During their heydays in the 1980s, Jaya and Sri were considered rivals. The two featured together in several films like 'Mawaali' (1983) and 'Tohfa' (1984) among others.
Buzz is that while shooting for 'Maqsad' (1984) co-stars Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra locked Jaya and Sri in the same make-up room, hoping that they would start talking, but their efforts proved futile.
Over three decades later, the South sirens finally patched up and let bygones be byogones.