Shahid and Vidya were spotted at a restaurant

Are Shahid Kapoor, Bollywood’s new Prince Charming, and the pretty Vidya Balan an item? It would seem so going by earlier rumours and the more recent sighting of the couple enjoying a quiet little dinner at a suburban restaurant.

The two were accompanied by a friend who looked lost in her world, while Vidya and Shahid chatted and laughed in gay abandon. She was dressed in a knee-length black dress held in place by a big belt while he, well, had on his usual charming smile! The meal over, the couple got into a fight over who’s treat was it! “Let me pay. If you don’t allow me, next time I’ll never come out with you again,” said Vidya snatching the bill.

It is good to see Shahid happy and smiling since his break-up with long-time girlfriend Kareena Kapoor. Vidya and he grew fond of each other then, though she denied an involvement, and the two maintained that they were just good friends. Later Shahid was linked to tennis star Sania Mirza. Apparently, he visits her whenever she’s in town or whenever he goes to Hyderabad.

Professionally, several top Bollywood actresses are wanting to work with him, starting with Katrina Kaif in the face of reported strong opposition from Salman Khan. Jiah Khan, too, was supposedly doing everything possible to adjust her dates for Ghajini to act opposite Shahid in Star. Fortune, it seems, is returning his smile for smile.

Sharin Wader