Aswarya Rai - Rani Mukerji War!!

The cold war between Aishwarya Rai, the gorgeous beauty of bollywood and Rani Mukerji has further intensified after Ash remarked rudely about the powder and paint makeup of Rani on the sets of Yash Raj Films’ ‘ Laga Chunri Mein Daag’ in Switzerland. Rani Mukerji is so miffed with the Bachchan bahu that this cold war may lead to a break up in her relation with the Bachchans for ever.

As a source present on the sets of Yash Raj Films reveals, ‘ Rani Mukerji may be maintaining a dignified silence but she is extremely hurt. Firstly, Jayaji completely ignored her on the sets. Secondly, Ash was extremely rude to her during our Switzerland schedule. Rani is maintaining silence only because of Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. She is very fond of them and does not want to hurt them.’

In fact, Aishwarya Rai and Rani Mukerji were very good friends during their early days in the industry and Rani would consult the Miss World on the matters of her looks and commercials. But it all changed for the worse when Rani Mukerji replaced Aishwarya Rai in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Chalte Chalte. Aishwarya Rai took this as a betrayal on the part of her bosom friend Rani, and cold war began.

But in reality, Aishwarya Rai was replaced by Shah Rukh Khan from his film as Salman Khan would come on the sets of the film and disturb shooting of King Khan, which the professional Khan found difficult to ignore or tolerate. He removed the root cause of Salman Khan coming on the sets by ousting Aishwarya from his movie, and taking Rani in her place. But Ash viewed this as the mean mechanism on the part of Rani Mukerji.

The war had further intensified between the two actresses when Rani was not invited to the wedding of Abhishek Bachchan due to perhaps Aishwarya Rai’s objections. Apparently, Aishwarya did not want anyone to come to wedding whose name had been linked in the past with Abhishek Bachchan,and Rani Mukerji- Abhishek Bachchan combination had already become popular after Mani Rathnam’s Yuva and Shaad Ali’s Bunty aur Babli.

Perhaps Aishwarya Rai is not so happy about Rani having a good rapport with Abhishek Bachchan even after marriage. It may be recalled that Abhishek Bachchan and Rani are working together in Laga Chunri Mein Daag and they are said to be having a sparkling chemistry between them during the shootings.