Ayan Mukerji Birthday Special: 5 Times He Gave Us Solid Friendship Goals With Ranbir Kapoor
On Ayan Mukerji's 35th birthday, we bring you why he gives some solid friendship goals with Ranbir Kapoor.
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By Madhuri
The
supremely
talented
Ayan
Mukerji
celebrates
his
35th
birthday
today.
Born
in
a
Bengali
family
in
Kolkata,
his
grandfather
Sashidhar
Mukerjee
was
a
film
producer,
who
established
Filmalaya
Studios
in
Mumbai.
Ayan
is
the
nephew
of
Joy
Mukherjee,
first
cousin
of
Kajol
and
Tanisha
Mukherjee
and
second
cousin
of
Rani
Mukerji.
Ayan
began
his
film
career
by
assisting
filmmaker
Ashutosh
Gowariker
on
the
sets
of
Shahrukh
Khan
starrer
Swades
and
later
to
Karan
Johar
for
Shahrukh
Khan's
Kabhi
Alvida
Naa
Kehna.
He
made
his
directorial
debut
in
Bollywood
with
Wake
Up
Sid
which
was
followed
by
Yeh
Jawaani
Hai
Deewani.
Both
the
films
turned
out
to
be
successful
at
the
box
office.
Ayan
is
now
currently
working
on
Brahmastra.
What's
common
between
all
these
three
flicks?
Well,
they
star
his
childhood
buddy
Ranbir
Kapoor
with
whom
he
shares
a
close
bond.
On
Ayan's
35th
birthday
today,
we
bring
you
why
he
gives
some
solid
friendship
goals-
When
Ayan
Spoke
About
What
Makes
Him
&
Ranbir
Best
Friends!
In
an
interview
with
a
leading
daily,
Ayan
had
said,
"I
don't
know
what
to
say
about
him
that
would
not
sound
mushy
or
patronising,
but
after
my
parents,
he
is
one
of
the
five most
important
people
in
my
life.
I
had
lots
of
good
friends
but
no
one
whom
I
could
have
called
my
best
friend.
I
know
I
have
an
edge
with
him
that
nobody
else
has
and
really
feel
kicked
about
the
fact
that
no
one
can
match what
both
of
us
can
create
with
our
friendship.
It's
almost like
a
teenage
thing,
but
he
is
my
best
friend.
I
am
not
possessive
about
him
and,
in
fact,
am
confident
about
our
relationship is
really
tight.
I
can
bank
on
Ranbir
like
I
would
do
on
my
father."
Friends
For
Life
"My
friendship
with
Ranbir
is
extremely
strong.
We
don't
chat
every
day.
I
can
ask
him
for
anything
as
easily
I'd
ask
my
parents.
Over
the
years,
you
see
friendships
souring
in
our
industry.
I
hope
that's
not
the
case
with
Ranbir
and
me.
I
hope
we've
established
a
friendship
for
life.
He's
my
only
best
friend,
he's
the
only
person
who
knows
exactly
what's
happening
with
me
and
I
know
what's
happening
with
him.
There's
a
great
assurance
in
that
feeling.
It's
a
great
connection.
I'm
proud
of
him.
His
success
is
my
success.
I'm
anxious
every
time
he
has
a
release.
I
feel
extremely
jealous
when
he
works
with
other
directors.
I
feel
he
should
only
work
with
me,"
Ayan
had
confessed
in
a
Filmfare
interview.
Touchwood!
"Literally
until
I
met
Ranbir
at
the
age
of
23
or
24,
I
was
never
able
to
say
that
I
had
a
best
friend
before
that.
He
made
the
meaning
of
that
word
come
true
for
me
and
it's
sort
of
stayed
in
that
key
since
the
time
that
we
met,"
Ayan
had
said
in
an
interview.
A
Friend
Can
Also
Be
Your
Teacher
On
the
other
hand,
Ranbir
had
mentioned,
"You
have
to
understand,
nobody
knows
this,
but
apart
from
being
the
most
important
relationship
in
my
life
as
well,
he
is
very
difficult
as
a
human
being.
I
have
to
somewhere
be
a
little
subservient
to
him.
Why
is
that?
Because
I
believe
that
he
knows
more
about
life,
he
understands
more
about
life,
he
feels
more
about
life.
He
is
a
greater
being
in
that
sense.
And
I'm
not
ashamed
to
say
that
I'm
a
lesser
being.
He's
like
a
teacher.
I
wish
him
on
Teacher's
Day
also,
that's
the
role
he
plays
in
my
life."
That's
A
Good
One!
Ranbir's
papa
Rishi
Kapoor
recently
made
a
humorous
remark
by
tweeting
that
these
two
besties
should
get
married
instead.
Hahaa,
what
do
you
folks
think?