The two-headed coin, secret handshake, songs of dil-dosti: Bollywood heroes and heroines sure know how to cherish their on-screen friendships, no matter what their off-screen relationships might be like. Let’s take a look at some of the best friendships in recent times:
Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol & Farhan Akhtar: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Three friends who squabble, make fun of each other and are as different from each other as possible… While Hrithik Roshan played the stuck up corporate honcho in ZNMD, Farhan was the free-spirit and Abhay the glue that kept them together. Without the stereotypical macho tears and songs on friendship, these guys showed us that though friends may stay away from each other for long, it just takes a spark to rekindle the friendship.
Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi & R. Madhavan: 3 Idiots
As the quirky and lovable Rancho, Aamir Khan changed the lives of his friends Sharman Joshi and R. Mahdhavan in the film forever. And yet, when they meet him a decade later, the first thing they do is slap him hard across the face! You can do that only to your best pals…
Shah Rukh Khan & Irrfan Khan: Billu
Even with his superstardom, Shah Rukh Khan never forgot his childhood friend Irrfan in Billu. You’d have to be a robot to remain dry-eyed after Shah Rukh’s tear-jerking speech in the end…
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Sanjay Dutt & Arshad Warsi: Munnabhai MBBS
Arshad Warsi was more friend than sidekick to the thug Sanjay Dutt in the Munnabhai series. The way he kept swishing his knife and his over-protectiveness of Sanjay just touched your heart (and made you laugh too, of course).
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