India, May 28 -- Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor's personal history aside, the two without a doubt, do make one of the most sought-after on-screen couples. And over the years they've done their bit for the audience, leading films Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) and Tamasha (2015), each quite the blockbuster.

That being said, this duo was the OG vision for a fourth film - an Imtiaz Ali directorial. The film in question is none other than 2011 release Rockstar. On his website blog back in 2019, he had revealed how Deepika was actually his first choice for the film's female lead.

Excerpts read, "She got off the car at the hotel porch and looked at me. I immediately knew that this is the girl I have come to meet....