The War Start between - Deepika and Sonam

Meow! Catfights will never cease to exist. But for some, it's the name of the game by default. The Vogue covergirl, Deepika Padukone, and the Cosmopolitan covergirl, Sonam Kapoor were never at war - literally speaking. Their well-painted manicured claws have never been drawn, but the gashes and tension always exist, even though at a layer lower than concrete consciousness - thanks to the media, thanks to their much public profession and thanks to basic human emotions of envy, anxiety and the wish to emerge successful.

While Deepika has flashed those lovely eye-lashes at many-an-award function, has been linked with the hunkiest of men - from cricketers MS. Dhoni, Yuvraj and now actor Ranbir Kapoor, has bombarded your TV sets via several ad-commercials, the glam-doll may be leading the popularity charts, but the race is still on. And Sonam Kapoor, the silent, innocent talent, may just prove to be the dark horse and the deadliest competition for the Padukone girl.

The clash of Om Shanti Om and Saawariya is well-known. Though the latter film saw little or no success, Sonam garnered rave reviews for her performance. It's just another thing that Deepika bagged all the best debutante awards that are usually influenced by box office records, and not just pure talent. After all Deepika didn't even dub for her film.

And if Deepika prides herself in dating newfound hot hunk Ranbir Kapoor today, let's not forget the rumours of a romantic liaison between Sonam and Ranbir sometime ago. Also, if Deepika boasts of some impressive offers under her belt - from Yashraj's Bachna Ae Haseenon opposite beau Ranbir and Nikhil Advani's Chandni Chowk To Chinatown, Sonam has Rakeysh Mehra's Dilli 6 opposite Abhishek Bachchan, was even considered to play the lead in Rakesh Roshan's Kites opposite the very popular Hrithik Roshan, and the icing on her cake is when she signed on Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi , a film in which she'll share screen space with Shah Rukh Khan. Essaying the role of a 16-year-old Punjabi kudi paired opposite a forty year old man (SRK in the film) may make for an interesting story.

If Deepika acted with SRK in her debut film, Sonam acts with the Badshah Khan now, and if Sonam played Ranbir's love interest in Saawariya , Deepika has him for a lover in Bachna Ae Haseenon .

So, if the more-exposed and in your face Deepika is your fast and favourite pin-up poster girl, let's not mistake Sonam's non-exposure to mean that she is the weaker actress. Both the girls are as great and busy with their respective 'image building' exercises. Deepika has managed to enter the bold-n-glam arena, while Sonam has done brilliantly as the sweet, innocent girl you can take home to your mommy. So, which of these two wears the crown is still not clear. In short, Aur picture abhi baaki hai mere dost !