/> For reasons best known to them Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra had stopped working together in spite of a string of successes together beginning with Suniel Darshan's Andaaz and climaxing in Abbas-Mustan's Aitraaz.

Thereafter Priyanka was persuaded for mysterious reasons to move on to other leading men.

Akshay Kumar tried to form a lasting screen pair with Kareena Kapoor. But when that didn't work too well (Talaash, Bewafaa, Tashan) he turned to Katrina Kaif for professional sustenance.

So deep was the cleft between the pair that Suneel Darshan had to scrap an Akshay-Priyanka starrer after a song featuring them.

But now it seems the ice has thawed.

Akshay and Priyanka performed together on stage on Thursday for Christmas at the Convention Centre in Hong Kong for a show called 'From Chandi Chowk To Hong Kong.'

Joining the pair was Bipasha Basu who was earlier scheduled to perform in Mumbai for New Year's eve. And what a rollicking show it was! Audiences have been craving to see the hit jodi together for three years.

Here was their chance finally

"Yes, I performed on stage with Akshay Kumar in Hong Kong. It was great fun, "says Priyanka.