At
the
recently
held
17th
Annual
Star
Screen
Awards,
Aishwarya
Rai
Bachchan
avoided
a
potentially
awkward
moment
with
Salman
Khan,
with
dignity
and
some
quick
thinking.
A
source
present
at
the
event
said,
"The
closing
act
of
the
awards
was
performed
by
Aishwarya
on
many
of
her
popular
hits.
As
she
reached
the
backstage
much
ahead
of
time
for
her
performance,
she
decided
to
rest
at
the
nearby
lounge
till
her
performance
was
announced.
But
before
Ash
could
enter
the
lounge
she
bumped
into
Vidya
Balan
and
the
two
exchanged
pleasantries
for
some
time.
After
her
conversation
Ash
went
inside,
glanced
around
and
was
seen
walking
out
of
the
room
swiftly.
Ash
stood
quietly
outside
and
refused
to
budge
till
her
performance
was
announced."
When
the
organisers
of
the
show,
Cineyug,
and
the
people
around
were
wondering
about
the
reason
for
Ash's
sudden
exit,
Salman
Khan
was
suddenly
spotted
casually
strolling
out
of
the
lounge.
"It
was
obvious
that
Salman
was
inside
(the
lounge)
but
Ash
with
her
usual
poise,
assessed
a
potentially
embarrassing
situation
and
left
quickly
thus
averting
it
completely.
After
Salman
left,
a
crew
member
rushed
to
Aishwarya
and
told
her
that
she
could
now
probably
go
and
relax
at
the
lounge
but
Ash
refused
and
stayed
outside," the
source
said.
The
source
also
informed
that
while
Aishwarya
rushed
out
from
the
lounge,
Salman
appeared
to
be
perfectly
calm
and
collected
even
after
spotting
his
ex-girlfriend.
"Salman
has
moved
on
and
has
no
issues
about
bumping
into
anyone
anywhere.
He
was
relaxing
with
some
friends
and
when
he
spotted
Ash,
he
appeared
unmoved
and
continued
with
his
conversation."
Story first published: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 14:05 [IST]