Though Hrithik Roshan's marriage with is in trouble his in-laws are constantly connected with Hrithik, specially his brother-in-law Zayed Khan.

On Hrithik's birthday on Friday, Zayed spent the entire evening with Hrithik.

Says a very reliable source, `Zayed represented the Khan parivar at Hrithik's birthday. Though his sister Sussanne has taken a break from the marriage, her family remains very close to Hrithik. In fact Zayed is today closer to his brother-in-law than ever before.The two guys have been connecting constantly.`

On Hrithik's birthday the Khan family took a collective call to send Zayed to represent the entire family.

Says the source, `Everyone in Zayed's family is hoping to see Sussanne get together with Hrithik. To her credit, Sussanne didn't once stop Zayed from visiting Hrithik for his birthday.`


While Zayed remains discreetly distanced from his sister's marital discord he has made it clear that his relationship with Hrithik is intact and inviolable.

`As far as Zayed is concerned, Hrithik is and will remain his brother-in-law,` says the source.