King & Kinng bond

At star designer Shabina Khan’s birthday bash held recently at Olive, Bandra, all eyes were on Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar who were seen bonding in one corner for over an hour.

This is interesting, given that Akki has been making digs at SRK in his last few interviews. The guests were surprised to see the two actors engrossed in a deep conversation for long.

Akshay and SRK are both fierce competitors. The only man who can threaten SRK’s position is the Khiladi. This year with the ‘Singh’ delivering the maximum hits was pitted against the ‘King’ and the usually politically-correct Akshay made statements about dogs (remember Aamir’s blog) and knights (Kolkata Knight Riders). Although SRK never reacted to those statements, the animosity was out in the open. Following which, both avoided each other at filmi dos and social events.

An eye-witness from the party says, “The two actors haven’t come face-to-face in a long time, so they haven’t had a chance to sort things out. But that changed at the party. They talked at length and realised that some mischief makers were at work. It was mostly SRK who was doing the talking and Akki listening. The discussion was also of misunderstandings being deliberately created between both. Then they discussed the possibility of doing a film together. SRK invited Khiladi Kumar for an evening of games at his home, Mannat. An invitation to the Khan residence is a sign of acceptance in his close group.”

The source continues, “When curious guests wanted to find out what the two actors talked about, SRK got irritated. Don’t be surprised if they produce a film together and star in it. It will be the hottest project even before it goes on the floors.”

Both the actors were unavailable for comment.