Yesterday, Vivek said on a talk show that he held the infamous press conference against Salman Khan to please Aishwarya when they were a couple. It’s not the first time that her ex-flame has spoken about her openly. Same is the case with her former lover Salman, who has spoken about her in not-so complimentary tones in recent press and television interviews. This sort of undignified name-calling has naturally upset the Bachchans. 

Aishwarya, who is shooting in Goa for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Guzaarish, has been quietly hearing all the comments about her from the two actors. While she still chooses to maintain a dignified silence, a close friend of the family decided to speak on her behalf. “We feel what Mr Khan and Mr Oberoi are doing is very ungentlemanly. It’s unchivalrous to talk about any lady who has moved on to a new phase in her life. It is especially wrong when the lady is very happily married. Her life revolves around her two families now. What happened in the past is done and over with,” says the friend.

Farah asked Vivek if the lady he did all this for was grateful, “Lekin jinke liye aapne yeh sab kiya unhone kabhi bhi aap ka saath diya? Appreciated hua?” Vivek answered that he was called immature instead, “No! Ulta yeh hua ki “tum bahut immature ho.” Apne industry mein ek dastoor hai - Jaise Tupperware jahan plastic ke dabbe banate hain ... usse zyada plastic hamare yahan hai. Plastic smile, plastic heart..plastic everything! 

Farah asked if he was over Ash, “Kya aap poori tarah se unhe bhoola chuke hai?” Vivek laughed in agreement, “Unhe main bhula chukka hoon.” And did he learn anything from the incident? “I’ve learnt that whatever you do, do it with your heart..listen to everyone but do what’s right for you! Don’t get frightened in difficult times and don’t be overconfident or brash in good times - Maine yehi sikha hai ki ‘jo bhi karna hai dilse karo, sabki suno khud ki karo, bure waqt pe ghabrana nahi aur acche waqt pe paglana nahin’.” Watch out for the episode on Sunday. 

Why bring her name up unnecessarily and that too in contexts that have long lost their validity? Vivek said on a talk show on Sunday that he had held the infamous press conference against Salman to please Aishwarya. Let me tell you, Aishwarya wasn’t even aware that he was going to hold the press conference. When she got to know about it, she was horrified. Vivek is an adult and he should take responsibility for his actions. Why blame Aishwarya if his career didn’t take off. Do these two men realise how much her career suffered? She lost so many films because of her past associations,” adds the friend angrily.

Same is the case with Salman, who has been discussing Aishwarya and the dos and don’ts of physical abuse in his interviews. Apparently, when a friend asked Salman why he can’t stop talking about her, he shrugged and said he can’t help it because the press keeps asking him about her. 

Aishwarya’s friend refuses to buy that reason and says, “Agreed that the questions are provocative but the person being asked isn’t being forced to reply. He could easily choose not to discuss such ugly topics in public. At the moment, Aishwarya is working on two of her most difficult and challenging roles in Raavana and Guzaarish. The last thing she needs is rude distractions from the past. On Sunday, she was so upset she could hardly control her tears on the sets of Guzaarish. All she kept saying is, ‘I’m living my life the way I want. I wish others would do the same. Just let me be.”