A gossip piece minus names have been circulating suggesting a certain senior actress is miffed with her younger contemporary for stealing her thunder during the promotions of their film. Naturally, the imagination flew to Kareena Kapoor Khan and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, and their upcoming film together, Veere Di Wedding! Clearly, the rumours have been growing, as now Sonam herself attempts to clear the air.

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She maintains, “There's no rivalry between us. In fact, Bebo [Kareena], me, Rhea [Kapoor] and Lolo [Karisma Kapoor] have a WhatsApp group, called The Kapoor Girls. We post each other's yesteryear pictures on it. Bebo and I have been friends for 15 years.” She also points out that such gossip doesn't bother them because they are in a secure space. “Bebo and I are the third generation of actors [in our families] and we know how the media functions. We are great friends. We have made a kick-ass movie and proved that women can work with each other and get along. We had a blast.”

Last year too a few ‘blind items’ had emerged suggesting some ugly tiffs between the star cast, namely Kareena and Sonam. It has left Sonam infuriated and she had taken to Twitter to issue a statement which read, “Dear websites, you can put out as many ‘blind items’ as you like pitting women against each other, it may get you clicks but it won’t be the truth.

Must you insist on shoving this tired patriarchal concept of women catfighting into our film (which is not about a road trip) as if grown, intelligent women have nothing better to do. We will continue to be actual friends and try and make a kickass movie and prove that women can work with each other, get along and have a blast. Because we can, we are and we will continue to be.”

Will Sonam’s recent statement demolish the rumours? Well, her earlier tirade didn’t either!