Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone

For Ranbir Kapoor, his career has never looked better. After delivering a stupendous performance in Wake Up Sid which had fans and critics fawning over Bollywood’s new blue-eyed-boy, the young Kapoor lad has surely etched his way into the hallowed Bollywood A-lister Hall of Fame.

So, as a supposed Ranbir well-wisher, Wake Up Sid should undoubtedly be girlfriend Deepika Padukone’s flick-of-choice, right?

Wrong!

Lately, it seems like the only thing that’s constantly on Deepika’s mind is her boyfriend being snatched away and lapped up by any of the numerous nubile lasses, flitting about in Bollywood-land (read: Katrina Kaif, Sonam Kapoor et al)

So, going back to where we began, her insecurity also makes Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani very special for Madame Padukone. Wonder why?

Ranbir spent the better part of an entire day of shooting reeking of pesticide: That’s right… the young lad was so caught up in his conversation with the film’s crew, he inadvertently sprayed his underarms with generous doses of insect repellent, mistaking the can for his favorite deodorant. Needless to say, his co-stars weren’t very impressed with the torturous hours they had to spend with a foul-smelling Ranbir, which also translate into a few hours of no-boyfriend-stealing ploys for a suspicious Deepika.
Ranbir spent days dressed like a stone statue: I know the director of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani has taken a few creative allowances with the vocal and emoting abilities of stone, but if there’s one thing Ranbir can’t do in his stiff, stone-man avatar… it has to be chasing a natty-looking Katrina Kaif through trees, or engage in romantic coffee-soaked conversations with her.
Ranbir nearly broke Katrina’s nose: This one has to be a biggie for the insanely jealous and insecure Deepika. Unfortunately for her, the nose-shattering accident was only part of a shoot, and not Ranbir’s attempts to shake Kat off his trail. But, I’m willing to bet that Deepika isn’t spending too many sleepless nights over why Kat’s nose was bruised… as long as Ranbir was the one swinging the shattering blow, a smug Deepika can rest assured that Kat won’t be too close for comfort with Ranbir in the immediate future!

Deepika, now that Ranbir has finally taken the big, bold leap of making your little romantic tryst public, you can perhaps take it a little easy and not keep hounding young Kapoor to make sure he’s yours for keeps? Haven’t you heard that hackneyed, but very true, saying about loving a person and letting him go?