Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, Nargis Fakhri: Women Ranbir Kapoor dated before Alia Bhatt

Ranbir Kapoor is currently in a steady relationship with Alia Bhatt and they are going strong. However, this is not the first time the Kapoor lad is making news for his love affairs. The undisputed heartthrob of the nation who enjoys a huge female fan following, has dated actresses like Deepika Padukone, Nargis Fakhri, Katrina Kaif too. Read on:

Ranbir Kapoor and Avantika Malik were college mates and had dated each other during their teens. This was much before Ranbir had made his way into films. However, they soon parted ways for reasons best known to them. While Avantika fell in love with Aamir Khan’s nephew Imran Khan and married him, Ranbir moved on with his career.

Nandita Mahtani was Karisma Kapoor’s ex-husband Sanjay Kapur’s first wife. The fashion designer’s love affair with young Ranbir Kapoor made headlines due to the huge age difference between the two, which apparently also posed as a roadblock in their relationship. The alleged couple never made public appearances together, and eventually parted ways.

Both Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on ‘Black’ before making their debut with the filmmaker's next film, ‘Saawariya’. Rumours were rife that their love affair had started during the shooting of the film. However, it apparently did not end well as Sonam, on Karan Johar’s chat show, expressed bitterness, regret and rage over the breakup.

Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor’s love affair has been the most talked-about one in the industry. The couple fell in love with each other on the sets of ‘Bachna Ae Haseeno’, and went on to deliver hits like, ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ and ‘Tamasha’ together. Deepika had even got ‘RK’ tattooed on the nape of her neck. Although they went through a bad breakup, they have moved on in their respective lives and are friends now.

Nargis Fakhri made her big Bollywood debut with Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Rockstar’ opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The fresh pair and their sizzling on-screen chemistry garnered a lot of appreciation from the audience. The actress had also developed a great bond with Ranbir’s mother Neetu Kapoor. Although they were spotted hanging out together a lot of times, they never confirmed being in a relationship.

Ranbir Kapoor had sparked link-up rumours with Angela Jonsonn after they were spotted hanging out together in 2011. While Angela boldly said that she had gone out with him and left it to the fans and media to piece together the rest, Ranbir was not happy and expressed his displeasure over it.

Rumour mills were abuzz with stories of an affair when they were shooting for their film, ‘Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’. They looked quite serious about each other and Kat had even attended the Kapoor family’s annual Christmas lunch. However, things did not work out for them and they broke up while shooting for their last film, 'Jagga Jasoos'. The actors have moved on since. Katrina is now reportedly dating Vicky Kaushal.

Ranbir Kapoor’s pictures with Pakistani actress Mahira Khan from the streets of New York set the rumour mills churning again. However, it did not last long and they eventually parted ways for reasons best known to them.