Their close circle of friends are in on a secret. But no one is willing to talk. One hears that there's more than just friendship brewing between Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra. Apparently, the Student Of The Year co-actors hang around a lot together and are even joined by filmmaker Ayan Mukerji sometimes. Ayan, who is making his next film with Alia, is her new best friend and Sidharth, her SOTY co-star, is someone whom she has grown close to in recent months.

There's also talk that the two might be seen together in mentor Karan Johar's next venture after he posted a picture of them on his microblogging site, saying, 'The pair waiting to happen, Sid and Alia'.

Interestingly, when asked about his bonding with her during one of his film's promotions, Sid was quoted saying, “Alia and I met as unaware and lost kids. We were new and discovering everything about the industry. So, there is a great bond which I share as she has been my first co-star and that will never change. It's the history we'll share for the rest of our lives. It's been an emotional bond and I feel protective of Alia.“

While a source known to Alia denied the story, Sidharth said, “No again.. it's news to me too.“