"Saif was missing his lady love all the time as he was away from Mumbai. He could not help talking about Kareena all the time. Rani was attentive and sympathetic. She not only gave Saif a sympathetic shoulder, she even convinced Saif of what a wonderful girl Kareena is. Not that he needed convincing," the source added. Saif admits he doesn't hesitate to share his feelings with Rani. "Rani is one co-star I can open up my heart to. She's a pal and she listens," Saif said in an interview.

Recently Rani has even developed fondness for Kareena, which is a surprise, considering their long-standing hostility. The two leading ladies started off as pals during the shooting of Kunal Kohli's Mujhse Dosti Karoge. But like all showbiz friendships, the Rani-Kareena friendship soured. There was a gasp of surprise when in a recent interview Kareena singled out Rani as a good actress. The reason for this change of heart is said to be Rani Mukerjee close friendship with Saif. Its now all over bollywood that Saif Ali Khan is convinced he is made for Kareena Kapoor, or at least his left forearm is, because he has got her name tattooed on it! Now that convinced his close friend Rani that this time around it is different.

As a tribute to his three-month-old girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, the suave actor has now tattooed her name, written in Devnagari, on his left forearm. A reliable source close to the actor informs, "He has been toying with the idea of getting the Kareena tattoo for a while now. He has done some serious research on tattoo designs before zeroing down on this one. He just wanted a simple tattoo with not too many design elements."

The tattoo artiste at the Hakim Alim’s studio took almost two hours to complete the design and Saif was seen getting restless as he had to report to Yash Raj Studios for dance rehearsals, claims a source. Later he was seen flaunting his newly acquired tattoo but was not too keen to talk about it. A source from the Yash Raj Studios, who did not want to be named, says, "Saif was very happy with his tattoo. He was completely at ease with the attention it attracted." However, Saif was seen making a conscious effort to hide the tattoo under a jacket when he reported at the Mumbai airport recently along with Kareena, claims another source.

Saif and Kareena left for Greece to savor the salubrious climate and food there for three days before other crew members of Tashan catch up with them for a shooting schedule there. Tashan is sure turning out to be an unforgettable film for Saif and Kareena not just because of its exotic locales, that include Ladakh, Jaisalmer and now Greece, but also because the two first bonded on its sets and seeing the scorching pace of their romance could end up becoming life partners before its release.

It is clear that Saif is looking at marriage. He recently said he is 'extremely and completely committed' to Kareena Kapoor and would like to spend the rest of his life with her.