As per the Facebook lingo, our very own Veena Malik and Indian actor Ashmit Patel have un-friended each other. News is that the warmth that existed between the two has evaporated like over-boiled water. An evidence of the ‘breakup’, if you will, was witnessed when Veena M was not invited to actress Ameesha Patel’s party on April 30. Ameesha, remember, is Ashmit’s sister.

According to gossip-weavers, Ashmit was also unhappy with the way Veena M was trying to plant stories about the two of them in the media. Yeah right, a Pakistani girl trying to put words in the Indian media’s mouth. Hardly convincing! Tell you, this could be a blessing in disguise for Veena. She should say, “tum roothay, hum chhotay.”

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