Neha
Dhupia
is
tired
of
playing
'just
good
friends'
with
squash
player
Ritwik
Bhattacharya.
Now,
it's
time
for
a
game
of
'love
all'.
Today,
the
actress
is
more
forthcoming
about
her
relationship
with
her
best
friend,
as
Ritwik
shifted
base
to
Mumbai
last
week.
Says
Neha,
"I
have
known
Ritwik
for
the
last
10
years;
I
have
grown
up
with
him.
I'm
tired
of
acting
shy
and
saying
we
are
just
good
friends
when
it's
more
than
that.
We
are
taking
our
relationship
to
another
level
now
that
he
has
moved
base
from
London
to
Mumbai."
Taking
it
slow
But
Neha
insists
that
he
hasn't
moved
cities
in
order
to
be
closer
to
his
ladylove.
"It's
not
just
for
me.
As
a
sportsman,
it
would
be
a
bad
move
for
him
to
shift
to
Mumbai
only
to
be
closer
to
me.
It's
just
that
Ritwik
feels
Mumbai
is
better
as
a
base
as
he's
always
travelling.
Currently,
he's
away
for
a
month
to
Sweden,
Canada
and
New
York
for
squash
tournaments."
So
what's
the
status
quo
on
their
relationship
today?
"It's
difficult
to
explain
and
I
don't
want
to
be
misunderstood.
We
are
cautiously
exploring
the
relationship.
The
media
played
Cupid
and
pushed
us
closer,
but
Ritwik
will
always
be
my
friend,
philosopher
and
guide.
Now
that
he's
moving
here,
we'll
have
more
time
to
connect.
It
might
turn
out
to
be
a
very
fruitful
relationship,
but
I
am
being
cautious
as
I
don't
want
to
lose
friendship
to
love.
We
have
to
give
each
other
time," says
Dhupia
candidly.
Films
galore
On
another
note,
Neha
is
also
excited
about
shifting
into
her
new
home
in
Bandra.
"It's
larger
and
more
central
than
my
Versova
flat.
My
apartment
covers
an
entire
floor
and
I
have
decorated
it
myself."
Marriage
is
definitely
not
on
the
cards
for
her
right
now.
"I
am
only
25.
I
am
getting
some
great
film
offers
so
I
am
not
even
thinking
about
it."
Talking
of
films,
Neha
has
just
completed
Delhii
Heights.
She
says,
"It's
a
simple
love
story
about
urban
Delhi
with
Jimmy
Sheirgill
and
me.
Then
there's
Ek
Chalis
Ki
Last
Local
with
Abhay
Deol
-
a
story
about
how
we
miss
our
local
trains,
have
only
Rs
70
between
us
but
end
up
getting
a
windfall
of
Rs
2
crore.
There's
also
Shootout
At
Lokhandwala,
where
I
am
paired
opposite
Sanjay
Dutt.
It
was
delightful
shooting
with
him.
He
doesn't
realise
the
effect
he
has
on
people.
In
my
first
scene
I
had
to
raise
my
voice
at
him.
After
the
shot
got
over,
I
apologised!
Another
film
where
I
play
a
gangster's
moll
is
Rajat
Kapoor's
Mitya
with
Ranvir
Shourie
and
Naseeruddin
Shah.
Naseer
plays
the
gangster.
So
yes,
I
have
come
a
long
way
from
the
bikini
to
the
bindi!"