Maneesh Sharma gave Parineeti Chopra her first break back in 2011 with Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, so has always been a special person in her life for that reason. In fact, he was even the one who began encouraging her to get into acting while she was working in the marketing department of Yash Raj Films (they met when she handled Band Baaja Baaraat). They even worked together later for Shuddh Desi Romance, and you could tell that they shared a close relationship. For that reason, perhaps, people have been whispering for a while now that the two are in a relationship.
On their part, however, they’ve always denied being together. In a recent interview, Parineeti opened up a little more about Maneesh, saying that she loves him, but they’re not dating:I love Maneesh and he has changed my life, but I’m not in a relationship with him. I can wake up Maneesh in the middle of the night if I have a problem. I get along with people older to me as they talk more sense. Maneesh is 33 and one of the most wonderful people I have met. He is perfectly understanding of people and tries to understand why the person may be doing something and I have learnt that from him. He has taught me to be patient with people. He is very intelligent and has the gift of the gab. I love him, I love him a lot and he is the greatest person I have met. I consider him my best friend. My parents too really like him and every time I buy something like a car or house, my mother will send him a text saying, ‘Thank you again and it’s because of you, she is here.’ He is the angel in my life. He will see you for what you are and will fight for you and give you another chance. Everytime I see him, I feel like touching his feet and saying thank you.
In fact, Parineeti has always insisted that she sees Maneesh as more of a mentor, and whenever an article about them is published, she just calls him and they laugh about it.