However, even after spotting Salman, Ash, well-known for maintaining her composure at all times, quickly got over the initially shock of finding Salman at the lounge and moved out as soon as possible to avoid potentially awkward situation.

Ash and Salman had started dating after meeting on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.’ For two years (1999-2000) everything went well, however, in 2002, the IT couple of Bollywood broke up in midst of lots of controversy and drama.

What exactly transpired at award function
Reportedly, Aishwarya ended up reaching backstage earlier and was waiting for her name to be called for the performance, when she suddenly decided to wait in the lounge.

On her way to lounge, she met Vidya Balan and they exchanged pleasantries for a while.

“After her conversation Ash went inside, glanced around and was seen walking out of the room swiftly. Ash stood quietly outside and refused to budge till her performance was announced," said an eye-witness.

Apparently, sudden change in Ash’s behavior surprised many; however, everybody soon found the reason, when they spotted Salman strolling out of the lounge area.

Salman’s reaction
Bachchan clan’s bahu Ash might have felt awkward after suddenly spotting Salman, however, as per sources, Salman did not even flinch when he saw Ash moving into the lounge, igniting speculations that he truly has moved on.

"Salman has moved on and has no issues about bumping into anyone anywhere. He was relaxing, when he spotted Ash, he appeared unmoved and continued with his conversation,” revealed an eye-witness.

It seems like only Aishwarya needs to work on her ex-related issues as avoiding someone, who is part of the industry is a tough thing to do.