The rumor mill is back to high speed spinning in Bollywood! According to the latest B-town buzz, Deepika Padukone has dumped Ranbir Kapoor for her “Karthik Calling Karthik” co-star Farhan Akhtar!

The much-married Farhan refuses to comment on Ranbir and Deepika.

According to Farhan, there’s nothing to clarify about his friendship with Deepika. “Nobody suspects when I SMS my film director or my director of photography. But somehow, if you SMS your co-actor, people start raising eyebrows. I don’t get affected by it as people will say what they have to say,” says Farhan.

Farhan and Deepika bonded well while shooting for Karthik Calling Karthik. And the director has a sweet message for his friend.

Farhan Akhtar and Deepika Padukone were made to dance on the streets of Kochi when they were shooting there recently for their film Karthik Calling Karthik. A group of 20-25 youngsters landed at the Kochi Fort where they were shooting and did not allow them to shoot until both Deepika and Farhan danced with them to the tunes of Rock On!!.

Farhan and Deepika, who are both extremely shy, refused at first. However, the crowd went crazy and did not allow them to shoot. They started making a noise and they were so loud that it was impossible to concentrate on the shoot. Finally both of them had to agree. The crowd piped down and left only after Farhan and Deepika danced for at least 10 minutes with them.

After playing two thought provoking roles as wannabe singer and wannabe actor in Rock On and Luck By Chance, Farhan Akhtar is all set to try his hand at comedy for the first time in Kartik Calling Kartik.

“Not that Kartik… is a full-fledged comedy. It’s a thriller. But it has a lot of light funny moments, something that I missed out in my first two, actually three (the unreleased The Fakir Of Venice) starrers,” According to Farhan.

Deepika Padukone plays the female lead in Kartik Calling Kartik that also stars Shefali Shah and Boman Irani. “We start shooting in April,” said Farhan, who also plans to cut a music album.

Farhan has just completed his innings as a chat-show anchor on Oye! It’s Friday. In the last episode, he entertained cricketer Sourav Ganguly and actress Kangana Ranaut as his guests.

The film name is ‘Kartik Calling Kartik’ and Farhan Akhtar is playing a pivotal role in the movie with Deepika Padukone. The script of the film has been written by Vijay Lalwani and he convinced Farhan Akhtar not just to produce it but also to play a leading role in the movie.

It is said that Deepika Padukone has shown her interest in the script but still she has not finalized the film. The film will be a thriller and will go on floor at various locations in India in the first half of 2009.
At the same time, Farhan Akhtar is extremely busy in promoting his forthcoming film ‘Luck By Chance’ which has been directed by her sister Zoya Akhtar.