Abhishek Bachchan (seen here with wifey Aishwarya Rai) had this to say in his wife’s defence:

“Nakshatra was discontinued by Aishwarya. It is false news that she lost out the endorsement to Katrina Kaif. Aishwarya had some conditions and the company did not come to terms with this, so she called it off.”

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.