It's
the
star-wives'
club
at
work.
Mrs.
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Mrs.
Hrithik
Roshan
have
brought
their
two
superstar-husbands
together.
On
Friday
night,
when
Shahrukh
Khan
watched
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
Guzaarish
with
his
close
family
and
friends,
he
was
so
moved
by
the
film
and
Hrithik
Roshan's
performance
that
he
yanked
his
younger
colleague
out
of
slumber
and
made
him
immediately
drive
down
to
his
bungalow
'Mannat'.
No
one
says
no
to
King
Khan.
Dead
tired
and
fighting
off
a
viral
attack,
Hrithik
had
no
choice
but
to
drive
down
to
Mannat.
Shahrukh
and
Hrithik
discussed
Guzaarish
and
Hrithik's
performance
until
2
am.
Says
a
source,
"Shahrukh
had
asked
for
a
print
of
Guzaarish
because
he's
very
fond
of
Hrithik.
Also
because
Shahrukh
had
played
a
physically
challenged
character
in
My
Name
Is
Khan.
He
was
curious
to
see
how
Hrithik
had
approached
the
character
of
a
physically
disabled
hero.
What
started
as
profession
inquisitiveness,
turned
into
a
complete
involvement
with
the
on-screen
goings-on.
“Shahrukh
felt
Hrithik
in
Guzaarish
out-excelled
his
own
performance
in
My
Name
Is
Khan.
Shahrukh
also
feels
Guzaarish
was
way
superior
to
what
the
director
Sanjay
Bhansali
had
achieved
with
Shahrukh
in
Devdas."
Half-way
through
the
film,
Shahrukh
rang
up
Hrithik
and
asked
him
to
come
home
immediately.
The
two
are
close
friends
and
their
wives
are
even
closer.
Says
Hrithik,
"In
fact,
Sussanne
was
already
at
Mannat.
When
Shahrukh
wanted
me
to
go
over
I
had
no
choice.
He's
always
very
generous," says
Hrithik.
It
is
rare
for
a
colleague
to
be
so
generous
towards
another
colleague's
stand-out
performance,
especially
when
he
has
given
an
equally
riveting
performance
in
the
same
genre
during
the
same
year.
Says
a
source,
"Shahrukh
in
My
Name
Is
Khan
and
Hrithik
in
Guzaarish
portraying
two
inspirational
protagonists
suffering
from
a
crippling
disability,
will
be
the
two
top
contenders
for
the
best-actor
nominations
this
year.
By
so
generously
acknowledging
Hrithik's
performance,
Shahrukh
has
dissolved
the
competitive
edge
between
two
superstars."
Story first published: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 15:14 [IST]