Bollywood stars have to take huge efforts to keep their personal life under the wraps. However, in the age of social media and prying shutterbugs, these celebs everyday to get read about the news of their own private life in the dailies and tabloids. One such celeb who keeps struggling to keep her love life a secret, is Alia Bhatt. However, to her horror, the town always gets the gossip of her dating life. After the rumors of her break up with Sidharth Malhotra and her crush on Ranbir Kapoor, it turns out that it is a non- filmy person who has actually stolen her heart. Kavin Mittal is the name of the guy, if we go by the latest media reports.

For the uninitiated, Kavin Mittal is the founder of popular messaging app, Hike Messenger. The Highway girl met this young businessman during World Economic Forum 2017 and the duo soon hit it off, Midday reports say.

The publication quoted a source saying, "They want to take time to let their friendship evolve. Given their commitments, they see little of each other. But it's certainly a friendship that can go a long way. They don't want to make a public statement yet."

So those who were dreaming about Ranbir and Alia together, might want to update themselves with this piece of rumor. Meanwhile, Alia is juggling between three amazing projects. She will be next seen in Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra, Meghna Gulzar's Raazi and Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy next. Coming back to Kavin Mittal, do let us know your reaction on this in the comments section below.

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