Bollywood rsquo;s A-list is riven by feud over wedding list-Arts Entertainment-Film-Bollywood-TimesOnline
Sam Boyle  |  by entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. All rights reserved. 11.07 | 22:50

-- getting the section url from article. This has been done so that correct url is Bollywood does not have to look far for its next script. A tale of warring dynasties, professional rivalry and social slights is being played out in screen.

The palpable friction between Amitabh Bachchan, 64, and Shahrukh Khan, 41, the two biggest stars in India, has been at the centre of a of Abhishek Bachchan, also a romantic lead, and Aishwarya Rai, the former Miss World turned actress, was the talk of Bollywood rsquo;s tight-knit social hundred people because of the ill health of the groom rsquo;s grandmother, the the Khans and the acolytes of the Bachchans, one of the most powerful With the addition of Aishwarya, 33, to the fold, the family has become even value of Brand Bachchan. ldquo;There seem to be two clear groups in Bollywood now ndash; the Bachchans and the Khans, rdquo; Taran Adarsh, a trade analyst, said. Among the chosen few at the Indian ldquo;wedding of the year rdquo; were Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty and Preity Zinta.

Those shut out included Karisma Kapoor, who was once engaged to Abhishek, and Salman Khan, who had a tumultuous relationship with Aishwarya. Vivek Oberoi, another of the bride rsquo;s ex-boyfriends, was also cold-shouldered despite being a childhood friend of Abhishek, 31. Kareena Kapoor, who is related to the Bachchans by marriage, was missing because of her sister rsquo;s former association with the groom.

The rest of her family joined the party. In interviews, Khan and Bachchan Sr laugh off any talk of a rivalry and even appear in films together, but Last week, Khan invited Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Wants to be a Millionaire?
ruled at MGM.

Their rivalry was depicted on screen in their 1962 film What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Oscar in 1941.

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