Call it a rumoured link up, but yummy mummy Malaika Arora Khan apparently had an extra marital short time fling with Arjun Kapoor after he broke up with Salman's younger sister, Arpita Khan.

It is believed that all hell broke loose in the Khan parivaar and ended with Arjun being told to stay away.

Although Arjun Kapoor had denied the relationship completely last year, saying "Salman would have killed me if this rumour was true."

But in a recent interview, Malaika also decided to open up and clear the air. She reportedly said, "It's a figment of people's imagination for whatever it's worth. I never gave a justification and I don't really wish to do the same now."

When asked how hubby Arbaaz dealt with the rumour, she replied, "He dealt with it pretty well. He said what he had to say and I didn't feel the need to say anything more."

Wondering Arpita's reaction in the middle of all this! Sigh.