Katrina-Deepika are heading for a showdown

Katrina Kaif and Deepika Padukone are heading for a face-off. Though the two actresses have never worked together, there is no love lost between them, thanks to the rumours of Dippy's boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor's closeness to Kat during the shooting of Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani.

In a TV interview, Deepika had candidly admitted to feeling insecure about her relationship when rumours about her beau's fondness for Kat were doing the rounds. But the Kat-Kapoor prem-afvahein fizzled off soon, as did the tension between the two actresses.

Until now. Recently, B-Town has been abuzz with the rumours of Dippy's special fondness for her Karthik Calling Karthik hero, Farhan Akhtar. The Om Shanti Om girl believes these rumours are being floated by Katrina, who had dropped in for a visit on the set the day they were shooting for an intimate scene.

Says a source close to Katrina, 'Suddenly there were stories about how Deepika and Farhan had great chemistry and how they sizzle together, that she didn't have such chemistry even with Ranbir. It was very easy to figure out where these stories started circulating from."

Deepika also feels that Katrina is behind recent reports of her fight with Ranbir. The source continues, "Katrina was present at Shabina Khan's party where it was very visible that Ranbir and Deepika had a tiff. It was such a small group, and they were all friends, so it has to be Kat who spread the news." To be fair to Katrina, she is known not to meddle in any other actress' affairs.

If she doesn't get along with an actress, she simply keeps her distance. Which is what happened during Race with Bipasha. There was also some stress with Kareena Kapoor, but now they are friends. In fact, Kat is one actress who doesn't have any problem with her contemporaries.

A source close to Kaif asks, "What can she possibly get by spreading stories about Deepika? She is not the sort of person to resort to mud-slinging. Someone is creating a misunderstanding between them."
Katrina and Deepika remained unavailable for comment.