Salman's
girlfriend
and
La
Kapoor
are
fighting
over
the
title
of
the
highest
paid
actress
and
the
one
with
maximum
films.
Until
recently,
Kareena
Kapoor
was
the
unchallenged
queen
of
B-Town
at
least,
as
far
as
her
price
was
concerned.
She
commanded
six
crore
per
film
and
signed
multiple
film
deals
with
major
production
houses.
She
snapped
up
all
the
big
endorsements
and
there
was
no
competition
for
miles
around.But
now
to
Kapoor's
dismay,
a
relative
newbie,
Katrina
Kaif,
is
competing
with
her
at
every
turn:
with
the
price,
the
number
of
film,
as
well
as
endorsements.Says
a
source
close
to
Kareena,
"She
feels
that
Katrina
is
deliberately
matching
her
steps.
Because
it
can't
be
a
coincidence
so
often.
Every
time
Bebo
signs
a
film
for
an
'X'
number
of
crores,
the
following
day
there
is
an
announcement
of
Katrina
having
done
the
same.
The
day
after
Bebo
signed
a
TV18
deal
worth
Rs
3
crore,
reports
of
Kat
having
signed
two
films
with
the
same
production
house
for
Rs
6
crore
surfaced.
The
fact
remains
that
Kareena
is
the
only
actress
who
has
actually
signed
a
deal
with
TV18."When
it
was
reported
that
Kareena
was
negotiating
a
six-crore
film
deal
with
Ashtavinayak,
stories
of
Katrina
having
lapped
up
a
two-film
deal
with
Reliance
for
12
crore
started
doing
the
rounds." There's
more.
"Every
time
Kareena
signs
endorsements
the
Race
girl
follows
closely
behind.
Last
month,
there
were
reports
of
Sallu's
girl
doing
an
item
song
in
Ashtavinayak's
Blue
for
1.5
crore.
A
Kapoor
insider
called
us
and
laughed,
"Oh
please,
Kat
was
paid
only
75
lakhs!" Interestingly,
both
Kat
and
Bebo
share
the
same
brand
manager,
Matrix.
An
industry
analyst
says
(on
the
condition
of
anonymity),
"Kareena
is
an
established
and
successful
star
who
has
both
critical
and
commercial
acclaim
to
her
name.
She
has
been
in
the
industry
for
more
than
five
years
and
has
done
films
like
Chameli
and
Omkara.
Katrina
has
had
four
hits
last
year
but
none
of
them
have
been
based
around
her.
There's
no
question
of
comparison
as
Kareena
is
a
big
star
today
who
commands
film
deals
and
endorsements
on
her
terms.Trade
people
acknowledge
her
as
a
force
to
reckon
with
in
terms
of
glamour,
looks
and
powerhouse
performances.
Katrina
has
only
been
doing
candyfloss
glam
roles
till
now.
Though
Katrina
garnered
acclaim
for
her
pretty
looks
in
Race
there
still
is
no
room
for
comparison."
According
to
a
friend
of
Kareena's
the
actress
found
these
comparisons
amusing
earlier
but
now,
they
irritate
her,
"The
last
straw
was
when
stories
on
both
Kareena's
and
Katrina's
new
homes
appeared
at
the
same
time.
A
day
after
news
of
Bebo
and
shifting
into
her
new
flat
in
Khar
in
Rose
Queen
apartments
became
public,
it
was
“announced"
that
Salman
Khan
had
gifted
Katrina
a
flat
in
Khar.
Kareena
has
kept
quiet
till
now
as
whenever
she
has
met
Kat,
she
has
been
cordial
and
friendly.
Maybe
it's
Katrina's
over-efficient
PR
at
work
but
for
the
moment,
Bebo
is
keeping
control
over
her
fiery
self.
She's
very
fond
of
Salman
and
the
Khan
family
and
doesn't
want
to
say
anything
that
will
hurt
them.She's
also
acting
in
Salman
and
Sohail's
home
production
Main
Aur
Mrs
Khanna
so
for
the
moment
she's
keeping
quiet
and
waiting
for
Katrina's
next
move.
She
will
talk
when
the
moment
is
right."Both
Kareena
and
Katrina
remained
unavailable
for
comment.
Kareena's
films
Karan
Johar's
next
production,
Sohail
Khan's
Main
Aur
Mrs
Khanna,
Sajid
Nadiadwala's
Kambakht
Ishq
with
Akshay
Kumar,
Sajid
Nadiadwala's
next
with
Saif
and
Ranbir,
Golmaal
Returns,
A
film
with
TV18,
Raj
Kumar
Hirani's
next,
Yash
Raj
Films'
Tashan
Katrina's
films
Vipul
Shah's
Singh
Is
King,
Subhash
Ghai's
Yuvraaj,
2
films
with
TV18,
A
Yash
Raj
film
with
John
Abraham,
Raj
Kumar
Santoshi's
next
with
Ranbir
Kapoor,
Ashtavinayak's
Blue
with
Akshay
Kumar
Story first published: Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 15:04 [IST]