During the two-month long shooting schedule in Bangkok and Phuket the two guys bonded bigtime, exchanging notes in-between those complicated underwater sequences on everything from cooking to gyming.
Says Sanjay Dutt's company's CEO Dharam Oberoi, "Baba and Akshay couldn't gym together because they had separate trainers. But for everything else they were constantly together.
I think Baba saw a lot of himself in Akshay's past and they were meeting up after so many years. See in our industry it's not possible for actors to meet up unless they're working together. Baba took to Akshay, found him down-to-earth and sincere and hardworking."
Apparently just to keep their friendship moving forward Sanjay and Akshay have decided to do one more film together in the very near future.
The minute I mention Akshay Kumar, Dutt warms up. "The last time and Akshay and I worked together was in Amaanat in 1994 And now Blue. I can see the transformation in him from then to now. It's been a long journey for him. And in many ways I see a reflection of my own journey. "
Sanjay angrily pooh-poohs the story of fights with Akshay Kumar in Bangkok.
"Who's spreading these rumours? Obviously some people can't tolerate the fact that I get along with my co-stars.
They want to see me fighting with my co-stars and directors. Sorry, I won't oblige. Getting into fights with Akshay Kumar isn't possible. I'm a guy who get along with everybody. And anyone who knows me will vouch for this. Akshay is like a younger brother to me.
He gives me so much respect it's embarrassing to hear we've fighting. And the way he has struggled from scratch to make become a big star, is exemplary."
Taking a deep breath, Sanjay concludes, "They also wrote that I was having a fight with my Blue director Tony in Bangkok. I was in the water most of the time while he's directing me.
When do I get a chance to have a fight with anyone? If anyone is trying to spoil the party for me, let me tell these spoilsports they aren't going to succeed. They aren't going to be invited for my parties."
Just one problem in this new pally scenario. The two wives haven't really met or hit it off with each other.
Akshay's last Bollywood best- friend Bobby Deol's wife Tanya and Tina Khanna were chums.