tells a funny story about her rivalry with Jaya Prada. “Kaka (Rajesh Khanna) and I took it upon ourselves to patch up Sridevi and Jaya Prada during the shooting of Maqsad. So, we locked them up together in a room. When an hour later we returned, we saw them sitting exactly at the same places where we had left them, not having exchanged one word.”