It was only the other day that Shah Rukh Khan and Arjun Rampal had hugged each other backstage at an awards function. The cordial note the two had struck in the presence of Chunkey Pandey and a couple of other bystanders had not gone unnoticed. It was widely believed that the gesture would probably end a season of frost between the two actors.

However, according to sources, SRK is not amused with how the incident has become public knowledge. "He was being civil to Arjun because they were almost face to face. He finds it silly that he seems to have read a bit too much into it," says a source close to the star. SRK and Arjun, who have reportedly had a fallout during Ra.One, have been avoiding each other since then. "It is unlikely that their friendship will get back to what it was, and it would not be fair to speculate about where it is headed," says the source, adding, "It is just too much of a co-incidence that this news is going out to the world at a time when Arjun's film is up for release." Ouch!