Did Shweta Bachchan Nanda's closeness to Karishma Kapoor at MxS launch put Abhishek-Aishwarya in a spot?Sep 6 (AZINS) Avoid bumping into your ex or his/her relatives' is one party rule that the entire film industry swears by. People do this not just to avoid awkward encounters but also to prevent garnering unneccessary media attention.

Karishma Kapoor, who was once on the verge of becoming a Bachchan bahu, broke the unwritten rule by attending the launch party of her ex's sister Shweta Bachchan Nanda's brand store MxS.

This was perhaps the first time when all three - Abhishek Bachchan, Karishma Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan came under the same roof since the split. Karishma and Abhishek were set to get married many years ago, but called off their engagement in 2002 for reasons best known to them. Since then the families generally maintain a certain distance.

Hence, it was more than surprising when Shweta invited Karishma for the party. And, the fact that Karishma actually turned up at the event, raised several eyebrows. What's more? Not just did Karishma lend support to Shweta by coming for the store launch but also later posted a picture with her on Instagram stories, lauding her latest collection.

As per a report in Filmibeat, Abhishek was seen 'avoiding' Karishma while posing with wife Aishwarya, which caught a lot of people's attention. Karishma reportedly happened to enter the venue, right after Abhishek and Aishwarya.

Shweta was also reportedly seen spending more time with Karishma than her sister-in-law Aishwarya, which again became a hot topic of discussion at the party.

Shweta and Karishma have come really close in the past few years. The ladies had also posed together at Mohit Marwah's February wedding in UAE. The actress was even present at Shweta's late father-in-law Ranjan Nanda's prayer meet, whose wife Ritu is Karishma's aunt.