The patch-up premiere

Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor bury the hatchet during the premiere of Pink Panther 2

Foes have turned friends as their children work together on a film. We are talking about Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor. The world was treated to a rare sight at the premiere of Pink Panther 2, held in New York recently. Anil attended the premiere as a guest invited by his one-time rival, Amitabh.

Reveals a source from the industry, “Amitabh and Anil were arch rivals in their hey days. Anil was riding high on success those days and people couldn’t stop discussing how he had toppled Amitabh from the numero uno slot. Film magazines and newspapers had a great time asking both about who, according to them, was the number one actor. The press made comments like ‘Anil getting into Amitabh’s shoes’. Amitabh as usual maintained his calm demeanour but Anil did not stay quiet on that one. He had said, ‘Amitabh’s shoe size and my shoe size do not match; where is the question of getting into his shoes?’.”

But, according to our source, the cold-vibes were strictly till the Pink Panther 2 premiere. The ice-breakers between the two veteran actors are their children, Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor. They are working together on Delhi-6 and that has changed the equation completely. Not only are Abhishek and Sonam buddies now, Amitabh and Anil too have put the past behind.