It's the season of break ups it seems. First there were reports of Shahid Kapoor breaking off with Priyanka Chopra and now there are reports coming in of Ranbir Kapoor breaking up with his actress girlfriend Deepika Padukone.

However, it is learnt from our reliable sources that he is finding solace in another close friendship with a co-starlet.

Insiders claim the reason for Ranbir –Deepika's love story allegedly going kaput was being attributed to Ranbir's mother Neetu Singh and his friendship with co-star Katrina Kaif, we hear that there is one more girl in the picture now and it is Ranbir's film Rocket Singh's co-star -Shazahn Padamsee.

Our sources reveal, "The two met on the sets of the film and hit it off instantly. They are pretty close now and Deepika is not too happy. Ranbir and Shazahn enjoy each others company and they keep in touch constantly.

They also make it a point to meet up whenever they are free. There's already so much speculation about the rift between Deepika and Ranbir and this new friendship has only made things worse."

Both Ranbir and Shazahn were unavailable for their comments.