In
his
recent
tete-a-tete
with
a
leading
daily,
Arbaaz
Merchant's
father
Aslam
Merchant
said
that
his
son
and
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
son
Aryan
Khan
are
taken
aback
at
how
much
time
it's
taking
for
their
bail.
Speaking
to
a
leading
daily,
Aslam
said,
"I've
told
him
that
we
have
applied
for
bail
and
the
hearing
is
on
the
same
day
as
Aryan's
case.
Arbaaz
then
told
me
something
that
surprised
me.
He
and
Aryan
are
good
friends
and
they
share
a
lot
of
their
thoughts
and
apprehensions,
too.
And
Aryan
shared
with
Arbaaz,
that
he
was
surprised
that
this
episode
has
gone
on
for
as
long
as
it
has.
Both
the
boys
were
expecting
that
this
would
be
resolved
sooner.
They're
both
taken
aback
at
how
much
time
it's
taking
for
their
bail."
Aslam
further
added
that
his
son
doesn't
have
as
strong
background
as
Aryan
hence,
he
is
more
worried
about
him.
Aslam
said,
"Personally,
I
feel,
at
least
Aryan
Khan
has
hope
that
his
father
is
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
a
hugely
popular
and
influential
figure.
But
neither
Arbaaz
(Merchant)
nor
his
father
has
that
kind
of
influence.
We're
just
common
people
with
no
connections.
I
think
Arbaaz
was
unlucky;
he
was
in
the
wrong
place
at
the
wrong
time.
It
was
just
destiny
I
guess.
But
I
am
happy,
how
he
has
stuck
by
his
best
friend
Aryan.
He's
been
a
loyal
friend;
I
call
him
a
yaaron
ka
yaar."
Aryan
is
currently
lodged
at
the
Arthur
Road
prison
in
the
case
of
seizure
of
banned
drugs
aboard
a
cruise
ship
off
the
Mumbai
coast
earlier
this
month.
Reportedly,
Aryan
and
Arbaaz
have
been
assigned
different
barracks
in
Arthur
Road
Jail.
The
duo
was
caught
with
six
others
in
a
raid
conducted
by
NCB
on
luxury
cruise
liner
Cordelia
on
October
3,
2021.
While
no
drugs
were
found
in
Aryan's
possession,
NCB
claims
that
Aryan
is
allegedly
involved
in
drugs
trafficking
on
the
basis
of
his
WhatsApp
chats.