After years of slinging mud at each other in public, former lovers Leander Paes and Rhea Pillai were finally persuaded to try and reach an amicable solution behind closed doors. It was thanks to high court judge, who tactfully reminded the estranged couple about the effect a long-drawn, public battle would have on their 10-year-old daughter.

Rhea Pillai and Leander Paes (left) outside the Bombay High Court yesterday. Pic/Bipin Kokate