Anushka - Arjun get closer, upset Parineeti

In an interview to Mirror on November 5, Anushka Sharma claimed she was "single and happy". Looks like she was only partially being true. While she is surely "happy" we learnt that the reason behind her bliss is a budding relationship with Arjun Kapoor. And this has upset Parineeti Chopra a little.

The two YRF protgs, though yet to sign on a film together, have been quite close for a while now. Over the months, even before Ishaqzaade hit the theatres, Anushka and Arjun were spotted at a suburban theatre. The occurrences sveem to have become more frequent now. They were also spotted dining at a Bandra hotspot recently.

According to sources, though the two had been good friends, Anushka was undecided about her relationship with Arjun with too much happening between her and Ranveer Singh. And it was only recently that their friendship blossomed into something more special.

Interestingly, this new liaison has upset YRF's latest sweetheart Parineeti.

Apparently, Priyanka's cousin had been rather fond of Arjun since their Ishaqzaade days. Needless to say, she isn't too cordial with Anushka these days.

"Parineeti and Anushka barely talk to each other. Parineeti was very fond of Arjun before Anushka came into his life. Arjun reciprocated Parineeti's feelings to an extent but somehow their equation fizzled out," said a source.

Meanwhile

Parineeti gets a reel hero

Parineeti has got herself a hero albeit for the camera. After dropping Shahid Kapoor from his next with Yash Raj Films, Maneesh Sharma has finalised his male lead. Apparently, after a lot of thinking, the makers have decided to go with a young and fresh talent, namely Sushant Singh Rajput.

A source told Mirror, "After the Shahid controversy, Maneesh didn't waste any time. He started brainstorming on various actors' names and eventually decided to go with a relatively new face. Someone recommended Sushant's name and he asked his team to arrange the meeting."

Sushant who has wrapped up the shoot of Abhishek Kapoor's Kai Po Che and has also signed Raj Kumar Hirani's P.K, remained unavailable for comment.

Parineeti had been finalised as one of the two leading ladies in Maneesh Sharma's next with Yash Raj Films months back. "The other girl is most likely going to be a new face too.

The film will go on floors by the end of this year," said a source close to the project.