It seems like Love all equation for Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi is out in open. The duo were spotted together first time in public at the Filmfare awards over last weekend.

There has been a buzz about the relationship between Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi for a long time in bollywood but they had never confirmed the reports. Mahesh who is separated from his ex wife and model Shvetha Jaishankar also denied the reports.

Buzz about the two did the rounds as soon as she split with Dino Morea last year.

With Dino having moved on and getting serious about his old flame Nandita Mahtani, it appears that Lara, too, has decided to flaunt his.

Lara formerly dated model and actor Kelly Dorjee but after few years, she broke up with Kelly and mingled with Kelly's best friend actor Dino Morea. Heartbroken Kelly cursed Dino for backstabbing him.

Talking about their relationship, a source told a daily said, "Bhupathi has now finally created a racket with a star as his arm candy. As his divorce with his former wife, model Swetha Jaishankar, has also come through, it is the beginning of a new game for him with Lara".