India, Feb. 1 -- Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan made his grand debut in the 2000s with his father Rakesh Roshan's Kaho Naa. Pyaar Hai and became a phenomenon overnight. He was hailed as the next superstar of Hindi cinema. Amid the frenzy surrounding his meteoric rise, reports surfaced about alleged tensions between Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik, with claims that the reigning superstar felt threatened by the newcomer's sudden success.

In a recent interview with Outlook Traveller, restaurateur AD Singh recalled an encounter between the two stars at his restaurant during the peak of these rumours and revealed that what he witnessed completely contradicted the narrative of rivalry.

He said, "Hrithik had burst upon the scene - he was very big w...