"There was someone endorsing it before me and someone will step in after me…" That was the bold Katrina Kaif responding to questions about her replacing Aishwarya Rai as the brand ambassador for Nakshatra Jewellery.
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As it seems, Katrina does indeed have some tough competition. Deepika Padukone, widely considered as the 'next big thing' is slowly but steadily working towards getting the 'next' out of the much-abused phrase.
Mid Day reports that the OSO star has just replaced Katrina Kaif as Akshay Kumar's favourite heroine.
Though the paper does not quote any source, the report suggests that the Khiladi Kumar is keen on moving beyond Katrina Kaif.
"AK believes in changing his leading ladies after a point. Even though the Akki-Katrina jodi is the hottest right nowm the actor is thinking ahead and is replacing her with a younger, fresher face like Deepika Padukone," the paper reads.
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It seems after Chandni Chowk to China, the two stars will also act together in Sajid Khan's next House Full. What's more, apparently Akki is also in talks for another big banner film where he'd like to star opposite Deepika and not Katrina.