Subhash K Jha (DNA; November 18, 2015)

The Dilwale-Bajirao Mastani clash aside, there is still some warmth left between filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Evidence of the SLB-SRK dosti was on full display at the Bachchans’ Diwali party.

According to a guest at the bash, “Bhansali and Shah Rukh bonded big time at the Bachchans’. When they met, they hugged one another and were seen locked in serious conversation for a good half-hour. Khan congratulated SLB on the songs of Bajirao Mastani and Bhansali expressed happiness over the trailer of Dilwale.”

Those in the know say they have promised one another there won’t be any backbiting and bitching about one another’s film. Says a reliable source. “SLB and SRK are not going to fall into the trap this time of getting into a slinging match as they did in 2007 Diwali when Saawariya and Om Shanti Om were released simultaneously. Their films are coming together. But there will no fireworks between Bhansali and SRK this Christmas.”