Dileep is known to share a close bond with Nadirshah. Nadirshah is making his directorial debut with 'Amar Akbar Anthony' which stars Prithviraj, Indrajith and Jayasurya in the lead roles. When Nadirshah announced his directorial debut, everybody expected Dileep to be in it.

Dileep not being on board had paved way for a lot of speculations to surface regarding an implied animosity between them. However, with Dileep arriving on the sets, those speculations were laid to rest. During the audio launch of 'Amar Akbar Anthony', Dileep presence was there throughout and he, in jest refused to get off the stage till Nadirshah promised to make him hero in his next venture.