The film has simple setup of two very different men finding common ground and forging a friendship.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Yet the two of them forged a close friendship.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They had three weeks to forge a friendship.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Seemale friendship
Definition of 'forge'
forge
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verb
If one person or institution forges an agreement or relationship with another, they create it with a lot of hard work, hoping that it will be strong or lasting.