Salman-Kat: How it ended

Salman is over and done with yet another relationship. After his long affair with Ash, a second supposedly serious relationship has come to an end. Here's how it happened…

Twenty-four-year-old Katrina ended her relationship with the mercurial Salman Khan, 44 this year, over an SMS, a friend of the actress said. “She was shooting in Oooty with Ranbir when this happened. She didn't want to wait till she got back home. So she texted him that it was over from her side, but they could still remain friends," the friend said, "Salman was furious and decided to land up on the film's set."

This was the prospect that terrified Katrina, who was afraid to confront Salman in person. Fortunately for her, the star never showed up. "His family and very close friends advised him against this," the friend said. Salman had once landed up on Shah Rukh Khan's set for Chalte Chalte and thrown a massive tantrum once when Aishwarya Rai had gone cold on him.

So troubled had been the film's crew with the episode that Ash had to be asked to leave the movie and Rani Mukherji was taken instead. Before this, Salman had broken down Aishwarya's door one night and her father had run to the media asking for help. Now Katrina fears it’s her turn.

Kat now fears that Salman will make her life miserable too. "Kat is in a position that she can't afford to lose. She's commanding a huge fee and has some big films under her name. Now that the story is out in the open, she is running scared that Salman will make life tough for her as well," adds the friend.

Those close to Salman say he has matured. A family member said that Katrina had nothing to worry about from the star and that he wished her well and would not speak about her in public. “That's his business,” the source said, when asked if the relationship had ended. For the last two months there has been a buzz in B-town that Bollywood's lovebirds are no longer resting in the same nest.

However, confirmation about their split was only given to close friends and family. From Salman's side, his sister Arpita and Alvira knew that their relationship was over, while Kat had confessed in her Ajab Prem Ki Gajab Kahani costar Ranbir Kapoor that she was done with Sallu. Katrina's friend says she was never involved with Ranbir. He was just someone she could talk to, she said. "There is no shock value to this breakup. It was destined to happen. Katrina was getting more and more frustrated with Salman. Katrina has been telling close friends how she can't relate to Salman anymore. Not only is the age difference vast, but she's also fed up of him," revealed Katrina’s friend.