‘Deepika Padukone was sitting in Ranveer Singh’s lap… when did this happen?’: Gulshan Devaiah recalls witnessing love blossom on Ram Leela set

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh met and fell in love while working on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela. They tied the knot in 2018.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | June 13, 2023 10:31 AM IST

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Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh in a still from Ram Leela.

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Actor Gulshan Devaiah recalled witnessing sparks fly between Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh on the set of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela. He said that while he didn’t notice anything brewing between them during the first shooting schedule of the film, he was surprised at how quickly things had progressed by the time they’d started working on the second schedule.

Deepika and Ranveer met and fell in love while working on the film, the first of their three collaborations with Bhansali, and tied the knot in Italy in 2018. In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Gulshan was asked if he noticed their chemistry on set, and he said that he thinks Ranveer pursued Deepika really hard, because he was instantly smitten with her.

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He recalled, “First schedule mein toh humne kuch nahi dekha. Second schedule laga tha Udaipur mein, aur wahan pe notice kiya, arey godi mein baithi hai yeh, kya hogaya yeh. Humne toh notice hi nahi kiya tha guru. Yeh kab hogaya. Gaana-waana song sequence do-teen karwaye they, tab toh kuch nai dikha humein, aake apna kaam karke chali jaati thi (We didn’t notice anything during the first schedule, but my second schedule was in Udaipur, and suddenly, I saw her sitting in his lap. I was like, when did this happen? She used to quietly come and do her job and leave, we’d shot two or three song sequences as well, but we noticed nothing).”

Gulshan continued, “I think Ranveer was smitten by her right from the beginning. This I don’t know for sure, but from what I remember, he was very smitten by her right from the beginning. I think jee-jaan laga ke pursue kiya hoga (he must have pursued her really hard).”

Deepika and Ranveer have worked together in three films as the lead pair. He has also appeared in a cameo in the film Finding Fanny, while Deepika returned the favour with an extended appearance in 83, and a quick cameo in Cirkus.

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