Sid
Makkar
who
is
playing
the
boisterous
and
outspoken
Shankar
in
the
increasingly
popular
soap
Mere
Apne
on
Channel
9x
became
pally
with
the
veteran
actor
Vinod
Khanna
not
over
a
cup
of
cutting
chai
but
over
a
hilarious
joke.
The
two
not
only
share
the
same
frame
on
TV
but
are
also
neighbours
as
they
both
are
townies
and
stay
a
few
blocks
away
from
each
other's
buildings.
"Initially
I
was
very
formal
with
Mr.
Khanna
as
he
is
a
senior
actor
and
holds
a
very
commanding
position
in
the
industry.
The
ice
broke
when
one
fine
day
he
showed
me
a
funny
message
on
his
cell
and
since
then
we
share
a
very
informal
relation.
We
have
started
talking
a
lot
more
now," beams
an
excited
Sid.
Well,
the
going
seems
to
have
gotten
good
for
the
actor
after
joining
the
high
TRP
show
Mere
Apne
in
more
ways
than
one!