Deepika Padukone-Ranbir Kapoor-Katrina Kaif
Is
Katrina Kaif the reason why Deepika Padukone has been unceremoniously
dropped from ex-boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor's much-hyped world tour?
Deepika, along with Ranbir and Priyanka Chopra, was scheduled to be part
of the chain of mega events scheduled for July 2011.
While
Deepika taunting Ranbir on Karan Johar's talk show is being seen as the
primary reason for her ouster, industry insiders can't help notice a
Katrina angle in all this.
The buzz goes that
Katrina has been keen on being part of the world tour. And she would
never be comfortable with Deepika around, industry insiders point out.
Since Ranbir got close to Katrina while he was still dating Deepika, so
the two beauties can't stand each other.
The Ranbir-Deepika split happened around the time the Kapoor scion got close to Katrina when the two were shooting together for Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and Raajneeti last year.
"Katrina
and Deepika quite obviously have never shared a great rapport. Also,
Deepika's split with Ranbir, allegedly over Katrina, would have made
things uncomfortable if all three were on tour together.
The dig that Deepika took at Ranbir on the chat show (Koffee with Karan)
was not received kindly by Rishi Kapoor either. And anyway, Katrina is a
bigger star than Deepika at the moment," a source says.
While
Deepika was quite keen to be part of the tour, Rishi, who is
overlooking Ranbir's affairs for the tour, said: "Deepika wanted to come
along, but we didn't want any stress behind the stage. Ranbir has never
performed live on stage before, so we want it to go smoothly. We don't
want any problem." Ranbir's parents, Rishi and Neetu Kapoor, have never
desisted from making their dislike for Deepika clear, as also the fact
that they love Katrina.
Deepika angered the
Kapoors when she was asked by Johar on his show what was the one thing
she would like to gift to Ranbir. She replied she would like to give him
condoms, taking a jibe at his philandering ways. On the same show, she
also miffed Katrina by saying that she would like to see the latter's
passport-a reminder that Katrina is of British origin and prefers to
keep her past shrouded in mystery.
"Katrina has
never taunted Deepika over anything. So, she isn't amused by the
comment," the source says. Deepika's condom comment made Rishi so angry
that he blasted both Deepika and her fellow guest on the show, Sonam
Kapoor.
"It's a clear case of sour grapes," he
said, referring to the fact that Ranbir has dated both of them in the
past. "It just shows their class." Deepika responded with a
not-so-politically-correct comment: "We (she and Ranbir) are good
friends. Till the time the person concerned, doesn't stop taking my
calls, my friendship with him isn't affected. I don't need to bother
about others."
Ranbir's Saawariya co-star Sonam has backed out of the tour. Malaika Arora Khan, whose item number Munni badnaam hui
is a huge hit, will be part of the tour, besides Priyanka, Bipasha Basu
and Katrina. The first lap of the tour will be spread across the UK,
the US and Canada.
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