Love, Break-up, Zindagi: 7 interesting revelations Ranbir Kapoor made in his latest interview

Ranbir Kapoor is a private person. Borderline introverted, the actor doesn't really like opening up about his life and everything personal to him. But this time, he made an exception. For celebrated journalist Rajeev Masand. 

In an interview to Rajeev, Ranbir bared his heart out and spoke in details about all things personal - his life, his relationships, his break-up. 

Here are 7 interesting things he said. 

'I am going through a metamorphosis'
He told Rajeev that he's changing and reasoned, "’m just going through little bit of metamorphosis, a little bit of a change. Trying to understand where I’m at in life. Am I at a pause? Sometimes I’m stuck in between ‘what if and fuck it’. But it’s a good time actually to not get bitter about things. Not to turn negative, anxious, nervous or insecure that my films are not working. There’s an enormous negative spotlight on my personal life. You have to take all that in your stride. You have to really understand it and then, free yourself from it. You have to understand yourself as a person."

'Is the shine on my star fading?'
He's gone through a terrible low in the last three years as far as his career is concerned. Does that lower his self-confidence? He explains, "My choices aren’t being tested right now because I’m working with filmmakers like Anurag Basu, Ayan Mukherjee, Rajkumar Hirani, Karan Johar — these are all the best in the business. I can’t really take credit for these choices if they work because they are filmmakers any actor would love to work with. But yes, I’d be lying if I said my confidence is not affected. When films don’t do well, actors are insecure. They think, “Is the shine on my star fading? Was that it? Do I have anything else to offer?” All those thoughts come in, but then you have to fight it. I’m filled with these worrying thoughts. I’m not sitting in my room and saying, ‘khatam ho gaya, abhi kya hoga.’ I’m not going crazy because I’ve immense faith in my own talent. I know my job. The real struggle was how do I become new, more of a surprise, more engaging? I’m getting bored seeing myself. So I believe that I’m very talented. I’m not questioning that."

'I'm grossly misconstrued'
His relationship with Katrina Kaif is over. And there are reports that claim he's unaffected by the split. What does he have to say about such perceptions? " Whatever I say on any platform, it’s grossly misconstrued. Over the years, I’ve realised my personal life is very dear to me, especially what my relationship with Katrina is. Of course I’ve read it and it’s fine. You don’t need to know if I’m affected or not."

'My relationship with Katrina was punctured by a lot of things'
Ranbir does not want to let anyone into his personal space. No matter what happens. "I don’t want you to know me as a person. I can’t sit in every interview and explain my heart (out). Especially where my relationship is concerned because it was really punctured by a lot of things, by absolutely baseless rumours, reports, perceptions and point of views. It hurt but I don’t want to clarify them. I just feel it isn’t required," he told. 

'I never said I've broken up'
Despite there being several stories about the Ranbir-Kat split every now and then, the actor maintains his dignity. "I haven’t even said I’ve broken up. I haven’t said anything. It’s too dear to me. I don’t want to talk about it. There’s no awkwardness. It’s amazing working with her. She just brings her A-game every day on set. We have a great creative partnership."

'My father's book does make me a little nervous'
Dad Rishi Kapoor is known for being brazen. Now, he's penning a book and has dedicated an entire chapter to his son Ranbir. And the young actor admits that he's little nervous. "It does. But you know however fierce he is about things, he’s a little protective about me. He gets a little soft. So I don’t think he’s going to be that open. Even if he has an opinion, he keeps it to himself. He feels that I’m easily breakable. So he takes a step back and cushions it through my mother. But it’ll be fun to read what his perception of me is."

'I am secretly on Instagram'
Unlike other Bollywood actors, he's not too keen on jumping on the social media bandwagon. Ask him and he tells, "See it’s not my personality. I don’t like telling the world — see where I’m travelling, look at my great body, look at the food I eat, look how happy I am." But he admits to being secretly on one of the social media sites. "not on Twitter but on Instagram. See it’s a double-edged sword. The honest truth is my personality is of somebody who’s very shy; a bit an introvert."

Note: The interview was telecast on CNN News 18 on Thursday, August 18.