Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra's growing closeness has not gone down too well with wife Gauri Khan as well as her friends.

The actress got a taste of their distaste for her recently, when she attended the Eid celebrations at Mannat recently. While there have been reports of Gauri Khan snubbing her at the party, apparently there was more drama.

According to a source: "Towards the end of the party, after many celebrities had left, Mehr Rampal (Arjun Rampal's wife) pointed to SRK that not many people (including Gauri) were too fond of Priyanka. She asked him why Priyanka had been invited at all."

"SRK told Mehr that Priyanka is a very good friend just like she and many others were to him. And if she had any problems, Mehr should address them directly with Priyanka, and not question SRK about inviting her over for his Eid party."

However, while SRK stood by Priyanka during this confrontation, it seems he was unaware of his Don 2 co-actor being snubbed by wife Gauri.

Reportedly, Hrithik, briefly after sauntering in, stopped to chat with his Agneepath heroine. Buzz is that they had barely exchanged pleasantries when Gauri stepped in and whisked the actor away to meet their other friends.

Interestingly, this is not the first time SRK has supported Priyanka. Years ago, when she was going through legal hurdles posed by ex business manager Prakash Jaju, she is said to have sought his help during the Temptation tour.

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