Actor Arjun Rampal didn't waste any minute in clarifying that there's no bad blood between him and his once best buddy Shah Rukh Khan when it was reported that he consciously stayed away from SRK's New Year Bash.

Though he had claimed that he remains close to SRK like before, the cracks in their relationship are already showing. The two stars were recently invited to celebrity photographer Dabboo Ratnani's 2013 calendar launch.

The two who attended the event, consciously made an attempt to avoid crossing paths at the social do. They timed their entry and exit perfectly thus avoiding each other completely.

They who have worked together in films like 'Om Shanti Om' and 'Ra.One', have stood together in thick and thin of time. But off late, the growing distance between them has created a new buzz in the industry.

At the same time Arjun's growing friendship with SRK's arch rival Salman Khan has made the rumors of differences between SRK and Arjun stronger than ever.