Deepika In deepest love with Ranbir

Saturday night saw an unexpected guest landing in the city. While Ranbir Kapoor and Bipasha Basu were expected to hit town for a Bachna Ae Haseeno promotional bout, their co-passenger was not slated to board the Delhi-Calcutta flight.

But Deepika Padukone could not spend a day without her beau, and just as Saif-Kareena had stormed the city together a few months back, so did Bollywood’s current hottest couple Ranbir-Deepika. He in a casual green T-shirt, she in a gorgeous red gown.

“I didn’t plan to come here…,” confessed Deepika when Metro got in touch with her on Sunday afternoon. That wasn’t too difficult with the Om Shanti Om beauty holed up in her room at the ITC The Sonar, even as Ranbir and Bipasha went to Fame (South City) to talk about their film, which releases this Friday.

Deepika, although a part of the film, was, however, in no mood for work, having already done her promotion bit in Delhi on Saturday evening. “I didn’t have to do anything here… it’s been a relaxing trip,” she smiled. When asked whether it was Ranbir’s company that brought her to Calcutta, Deepika chose to play safe. “I am really fond of Calcutta and I have been to the city many, many times before. So, it’s been good… eating a lot of local food.”

The eating started on Saturday night itself when Ranbir, Deepika and Bipasha hit the Sonar coffee shop Eden Pavilion for a true-blue Bengali dinner. Luchi, kasha mangsho, galda chingri, sandesh, mishti doi… they had little to complain about.

“Oh, we called from Delhi to fix the menu,” laughed Bipasha. The erstwhile Mandeville Gardens girl, in fact, guided Ranbir and Deepika through the Bengali menu, explaining to them the importance of chholar dal with luchi.

But Deepika didn’t share her saawariya’s love for mishti doi. While Raj Kapoor’s grandson confessed “I just love rosogolla and mishti doi”, Prakash Padukone’s daughter didn’t approve of the taste, almost jumping out of her seat when Ranbir spooned a tiny bit into her mouth. Bipasha, on the other hand, gorged on all the mishti on offer.

Sunday lunch was at Peshawari for the Bachna... trio, accompanied by the film’s director Siddharth Raj Anand. It was a welcome meal for Ranbir and Bipasha after all the scuffles and brawls they were witness to at Fame (South City), where the plex audience and journalists all wanted their share of the stars.

Deepika, however, just chilled at the hotel, away from the madding crowd, waiting for her Ranbir to return to her so they could fly back to Mumbai together in the evening.

“I did the film (Bachna...) for many other reasons but yes it’s true that it was during the shooting that I met Ranbir and that is the reason it will always stay special to me,” smiled the lady in love.

Vidya Balan and R Madhavan in Raj Kaushal's Next

All those who loved Vidya Balan and R Madhavan in the Airtel ads, here comes good news. The duo will be soon seen in a film romancing each other.

Thanks to the tremendous chemistry they have in the ads that they lapped up Raj Kaushal’s next film. The buzz is that Kaushal’s team is readying a mind-boggling script that is being written keeping both the actors in mind.

“Vidya and Maddy look so comfortable with each other. You can’t miss the chemistry they have. It’s so evident in the ads,” says our source. Though the actors have worked together in Guru , they weren’t playing the central characters. So, obviously they had their limitations. But Kaushal’s film will be `the’ film for them.

Minisha Lamba reffered to as Priety's Clone

The moment Minissha Lamba was launched in Yahaan , stories of her bearing an uncanny resemblance to our pretty woman Preity Zinta started doing the rounds. Few blamed the pretty lass’ Zinta-esque beauty the reason for their comparison while some thought it is their Himachal connection that made them look similar.

While Preity belongs to an army family residing in Shimla, Minissha’s family too is based in Srinagar and the young actor has even lived in Kashmir for two years. Both actresses are well educated. Where Preity has graduated in psychology, Minissha has a degree in English honours!

As far as the careers of these Punjabi kudis are concerned, Preity too shot to fame after initial stint as a tv model. She was appreciated in Liril and Perk ad while it was Minissha’s Cadbury ad which made her grab attention! Modelling for both wasn’t planned and same goes for movies. If not in films, both girls have expressed their desire of wanting to become war correspondents and co-incidentally both fulfilled their dream by being one in their films! Preity as Romila Dutta in Lakshya and Minissha in Shaurya .

Both actresses love to read books and are extremely well read in the industry.

Last but not the least their pleasing look, ‘bubbly’ image and a million watt smile that is capable of lighting up a dark room is what makes them extremely similar. One person who couldn’t agree more with us is none other than actor Ranbir Kapoor, who happens to be Minissha’s co-star in Bachna Ae Haseeno !

Here is what Ranbir had to say on the issue - “I think there is a void of that Preity Zinta kind of actress in today’s day and age, I think Minissha Lamba fits the bill perfectly to the “T”. It was great fun working with her. She is one of the people who wreaks goodness, as she has no negativity inside her. She is very unassuming; she kept to her own on the sets. I think she has done a wonderful job playing an 18 year old and 25 year old, so you can see the growth in her character too and I am sure you guys are going to love her.