Link-up rumours are unavoidable in showbiz, but bubbly actress Parineeti Chopra is not taking reports of an alleged romance with director Maneesh Sharma lightly.

"Earlier, I used to take it lightly, but when people started writing too many stuff, I got angry, especially about Maneesh, " said Parineeti, who was introduced to filmdom by Maneesh with his directorial venture "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl". She is also playing the female lead in his next - "Shuddh Desi Romance" - coming out Sep 6.

"I am an actress because of him and my feelings toward Maneesh is like too much love and respect for him because he changed my life, " said the actress.

"I feel very bad when people say she got a break because they are in a relationship. It's like linking me with my mentor. Maneesh is my friend, so I can call him and say it's a crap article and we laugh over it. Even my family laughs over it as they know me very well. "


So far, she has teamed up with Ranvir Singh in "Ladies vs Ricky Bahl" and Arjun Kapoor in "Ishaqzaade" while Sushant Singh Rajput is her co-star in "Shuddh Desi Romance".

The 24-year-old, however, is thankful that she has not been linked up with her co-stars.

She said: "I was never really linked with my co-stars thankfully. Arjun is my closest friend and so is Siddarth Malhotra (her 'Hasi Toh Phasi' co-star) and as far as Sushant is concerned he is already booked. "