Ranbir Kapoor is not hurt anymore: Deepika Padukone

There was a time when actress Deepika Padukone would instantly clam up at the mere mention of actor and former flame Ranbir Kapoor. But there’s been a change. Padukone on Thursday night, at the venue of the Zee Cine Awards in Singapore, appeared calm, confident and raring to go. And the demeanour didn’t change even at the mention of her ex beau.

“Me, Imran, Ranbir, Sonam…we have all started in Bollywood at about the same time. And even though we are contemporaries, we are friends first.Besides, Ranbir and I belong to the same group of friends. And you cannot shun your group of friends just because of your relationship status, isn’t it?” she asks.

Padukone says that both she and Kapoor understand and hold no grudges against each other anymore.

But what about the nasty comments that she and Sonam made on the actor on a chat show? “Ranbir is not hurt anymore. We have reached a stage where we have forgiven each other and hold no grudges. After a point, we (she and Ranbir) had a good laugh over it. Yes, we had our differences at one point of time and now that’s not there. We are friends now and friends are allowed to take liberties with each other,” she says.

She says that she is also not averse to doing a film with Kapoor as she feels that a career decision should always take precedence over matters of the heart. “Yes, we can work again. I see no problems about it. At the end of the day, there are a handful of actors in Bollywood and nobody can say that he or she won’t work with the other person. I will never say something like that,” she says.

Talking about her career, with a hit like Housefull and a huge flop like Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se, Padukone says that each has been a learning experience for her. “I know that critics have labelled it (Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se) as a huge flop but trust me, the experience that I had while shooting for the film is also incomparable. I felt sad that the movie didn’t do well as we expected but I got to know so much about our country’s history. The experience of working with Ashutosh (Gowariker) has been worth it,” she ends.

I’m not working only to reach the top, says Deepika

Deepika Padukone states that she is not in the rat race. She started her New Year with a bang by spending a vacation and then celebrating her birthday with her family and partner Siddharth Mallya.

After trying her hands in scuba-diving and sky-diving last year, she is now willing to try her hands at bunjee jumping.

The dimpled beauty states “I have always wanted to do this and I honesty didn’t think it would happen within a month from each other. Though I am petrified of heights, I have no clue how I managed to do the sky dive. Next up on my list is a bungee jump.”

Always pitted against actresses such as Priyanka Chopra, Sonam Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, Deepika states that being the number one heroine in the film industry is not the only criteria that interests her.

She added “As for reaching the top — everybody aims to be there someday but I am not working only to reach to the top.”

“For me, the first criteria is the credibility of a brand. It has to be something I identify with and believe in.”

Deepika's kiss of love for Siddharth

Though Deepika Padukone and Siddharth Mallya, the son of liquor king Vijay Mallya, have always denied having an affair, a recent incident where Deepika kissed Siddharth openly has brought out their love for each other in public.

Deepika, who is perfectly at ease doing kissing scenes in movies, seems to be at the same ease kissing in real life as well.

"I am comfortable doing kissing scenes," she had said some time ago. "Are you telling me that people in relationships just hold hands?"

Kissed him before her parents
Deeps visited her birth place Copenhagen with her family in order to celebrate the New Year as well as her 25th birthday on Jan. 5.

Siddharth was there to surprise her with a lavish birthday bash by reaching Copenhagen just a day before her birthday.

Overwhelmed with the surprise he had planned for her, she went straight ahead to greet him with a tight hug and a kiss.

As per sources, Deepika did not think twice about kissing Siddharth in the presence of her parents.

However, what Junior Mallya gifted his lady love is not yet known.

In addition, both of them were caught romancing on the streets on Copenhagen too.

Siddharth asks deepika to bake him a cake
Though Deepika and Siddharth have never revealed what’s cooking between them, past incidences indicate that love is in the air.

Not long ago, Deepika had written on the micro-blogging site Twitter along with an oven snap a few days back, "Love this old fashioned industrial oven... Reminds me of the days when I would come back from school and bake chocolate cake for my mum!"

"Bake me a cake," pat came the reply from Siddharth.

Deepika-Siddharth couple up again

Deepika Padukone and Siddharth Mallya's to-be-claimed friendship is like 'fevicol ka jod' which cannot be ripped apart. Though the couple are not officially announcing their love relationship, still one can notice them together almost at every celebrity functions.

Whether be it Kingfisher Calender launch or new year vacations the couple are seen enjoying each others company. Last one being the birthday bash of bollywood celebrity Hrithik Roshan (10th January, 2011). The couple graced the occasion together (exactly as we thought ).

Well Deepika, now we understand the meaning behind your words “may be” on the show Koffee With Karan, when Karan Johar asked you about your affair with Siddharth Mallya. Anyways, we will still wait for your official declaration and try to avoid your actions which are already very official.

Deepika kisses Siddharth Mallya

Deepika Padukone was so overwhelmed by emotion that she actually kissed Siddharth Mallya in front of her dad.

If talks are to be believed, it all happened on her birthday, January 5, as she was celebrating her special day in Copenhagen, New England, where she was born, when Siddharth Mallya - rumoured to be her beau - showed up at the door and joined the Padukones in making Deepika's day ultra special.

Deepika was stunned when she saw Siddharth there, and overcome with emotion she went and greeted him with a tight hug and kiss oblivious of anyone's presence around. It is heard that Papa Padukone witnessed this warm greeting.

About what 'good friend' Siddharth gifted the pretty girl, we don't quite know, but we guess that the surprise visit across the seas and over the mountains was gift enough.

Sonam awaiting Deepika's reply

Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone do not have any problems with each other. At least that's what has been conveyed to the world.

But we spotted something very interesting. Sonam has wished Deepika on her birthday (Jan 5) on a social networking site but hasn't received any reply from Deepika yet.

To Dip's defence, she was on a Europe tour and, of course, did not have time to reply to her. On her birthday she was in Copenhagen with her family and Sidhartha Mallya (that's the gossip!). But we are sure that Sonam is waiting for her reply. Let's see when that comes from Deepika's side.

Deepika to attend Imran's pre-wedding bash

Bollywood heartthrob Imran Khan, who has kept his pre-wedding rituals a complete family affair, is expected to have his movie "Break-Ke Baad" co-star and friend actress Deepika Padukone to be part of the ceremony.

Imran is tying the knot with his childhood sweetheart Avantika Malik Jan 10.

"Being a Mehndi and Sangeet ceremony, it would be a complete family affair and no Bollywood actors are to be seen today (Saturday). Only Deepika, Imran's close friend, is expected to be part of the ceremony," said a statement by his publicist.

The family, which includes Imran's parents Anil Pal and Nuzhat Khan, uncle actor Aamir Khan with wife Kiran Rao and children Junaid and Ira, among others, would be present during the ceremony.

The ceremony would conclude with a night-long party, which would start at around 9 p.m.