After helming a classic cult rocktar, if rumors are to be believed Imtiaz Ali is all set to cast Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in a play.

Having been labelled as king of new era of romance with films like 'Socha Na Tha' to 'Rock Star' and 'Highway' to 'Tamasha' under his kitty Imtiaz currently is busy shooting for his upcoming romantic film with Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma.

As in a recent interview to a daily, hindustan times Imtiaz Ali has expressed his desire to direct Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in a play. Entire bollywood knows about bromance between Imtiaz and Ranbir and with deepika adding a spice, this surely if happens will be another treat for audience. Imtiaz is very happy for Deepika as he said in his interview that, “Her career growth is out there for the whole world to see. I am the happiest about it because when I first met her, even before her debut film had released, I was so thrilled about this new actress coming into Bollywood. She is shy, so she took a long time to show what she can do. But now, there’s a sense of ease with which she approaches her work. During Love Aaj Kal (2009), I remember I had to make her comfortable and push her. Now, that’s not needed. ” before going to press we tried to get reaction from both Ranbir and Deepika but it seems they want to keep it under wraps.. we will wait