Ever wondered how Madhuri Dixit must be feeling about the fact that she`s been left out of the Devdas party in Cannes? She couldn`t be bothered because insecurity is one frailty the supremely confident lady has never possessed. To this day, she is flooded with exclusive offers from directors who matter. What`s more, people are still willing to pay her her price, which is higher than what anyone else in the business gets!

But, all said and done, it wouldn`t have been surprising if she were worked up over the prospect of wowing audiences at Cannes with her performance as Chandramukhi. She won`t, however, be at hand to bask in the global attention, while co-star Aishwarya Rai will.

Ash, being madly ambitious, has her eyes fixed on accolades that might come her way. Besides doing much homework before the shoot began, she almost became an assistant director on the sets coordinating and suggesting camera angles and even sitting in for parleys with the screenplay writer. Her sole ambition, it appeared, was to upstage Madhuri. But those who`ve had a sneak preview of the film are unanimous in their opinion: "Madhuri has stolen the thunder." It pays to stick to one`s job!