Bollywood film-maker Karan Johar has always maintained that Kajol is one of his best friends and will continue to be the same in the future, even though things turned sour between them. For about two decades, the bond between Kajol and Karan remained as strong as a rock, but their friendship hit a rocky patch after an altercation between Kajol’s husband Ajay Devgn and the famed director. Karan had earlier mentioned that he does not have a relationship with Kajol anymore. He said, “The problem was actually never between her and me. It was between her husband and me. I don’t really want to say what transpired. I felt that if she’s not going to acknowledge 25 years of friendship, if she wants to support her husband, then that’s her prerogative. But I just couldn’t see myself in her life any more. It’s been months we haven’t spoken to each other.”

Back then, Kajol was also quick to speak her mind and stated that she would never work with Karan again. However, later there were speculations that the two of them might have worked things out. Kajol invited the Ae Dil Hai Mushkil director to her birthday bash and liked a photo of his children on Instagram. Karan also started following Kajol, giving confirmation to the rumours of their patch-up.

“Kajol is definitely part of Karan’s next venture. He had sworn to himself at the beginning of his career that she would be a part of all his films. That promise was broken in last year’s Diwali release, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. But Kajol is back in Karan’s life and in his next directorial undertaking,” said a source close to Karan. His next project will have his all-time favourites, Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol together.