Anushka deserves someone better than me: Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh plays a ladies’ man in his next release Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl but he says he’s far from a Casanova in real life.

Thanks to his flirty portrayal in Band Baaja Baaraat and his chicanery with chicks in Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl, Ranveer Singh has got this image of a womanizer with a roving eye. However, the actor says people often confuse his onscreen characters with his real personality.

“It feels great to be termed as a ladies' man but that does not mean I am a Casanova, at least not in personal life. People tend to confuse the real me with the reel me. It was a thrill during my teenage years when I was dating more than two girls at a time, but that is a thing of the past,” Ranveer Singh is quoted as saying by a news agency.

Ranveer Singh also makes little of the rumours about him dating Anushka Sharma. He says she is a good friend with whom he loves to watch movies and go out on dinner at times.

“I think these things are inevitable. I did a film with Anushka and I admit that our on-screen chemistry is extraordinary. When I began my career she was my only close friend. We catch movies together and after shoots grab a meal. But beyond that, there is no relationship. We are still great friends,” Ranveer said.

Dismissing the notion of romance between him and Anushka, Ranveer said: “Doesn't she deserve someone better than me? She is beautiful, intelligent and independent.”

In Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl, Ranveer and Anushka are pitted opposite each other. The film is slated to release on December 9.