The No 1 world’s billiards champion asked Shahid Kapur to teach him how to dance when he met him at an event recently. When Pankaj Advani and Shahid Kapoor met at the PeTA anniversary bash in Mumbai last week, little did both know they would get along like a house on fire.

Says a source close to Pankaj, “When Pankaj met Shahid at a recent event of PETA he started chatting with him. The two were seen indulging in small talk and posing as cameras flashed.”

The source adds, “Pankaj expressed his fondness towards Shahid’s dance performances and was all praise for his freestyle and break dance in his next Chance Pe Dance. The star was more than happy to advise the billiards player who showed a keen interest in learning different dance forms. Pankaj also expressed an ardent desire about learning how to do certain dance steps. He also asked Shahid to let him know when CPD released so he could watch the film.”

The source adds that Shahid and Pankaj shared a few notes. “Pankaj and Shahid Kapoor both discussed the importance about being vegetarian and how it kept them fit. They appeared to share other common interests.”