Deepika's itsy bitsy skirts!

Post her sizzling item number in Dum Maaro Dum, dimpled Deepika was shocked to get 9 skirts in her fan mail.

Some of the skirts were short, while some long.

Then The Dimpled One figured that it was a reaction to her abbreviated look in the Abhishek-Bipasha starrer Dum Maaro Dum.

But the odd part is that Deepika has only been spotted in a skirt a handful of times.
Even in the song, the skirt turned out to be a tad too minuscule for her and she opted out in favour of shorts.

Even with her endless legs, Deepika prefers her tiny dresses and equally short shorts to the traditional mini.

But we think she can show off those legs anytime and anyhow!

Moving away from the legs, very few of the male fraternity are proof against Deepika Padukone's dimples. Luckily for them, she's been generous with her affections – so much so, she's in danger of giving love a bad name. Ahead, her impressive track record, on screen and off

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya's son Sidhartha Mallya is Deepika's latest grist for the gossip mill. Mallya Jr has been her escort around town lately. Are they a couple? Neither are telling, but then again – they don't really hide the other away either

Sidhartha's now infamous comments on what he wants in his dream woman set us all wondering if Deepika was the one

At the India International Jewellery Week, Mallya Jr cheered himself hoarse as the stunning lady showed a sexy navel in a traditional lehenga. So much for discretion

Arbaaz Khan's birthday bash album was full of photos of the lovely Deepika, with eager beaver Sid hanging around in the background.

Deepika's cheer for the Royal Challengers Bangalore was much louder when Mallya the Younger was around

The lady likes cricket off the pitch as well. Sparks flew between her and Yuvraj Singh and the two dated publicly. But no, they didn't kiss and tell either

The only relationship she admitted to was with co-star Ranbir. The two scored magazine covers together and there's no doubt the relationship helped their careers along, in the wake of Bachna Ae Haseeno's success

But the serpent in their garden of Eden was Ranbir's mum, Neetu Kapoor, who didn't approve of her son's love story with the leggy Deepika

Ranbir moved on and so did Deepika – or did she? She appeared with Ranbir's other rumoured ex-flame Sonam Kapoor on Koffee With Karan where she took a potshot at Ranbir's way with women by expressing a desire to gift him a pack of condoms!

Shahid Kapoor consoled himself after his breakup with Kareena by taking “badminton tips” from lady long legs Deepika. Yeah, right!

Before she made her ramp to screen transition, Deepika dated long time friend Nihar Pandya. They broke up but got together again till she finally said bye bye to him for good

Deepika's had an equally illustrious boy count on screen as well. Hero #1 was SRK, no less, in her debut movie Om Shanti Om

Their train derailed off screen but Deepika and Ranbir were a chemical reaction in Bachna Ae Haseeno

Khiladi Akshay made off with Miss Padukone's heart in From Chandni Chowk to China

Chhote Nawab Saif Ali Khan was the lucky man in Love Aaj Kal, locking lips with his leading lady. The interest generated was not entirely welcome but Deepika's response was typically modern - ''Physical proximity is high and no one minds".

She lost her heart to Akshay again in Housefull, and her clothes too, stripping down to an itsy-bitsy bikini

A blind Deepika and muscle-bound Neil Nitin Mukesh ignite the dancefloor in Lafangey Parindey.

Deepika stars opposite Neil Nitin Mukesh in Lafangey Parindey, in which she plays a blind dancer. Neil, a boxer, teaches her to fight.

Coming up - Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey with Abhishek Bachchan. Will sparks fly between them?

Or will she go Break Ke Baad co-star Imran Khan's way? The steamy kiss sure sends the imagination into a wild frenzy...