Bollywood's men keep their friends close

Given the rate at which leading actors are patching up these days, the old adage that there are no permanent friends or enemies in Bollywood is being proved right.

Count everybody from actors Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan to Aamir Khan among the ones in the patch-up mood.

“Previously it was only Vivek Oberoi who went around saying sorry to Salman, but Sallubhai  was in no mood to accept. Aamir recently invited both Salman and Shah Rukh to Imran’s (nephew Imran Khan) wedding reception. Aamir knew that both the stars would do their best to ensure that they are there. Normally, Aamir and Shah Rukh do not bond as friends at all. But since both of them have become filmmakers and are investing their money into the business, they can’t afford to have the same kind of enmity they had towards each other as actors,” says a source close to SRK.

If Aamir is trying to bridge the gap with Shah Rukh, then Shah Rukh has also been trying to ensure that he doesn’t have a bone to pick with anybody. Though he has not managed to level out issues with Ajay Devgn yet, sources say that SRK has mended his problems with most other actors.

“Shah Rukh patched up with Aishwarya (Rai) at the Zee Cine Awards.” He also made it clear recently that he doesn’t nurture a grudge against Farah Khan. Though it seems impossible that Salman would ever want to befriend Shah Rukh again, SRK has already extended an olive branch to Arbaaz Khan. If Salman is burning his bridges, then it’s Arbaaz who is getting it fixed,” divulges another source.