Saudi- Fleeting celeb friendships and more

(MENAFN- Arab News) 'Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.'

You must have encountered many such meaningful lines written on friendship through the ages. But shaping them for us is our very own Bollywood since its inception.

We have the ever-so-popular Bollywood songs on friendship such as 'Ye dosti hum nahi todenge' 'Yaari hai iman mera pyar meri zindagi' that have given us immense pleasure in encountering true friendship. And we have real life Bollywood buddies too.

To continue with this recently an epoch-making photo that knocked us in the eye was of the long-lost buddies Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan who seemed to have buried the hatchet. Bride-to-be Arpita Khan shared a lovely pic of the former foes Salman and SRK showering kisses on her at her sangeet ceremony in Mumbai. They warmed up to each other on the wedding eve of Salman's little sister and the hug again made headlines! Hope the happy days are here to stay.

When talking about filmi dosti how can we forget the trio of Karan Johar-Kajol-Shah Rukh Khan or the cherished Farah Khan and SRK's bonding or even Salman-Aamir's great camaraderie when it comes to digging out examples of friendship in the industry! Rumour mills had it that Kajol-Karan had a fallout almost six months back and since then they have purposely avoided each other at parties and events. But now it seems that they have patched up! It's always heartwarming (and big news too!) when two friends decide to forget it all and reunite. Which is exactly why everybody was happy to see Kajol and Karan Johar back together at the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital launch in Mumbai recently. Point to be noted is that for Johar Kajol is his lucky charm; he makes sure to have the actress make an appearance (however minuscule it may be) in his each film even if it is just a blink-and-miss screen show.

Ever imagined two top ranked actresses of Bollywood as the closest buddies Here we have a live example in Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra! Both these leading ladies of Bollywood share a close bond giggles jigs and all whenever they catch up for a few moments together be it at award functions or private parties.

'I bond with all my co-actors especially the girls. I don't have any issues with any of them. Deepika is a lovely person and we have known each other for years now way before she became an actor. The reason is that we have a common circle of friends. So the news about our bonding is nothing new for us at all' says Priyanka to a leading tabloid.

Friendships have been fleeting in Bollywood. So they have always been the subject of much interest and speculation. Sometimes they have even notched more eyeballs than a filmi romance! It's not just love affairs but business collaborations have also followed this path. There are tales of broken friendships here take memorable jodis like Dev Anand-Guru Dutt Kishore Kumar-RD Burman Lata Mangeshkar-Raj Kapoor among several others. However the quick turn-around in fortunes sometimes brings in its wake a switch of pals a common occurrence in workplace friendships.

But some associations have been exceptionally steadfast despite the odds Waheeda Rahman-Asha Parekh-Sadhana Anupam Kher-Satish Kaushik-Anil Kapoor Jeetendra-Rakesh Roshan-Rishi Kapoor Abhishek Bachchan-Goldie Behl Farhan Akhtar-Ritesh Sidhwani Ranbir Kapoor-Ayan Mukerji. These in fact suggest that friendship is alive and kicking. There are several exceptions some of which are highly profitable too.

So when we see a sparkling friendship gathering speed in Bollywood the inevitable question pops up 'How long will it last'