Catfights at Cannes '09

Red carpet war: The Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Sonam Kapoor L'Oreal-Cannes-Red Carpet War seems to have gone from bad to worse. As a quick reminder, Sonam, who is the new youth face for L'Oreal, was scheduled to the join Aishwarya on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. However, if stories are to be believed, Ash was not pleased by L'Oreal's decision to include young and beautiful Sonam in the festival claiming that Sonam was the 'Indian representative' while Ash was the international face. And thus, Sonam was told to stay home instead. Our sympathies to poor Sonam. (AFP Photo)

Ignorance is the game: The 62nd Cannes Film Festival may be one Aishwarya Rai would like to forget. Even before her alleged rivalry with youngster Sonam Kapoor over age, popularity and sex appeal was laid to rest, there was yet another newcomer, Barbara Mori who had given the former Miss World a cold shoulder. When Ash learnt that Barbara and Hrithik were staying in the same hotel, she tried to greet both of them. But surprisingly, Ash could only manage to catch up with Hrithik, while it was just a ‘hi-bye’ affair with Barbara. (Reuters Photo)