They will try their best to convince you that everything is hunky-dory between them. But the fact remains that, post Abhishek-Aishwarya marriage, the rivalry between Bollywood’s reigning Kings Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan has intensified further.
Amitabh has been the towering figure, both literally and in the true sense of the term, of the Bollywood, ruling the tinsel town for well over four decades. Shah Rukh is no push-over either with his massive fan following and hosts of box-office hits under his belt.
So when Amitabh did not invite Shah Rukh for his actor son’s marriage, the message was loud and clear that they are not exactly friends.
Shah Rukh, on his part, is strengthening the Khan clan and has been seen hobnobbing with Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan.
Author Derek Bose believes with Abhishek’s marriage to Aishwarya, the Bachchans have just become the ultimate Bollywood family.
Bose said
With the marriage, the Bachchans have become a formidable commercial package. Brand Bachchan is now a threat to others. It has worsened the Bachchan-Khan rivalry, sparking new power equations.
Bollywood analyst Taran Adarsh too believes in the same line and said
There seem to be two clear groups in Bollywood now — the Bachchans and the Khans.
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