These two grew up in the same vicinity of Juhu. Tabu's cousin Sameer Arya and Ajay, or VD (short for Vishal Devgn) - as she calls him - have a bagful of memories to draw from. The two friends say that shooting forDrishyamwas a breeze because every evening they'd sit down together and keep pulling out embarrassing and funny incidents from their teens. Tabu recalled how Ajay's strict father Veeru Devgan would often keep asking her where Vishal was, or why he had come home late the earlier evening. A sheepish Ajay would sweetly apologise for putting her, Sameer and their other friends in a spot all those many years ago.
It was a constant "VD, yeh yaad hai?" or "Tabu, do you remember this?"banter which the friends regaled the other crew members with. Tabu and Ajay have also worked in films likeVijaypath,HaqeeqatandThakshakin the early phase of their careers. So they had many anecdotes to mull over even from that period. Other childhood friends who also have many reference points from their growing up years are Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar. These two worked beautifully together on Farhan's Lakshya and though it was alleged that there was a little awkwardness between them when Duggu dropped out one of Zoya's earlier films, the two friends rediscovered one another during the making ofZindagi Na Milegi Dobara. In fact, Hrithik is currently rooting for Zoya and Farhan'sDil Dhadakne Do, a film that he has only heard good things about.
Another set of close friends who have known one another for the better part of their lives, is Tusshar Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan. The two stars who worked in his first filmMujhe Kucch Kehna Hai, remember how they had lost touch with one another for a while when Tusshar was away in America for Masters. But they rediscovered their friendship on the set ofMKKHandJeena Sirf Mere Liye, and from then on they have looked forward to working together. "During theGolmaalseries shoots in Goa, we would often step out for a meal in the evenings," says Tusshar, adding, "Bebo is one of my close friends, so working with her has always been delightful. There are so many memories that I have strung together of our 20s."