MUMBAI: Niel Nitin Mukesh made his debut as a lead actor in Sriram Raghavan’s 2007 film Johnny Gaddaar.

His alleged love affairs grabbed a lot of attention. One of them was with Deepika Padukone.

Neil and Deepika came together for Lafangey Parindey. Rumours were rife that there was a brewing romance between both stars.

At that time, Neil tweeted, “I stood outside Deepika’s door yesterday with a red rose for three hours. Then I realized that she had gone for the promotions of Aarakshan.” He later heaped praises about her and confessed his affection for her.

During an interview, he had said, “She is one of the sweetest people I know. She is almost family – my 4 am friend whom I can talk to about anything and everything. Her smile is so contagious. I am very fond of her.”

On the other hand, the actress said, “Working with Neil was a brilliant experience. I think he is a nice, caring man who takes care of everyone on the set. He believes that filmmaking is like a family reunion, he takes interest in everyone’s togetherness. I personally loved working with Neil.”

However, with time the rumours of their growing closeness faded away and was never discussed later.

Now Deepika is married to Ranveer Singh and Neil is married to Rukmini Sahay.

Credits: Koimoi