Value in one cell determines another cell vice versa using drop down list

Shanthan

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[TABLE="class: grid, width: 151, align: left"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Fruits[/TD]
[TD]Colour[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Oranges[/TD]
[TD]Orange[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Apples[/TD]
[TD]Red[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Mangoes[/TD]
[TD]Green[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Bananas[/TD]
[TD]Yellow[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]








[TABLE="class: grid, width: 151"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Fruits[/TD]
[TD]Colour[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

How can I use data validation drop down list to do the following: When the user picks a fruit in the second table (using a data validation list pulled from the first table), the corresponding colour should appear in the colour column. If the user then selects a different colour in the colour column, the fruit column should change accordingly.

E.g., if I pick Apples, then the adjacent cell should show Red. If I change Red to Yellow, the cell under Fruits should show Bananas.

I tried INDEX MATCH formula, but I could only make it work one way.
 
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