At the Nakshatra press conference on Tuesday to announce her as the brand’s new ambassador, Katrina was surprisingly all praise for Aishwarya, whom she replaced.

In fact, in a subtle manner she thanked Ash for raising the profile of the brand. Being diplomatic, she said she had no competition or enmity with Ash, whom she has also replaced as the most searched Bollywood celeb on the internet.

However, it’s often said that Katrina does secretly compete with Sallu’s ex-girlfriend and is consciously working to overtake her in terms of success and popularity.

What ever the truth about the Ash-Kat race may be, what has also emerged about the Nakshatra campaign is that Katrina actually was not the first choice for the job. Apparently, the company first approached Deepika, but could not meet her price and terms.

But Katrina seems not to have had any problem or issues with the rates or the contract’s conditions.