"We are old friends and I just came to meet him...shake hands," the southern superstar said.

Southern superstar Kamal Haasan on Friday met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray here.

Mr. Haasan visited Mr. Thackeray at his residence at around 9:20 am and also met his wife Sharmila and daughter Urvashi.

The 60-year-old actor was welcomed with a shawl and bouquet.

“We are old friends and I just came to meet him...shake hands,” Mr. Hassan said.

“He (Raj Thackeray) welcomed Mr. Kamal Hassan with shawl and flowers. It was just a casual meeting... there was no agenda behind it. They are friends, so he (Hassan) just came to meet him (Thackeray),” MNS spokesperson Sandip Deshpande said.

The meeting between the two bigwigs lasted for at least half an hour.