/>Their hush-hush meeting on Wednesday morning is the most talked-about event at Balajee Telefilms.

TV sensation Iqbal Khan had a secret meeting with Balajee head honcho Ekta Kapoor. Have the two decided to bury their differences and work together again?

Smiles Khan, "All I can say is, Ekta and I met with the same warmth affection and feeling of solidarity as we did in the past. There's absolutely no ill-will against us. I don't now why some sections of the press are trying to sour things between us by writing about showdowns.

We never had a showdown. And my decision to leave Balajee on 25 December has nothing to do with any differences between us. I am taking a break because I've been working non-stop for two years. The fact is, I was a flop actor on screen when Ekta's company gave me Kaisa Yeh Pyarr Hai.

Whatever I am today I owe to Ekta. And I'm not going to be one of those actors who starts to bad-mouth her after leaving Balajee."

Though Iqbal rules out the chance of an early return to Balajee, there's no doubt that the doors are not shut for the actor.

For now Iqbal prepares for a nikaah ceremony with fiancée Sneha. "Only our immediate families, meaning her parents and mine, will be present for the nikaah. After that we'll proceed to register our marriage. If I had my way I'd just go straight to the registrar's office and be done with it."

Iqbal intends to have a large wedding reception for family and friends. Will Ekta Kapoor be present? "By all means. She has to come. Ekta has always supported me. And I won't let that change," says the actor emotionally.