Kat-fight continues

Katrina Kaif and Malaika Arora-Khan share a rather cold history and the unfriendly vibes were felt once again during Kat's visit to the Khan-dan for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations. 

Malaika ignored the actress through her long 'frienship' with Salman Khan and the two did not acknowledge each other during the festivities at Alvira Khan's Bandra home yesterday evening too.

"Katrina still drops by at Salman's place often and she visited Alvira's place where the family is hosting Ganpati. Katrina walked in and sat with Salman's mother Salma while Malaika sat in another corner with Sohail and friends," a source close to the family told TOI.

The two have never seen eye-to-eye but maintained a polite front while brother-in-law Salman was dating Katrina. With the relationship officially over, the niceties have come to a quick end.

"The two refused to acknowledge each other despite the fact that it was a happy occasion and a gathering of friends and family was watching," added the source.

This is the latest episode in the catfight which has been brewing for many years and has kept the grapevine buzzing and by the look of it, a white flag is not yet on the horizon.

A question to Ranbir

We recently saw pictures of you and Katrina holidaying in Spain. Are you both in a relationship?
Right now, given the phase I am in my life, I have opened this umbrella which comprises my family, love, friendship, my movies and things that make me happy. In the last few months, a lot has been spoken about my relationship, but I think before my personal life becomes a reality show, I would like to protect it as much as I can. It's not about one person, but involves two people, the other being a girl, and she has more to lose than me. I think there is a right time to speak about everything. But right now, I am so consumed by my life — be it my professional or personal life — that I don't want the spotlight more on that. Fortunately, I was away in Sri Lanka for the last one-and-a-half months shooting, when all this was happening and I was completely focused on my work and did not see the backlash that was coming. The pictures are out. Today, the paparazzi are not just photographers, everyone has a cell phone with a camera. If they see an actor, they click pictures to show it to their friends or have it on their phones and, as an actor, I don't see anything wrong with it. Having said that, there is a limit that has been crossed, but there is nothing right or wrong. As an individual, when you're the subject, you can feel bad about it. But too bad, you are an actor. So it's a bit of a catch-22 that you wished it did not happen, but, when you think about it, you can't really do anything about it. All this is really in between. What really matters is your movies and how good a person you are. Otherwise tabloids and news channels writing about you only builds your curiosity and stardom and propels you to reach wider places.