Since their appearance in the Bollywood chartbuster of this year, once-foe-turned-brothers Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan have been putting before the audience and fans big examples of their friendship. Their patching up with each other and being inseparable presence as guest heroes in each others’ films have become a big example of how a longstanding enmity between the two could miraculously be converted into a heartwarming friendship. In the world of film and glamour, relationships can shift and evolve, sometimes leading to longstanding hostility and then quite surprisingly to unbreakable bonds. Recently, on a podcast with Raj Shamani, the Bellwood rapper Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia, also known by his stage name of Badshah, shared with the audience and his millions of fans how he was treated to a delicious biriyani all of a sudden after the two great names of the Hindi film industry had patched up after their violent fall out in the year 2008 at Hindi film actress and actor Vicky Kaushal’s newlywed wife Katrina Kaif’s birthday party over some issue, which has not been revealed by both of them yet. The memorable moment shared by the trio showed how the moments of hostility can easily be changed to that brotherliness and friendly love if the mentality is so to promote harmony within the film industry.

What Happened Between Them

It has been speculated by millions of fans of the superstars, media and the general public alike that something related to Aishwariya Rai Bachchan’s permanent breakup with Salman Khan could have been the reason for the fallout between the two. It has however been kept top secret by both of the actors and their families as well as we are not yet aware of what turned out between the two of them on that fateful night.  However, from a few sources that were present at the party and had been witnessing the unfurling of the events, it could be sourced out by the media that it is probably a comment about Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s relationship, which was passed by Shah Rukh Khan that might have irked Salman Khan, who started abusing Shah Rukh Khan in return. Their verbal spat took ugly turns after a while, when both of the Khans, under the influence of alcohol as they usually remain, almost came to physical blows. The other celebrity guests, who were present at the party could tactfully and smoothly manage and calm both of them down and sent them off to their respective homes. That both of them were distressed and their egos were hurt could visibly be noticed on the faces of the duo. Since then, the duo have never been together or never appeared anywhere together. There were public statements that were released by both of them as well as their families after the spat and blows, insulting each other and sometimes on a personal level and in too an offensive manner.  The ego hurts, and it hurts every human relationship badly. However, probably fate had some other plans for them as the two superstars, who had vowed not to even come in contact with each other’s shadows and look at each other’s faces, in a surprising turn of events, quite surprising or their fans indeed, decided to patch up at the strongman of Mumbai politics as well as of the Hindi film industry, Baba Siddique’s Iftaar party in the year 2013. The duo was clicked photographs of hugging each other by countless numbers of their fans, the media and the general public alike. Since then, everything has been going down well between the two and their families, the recent reflection of, which was seen with Salman Khan’s highly acclaimed cameo presence as his famous character of ‘Tiger’ in the film ‘Pathaan’ by Shah Rukh Khan. Both have been shown to finish off their enemies together by firing bullets, which the fans find symbolic of the duo’s attempts to put an end to their age-old misunderstandings and enmity between each other.

‘DJ Wale Babu Zaraa Gaanaa Bajaa De’ Moment for Badshaah

On that podcast with Raj Shanmani, the ‘Ladki Kar Gayi Chull’ rapper shared that he was backstage after the conclusion of an award show and was preparing to leave when somebody approached him and told him that he has been called for by the Khans. Apprehensive of what could have been the reason for the sudden summons, the ‘Ladki Pagal Hai Pagal Hai’ rapper almost tiptoed inside the room to find that the two Khans of the Hindi film industry were sitting together and enjoying a lovely conversation with each other. Before them was a huge amount of biriyani being laid out on a huge plate. As soon as Badshah appeared before them, he was simply asked to share the table with them, which was a head-turning moment for him. In his words, it was a ‘DJ Wale Babu Zaraa Gaanaa Bajaa De’ incident for him. He immediately agreed and had a wonderful moment dining with the two biggest superstars of all time. At the end of the dinner, he thanked both of them to make him feel so important despite being nothing in front of their talents. The trio shared several anecdotes and at last, all of them parted ways with some encouraging words from both Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan wishing Badshah the best of his success.

The Biriyani Brotherhood

As Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan extended this olive branch towards each other, the biriyani became an important instrument for their reconciliation. The meal that they shared was symbolic of breaking the bread together, which signifies friendship. No one can ever deny the fact that food has always been a unifying force, and in this case, it was biriyani that became the source of warmth and love in their seed of friendship, which was once again reported by them. It became a display of the unbreakable bonds that could be formed when some individuals come together relegating their ego and personal conflicts to the background. In this case, the biriyani became the metaphor for tearing down walls of hostility and building a bridge of love and friendship.

The Power of Unity

The display of such a strong bonding and unity, which was displayed by the two superstars was a powerful reminder of the unity for the entire film industry as well as for people in their personal lives. It embodies the idea that no matter how isolated or divided one can become, there is always a chance to build bridges and come back to each other at the end of the day. By reaching out to each other, both Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan have planted a seed of hope and have created within the film industry as well as within the minds of their fans, an aura of positivity. This example is to prove that as it is human to have some bad and bitter incidents in our life, in quite a similar way, it is human only to try our best to exude positivity and harmony towards each other. Celebrity incidents in this way teach us that we must always try to look at the brighter sides of every aspect of our life. When superstars such as Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan start to put aside their differences and come together, then it resonates not only within the film industry but also within society as well.

Our “Karan Arjun”

With Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan partnering with each other in each other’s movies and ‘Bhaijaan’ even wishing Shah Rukh Khan success for his upcoming chartbuster ‘Jawan’ by tweeting ‘Pathaan Jawan ho Gaya, it can be safely believed that relationships minus the ego can be rebuilt and nurtured. Therefore, we hope to celebrate this union of togetherness permanently with the statement, “Karan Arjun” have become one forever.