The Sushant-Kriti relationship continues to flower away from the spotlight. The couple, who has still not come out to admit they are dating, are apparently still going strong. Despite hectic career engagements, they find a way to spend quality time with each other.

Kriti is shooting regularly for a film in the city, will be headed for London next month to start Housefull 4, and will follow it up with the Ashutosh Gowarikar war-drama, Panipat. Yet she managed to carve out we-time with Sushant, at his getaway in the hills near Mumbai. Sushant, who is quite the nature buff, has acquired a lovely second home set amidst the verdant countryside, where he loves spending time. This time, he was joined by Kriti, her sister and their friends too for a staycation in the lap of nature.

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The couple has long since sparked rumours owing to their sizzling vibes on-screen and their close friendship off-screen. Their film together, Raabta tanked at the box office but their chemistry was there to see. The rumours have just been growing stronger over the past year. Last December, the two were spotted getting cozy at designer Manish Malhotra's birthday bash and had set the dance floor on fire with their hot moves. Then Kriti’s pictures with Sushant from the New Year bash in London became viral.

In an earlier interview, Sushant said that he never "considered" being in a relationship with Kriti. “It would be most wrong if we would have engineered such a thing. I, in particular, would be highly embarrassed if people come to watch my film for my manufactured chemistry with the film's leading lady,” he had declared.

Sushant had dated television star Ankita Lokhande for six years. The two had called it quits after Sushant started working with Kriti for Raabta. Buzz had it that his alleged closeness with Kriti had driven a wedge between him and Ankita. Looking at how the Kriti-Sushant romance is thriving, it has to be love!