Over the decades gone by, Bollywood has seen categorically two types of actors – one who is famous because of their extraordinary looks and unmatched style statement and other who completely drives the show basis their acting finesse. Deepika Padukone, daughter of Badminton player Prakash Padukone, falls in both the categories. Dimples digging deep through both their delicate cheeks, an enviable head of hair,standing tall at 5 feet 9 inches – the leggy lass boasts of a svelte figure many can only dream of. At the same time, her vast and distinguished filmography attests the fact that you don’t need always need a godfather to make it big in the world of showbiz.

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Cut to November 10, 2018. Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have taken off to Italy on Saturday morning ahead of their impending grand wedding. The lovebirds are all set to exchange nuptial vows and enter the holy matrimony after six long years of courtship. But Ranveer wasn’t her first love. The actress sure had her heart broken several times at the hands of some famous men before she chose to settle down with Singh. As we prepare to see Deepika enter the ‘happily ever after’ with her beau, here’s a flashback of all the men she allegedly and already dated in the past.

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 1.Nihaar Pandya

One of her foremost love affairs in tinsel town brewed with actor-model Nihaar Pandya. Deepika and Nihaar met during an acting course in Mumbai, and were speculated to even have moved in together. The romance didn’t last long and the two soon parted ways.

 2.Upen Patel

Except for a sensuous and sizzling photoshoot Deepika and Upen Patel did together, nothing concrete ever came out of these rumours of their romance. Blame it on the watertight camaraderie in this picture, maybe?

 3.Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Captain Cool was taken by this South Indian beauty soon after she made her debut with Om Shanti Om. Grapevines are filled with assumptions that Dhoni had asked Shah Rukh Khan to introduce him to Padukone but someone else was batting on the field too.

 4.Yuvraj Singh

A sportsperson herself, Deepika found quite many admirers amongst those who bleed blue. Besides Mahi, Yuvi too was smitten by the then debutant. Sections of the press had reported that Yuvraj Singh had hosted a birthday bash for his then crush and she returned the favour with a party too.

 5.Ranbir Kapoor

Perhaps, the most famous and infamous romance brewed between debutants Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor. In the world of showbiz, newbies often find themselves attracted to each other and ride high on this soaring relationship. But Deepika’s and Ranbir’s was more than just infatuation that led to the former getting the latter’s initials tattooed on her nape.  Enter Katrina Kaif. Love was replaced by infidelity and DP-RK headed for splitsville on a bitter note.

 6.Siddharth Mallya

Deepika Padukone at one point was speculated to be liquor baron, Vijay Mallya’s son, Siddharth Mallya’s sweetheart. The two were spotted at parties, IPL matches and events hand-in-hand. So much so, that Sid even kissed his rumoured girlfriend publically at Royal Challengers Bangalore match.

 7.Muzammil Ibrahim

A model-turned-actor of Kashmiri descendant, Muzammil Ibrahim and Deepika were a thing back in the 2000s. In an interview dating back to 2007, the handsome hunk had admitted to dating the actress, but refused to reveal the reason behind their breakup. Apparently, Ibrahim was offered a role in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani but he turned it down owing to Deepika's presence in the movie.

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All said and done, all these apparent and supposed relationships are deeply buried in the past. Come today and we are bursting with all the happiness in the world for Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. Because he is the Ram to her Leela, the Bajirao to her Mastani and the ultimate lover boy to her passionate self. Wouldn’t have it any other damn way! Our eyes are set on November 14-15 and hands on the cursor because we cannot wait for them to become man and wife already. Can you?