Aishwarya Rai and Katrina Kaif are pitted opposite each other in the Best Actress category in the Dainik Bhaskar Group's Bhaskar Bollywood Awards; touted as India's first democratic awards.
Nominated for their outstanding performances in Sanjay Leela Bansali's Guzaarish and Prakash Jha's Raajneeti, the beauties are slugging it out in competition, with votes from the aam junta across the globe through the media group's print and online mediums.
While Katrina surprised one and all with her deglam yet power-packed performance in Raajneeti, Aishwarya too won millions of hearts with her role of a strong yet vulnerable Sofia in Guzaarish.
In the recent past, the Kaif girl has walked away with loads of superhits and accolades, leaving a lot of heroines behind. But with Aishwarya's stellar performance in Guzaarish this time, it's sure going to be tougher. Let's see if Kat manages to bite Ash this time round!