Ranbir Kapoor apparently split with girlfriend Deepika Padukone because Sanjay Leela Bhansali wanted him to stay away from the Om Shanti Om girl.

The Ranbir and Deepika romance was anyway not slated to last to long even if it had been allowed to run its natural course as the two are very different people, according to a common friend. This love story would certainly have lasted longer and the break would not have come so abruptly had it been allowed to blossom. Bhansali did not bring the curtains down on this romance because of the two of them coming from rival camps but because he did not want the spotlight to be taken away from the film (Saawariya) and centre on the romance. Bhansali rightly wanted the focus on Saawariya. During Ranbir's sister's wedding, he had given strict instructions to Rishi and Neetu not to allow the media any access to the newcomer. In fact, as the Deepika-Ranbir romance was on, he is believed to have met Ranbir's parents and explained that it was in the best interests of the film if the duo did not see each other. So Ranbir just stopped calling Deepika one fine day and returning her calls, leaving her wondering what on earth had happened. Anyway, Deepika is back with old boyfriend Nihar Pandya and Bhansali has the focus on his Saawariya.