BOLLYWOOD'S WORST KEPT SECRET IS OVER AND OUT

It was Bollywood's worst kept secret - and now it's over. Vivek Oberoi (the hunky young star of COMPANY) and Aishwarya Rai (DEVDAS, BRIDE AND PREJUDICE) have broken up after three years.

The reasons? The Rais didn't like Vivek. He was too public about their relationship. She wanted marriage (32, don't you know?) but he wanted to focus on his career (29...ah, youth). Folks say the end arrived when Aish returned to town after shooting a film and went right into production on DHOOM 2, leaving Vivek all alone.

Sigh. Why is it so hard for two mega-stars whose every move is scrutinized by the ravenous press and whose lives are a narcissistic whirl of self-absorption spun by a web of managers, agents and publicists to fall in love?