Deepika Padukone has been on a dream ride and worked with some true gentlemen ever since she stepped into B town. Her first co-star Shahrukh Khan is known for his impeccable manners. Ranbir Kapoor of course is the most important man in her life, perhaps after her champ dad. And Akshay Kumar has been very caring about her on the sets of House Full in London where Deepika is presently down with malaria. Deepika feels lucky to be surrounded by such gents.

“I'm lucky to be surrounded by gallant men. Whether it's my dad, Ranbir, Akshay, Shah Rukh Khan or any of my co-stars, I haven't so far encountered any ill-behaved men,” Deepika said.

Interestingly, Deepika skips the mention of Saif Ali Khan, her co-star in this Friday’s release Love Aaj Kal. It’s not that Saif isn’t gallant; just that he stayed mostly to himself on the sets of the movie, giving her all the space she needed.

The film has Saif and Deepika playing a modern day couple in London and San Francisco. Her character is a die-hard romantic, but Saif plays a man who doesn’t realize what his heart wants.

“He (Saif’s character) also believes in love and realises it when he can't do without the girl. So I guess there's a romantic in all of us. It just needs to be tapped. But you need to experience that journey from disbelief to love, like I have in real life,” said Deepika as a clear hint towards her relationship with Ranbir.

Today, Deepika understands love so well that she advises other people in the matters of heart.

“So many times I advice people on their love life. I can always tell the difference between those who understand and don't understand the value of true love,” she disclosed.

Sorrowfully, because of her illness Deepika hasn’t been able to promote ‘Love Aaj Kal’. It’s Saif and director Imtiaz Ali only who have been visiting all the main cities in India to promote the film, which releases on July 31.