Abhishek and Vivek face to face

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Abhishek (TOI Photo)

Past tense, present perfect.


The atmosphere was pretty tense at filmmaker Apoorva Lakhia's 40th birthday party recently. Aishwarya's former boyfriend Vivek Oberoi and husband Abhishek Bachchan were coming face-to-face, after all. Lakhia had thrown the party at his new-found friend Zayed Khan's pad.

Vivek Oberoi headed straight to the bar where Abhishek was holding on to his drink. Both exchanged greetings, much to the disappointment of the Bollywood janta.

An eyewitness recounts, "We never expected the two of them to have a conversation. While Vivek was forthcoming, Abhishek was extremely cordial too. They were very friendly to each other but Vivek didn't dare to ask Abhishek about Ash."

The real drama unfolded much later when Sanjay Dutt sauntered in.

The very sight of a jubilant Vivek Oberoi left Dutt scowling. After wishing Apoorva, he retired to a corner. He was heard murmuring his displeasure at Vivek's presence. Well, Vivek had made the mistake of wooing Dutt's girlfriend Manyata in the past. The story goes that a besotted Oberoi sent lovey-dovey SMSes and even flowers to Manyata. A source says, "Vivek had pissed him off by hitting on Manyata. Sanju didn't expect to see Vivek there."