From friends to foes to bros, Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan have proved to the world that their friendship is for a lifetime.?
When contemporaries were competing against each other, these two superstars showed the world how to climb on the ladder of success together.?
Their journey began with?"Yeh bandhan toh pyaar ka bandhan hai... janmo ka sangam hai".?There were quite a lot of hurdles in between that led to a sour relationship, but true friendship, as they say, lasts forever. Theirs too stood the test of time.
Here are the times when they showed the true meaning of friendship.?
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When Aryan Khan was detained by NCB after a raid at a cruise ship party, one of the first celebrities who visited Mannat was Salman Khan. Occupying the front seat of his Range Rover, Salman Khan chose not to interact with the paps. He seemed disturbed and worried as well.
In the caption, he wrote, "Happy bday khan Saab. . Hamare industry ka king khan @iamsrk". The video went viral almost immediately.?In response to this, Shah Rukh wrote, "@beingsalmankhan Thank u bhai. Aapko bahut miss kiya aaj. But you were making people happy in Hyderabad, which is my mom¡¯s city! Love you and thanks for the wishes. Come back fast so I can get a birthday hug from you."
While Salman danced to DDLJ song Tujhe dekha to ye jaana sanam, King Khan grooved on Prem Ratan Dhan Payo's title track in 2016. And so, they both promoted each other's films Dilwale and PRDP.?
They had a lot of fun together, and these videos are proof.
Sharing Disney Plus Hostar's latest advertisement that featured Shah Rukh Khan, Salman wrote, "Hmmm Swagat nahi karoge @iamsrk ka? #SiwaySRK."Following this, Shah Rukh Khan graciously replied, "Thanks bhaijaan. Ye bandhan abhi bhi pyaar ka bandhan hai."
When Shah Rukh Khan was once asked about whether he likes cooking or not, he said he loves to eat the Biryani from Salman's house. "I want to cook for my kids today, may be pasta! I only know how to make Italian food. I am not a foodie; whatever I get I eat. I eat Biryani that come¡¯s from Salman¡¯s house."
In a behind-the-scenes video released by Yash Raj Films, Shah Rukh Khan hugs Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma before he quickly takes an exit to not disrupt the shooting. Watch the video at 2.47 minutes.
Salman and Shah Rukh once go up on a stage of an award show and took a dig at their fight which lasted years.?The video below is from Star Screen Awards in 2016.
This is after they both shot for the film Pathan. For the unversed, Pathan has high octane action sequences for its climax shot in Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Salman will be seen as Tiger from Tiger franchise and will help SRK fight the baddies. This is the crossover we have been waiting for.?
While Shah Rukh featured in a cameo in Tubelight, Salman Khan made an appearance in Zero.
Salman Khan will next be seen in Shah Rukh Khan's Pathan and he reportedly refused to charge a single penny for the film.?"Shah Rukh is like a brother. I would do anything for him," he reportedly said.
Grapevine suggests that Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan had fought at Katrina Kaif's birthday party in 2008. After several years, they hugged it out at Baba Siddique¡¯s Iftaar party. Since then, they have been hugging, joking and laughing together at various public events too.??