Karan:
Is
this
a
real
fact
that
both
of
you'll
are
really
close
friends
which
doesn't
really
happen...
two
actors
being
real
friends...
That
doesn't
really
happen
in
the
industry
though
people
pretend
but
this
is
a
genuine
friendship...
So
how
did
that
happen?
How
did
it
all
start? Akshaye:
From
my
side
it
was
out
of
respect
really.
Karan:
You're
just
making
him
older
now. Akshaye:
No,
no...
It's
out
of
sheer
respect.
I
think
friendship
at
any
level
has
to
start
from
a
certain
amount
of
respect.
and
I
have
a
tremendous
amount
of
respect
for
him
and
I
think
'Gandhi,
My
Father'
has
given
us
a
chance
to
work
in
such
close
proximity
so
we
spend
a
lot
of
time
with
each
other,
have
a
lot
of
conversation.
When
you
spend
so
much
time,
it
gives
you
an
opportunity
to
strike
a
friendship,
strike
a
connection.
Anil:
At
least
for
me,
it
started
from
Taal.
Karan:
You
both
did
Taal
and
then
Salaam-e-ishq
also.
Anil:
Yeah,
that
was
more
recent.
But
basically
for
me
it
started
from
Taal.
I
remember
on
the
first
day
of
shooting...
I
was
waiting
on
the
sets
of
Taal
and
looking
at
the
watch
and
I
was
like,
'Subhaashji
aapka
hero
Akshaye
to
aaya
hi
nahi
abhi
tak',
and
he
said,
'woh
aayega..
who
aayega!'
And
he
came
after
12
o'clock
and
he
came
very
casually
on
the
set
and
he
said,
'Subhaashji,
sorry,
I
overslept'.
(Laughs)
Karan:
Well
that's
quite
honest,
instead
of
saying
I
was
really
sick
last
night
and
I
was
throwing
up. Anil:
So
I
was
completely
taken
aback
by
his
honesty
and
he
was
not
trying
to...like
hum
log
to
kabhi
kabhi
jhoot
bol
dete
the
but
he
was
one
of
those
honest
actors
I
had
ever
met.
That's
what
I
like..
What
he
feels...
he
says
it.
No
double
faced
kind
of
personality.
I'm
sometimes
very
scared
what
he's
going
to
talk.
You
think...
pata
nahi
kya
bol
dega...
Karan:
Is
he
scary
like
that?
Is
he
going
to
attack
me
if
I
ask
him
something? Akshaye:
Especially
after
one
or
two
vodka's.
(Laughs)
Karan:
Listen
this
is
a
family
show
ya...
What
are
you
doing
to
my
show?
Karan:
I
was
talking
to
Anil
about
his
career
graph.
Yours
has
been
through
its
own
upswings
and
downswings.
It's
been
a
journey
for
you
as
well.
You
came
in
as
one
of
the
most
hyped
new
comers
and
you
saw
some
great
times
and
you
saw
some
bad
times
and
then
Dil
Chahta
Hain
onwards
there
was
this
emergence
of
Akshaye
Khanna,
the
actor.
So
how's
it
been...
the
entire
journey? Akshaye:
I
was
listening
to
what
Anil
was
saying
also
of
how
literally
empty
an
actor
would
feel
without
the
film
industry...
without
the
journey
and
this
continuance
of
the
journey
you
know...
its
such
a
great
place
to
be.
Up,
down...
whatever
stage
your
at,
its
just
such
a
great
place
to
be...
so
much
fun
and
you
know...
we
wouldn't
do
anything
else...