Aditya Roy Kapur on why romantic scenes don’t turn him on...

Aditya Roy Kapur’s last few films have mostly been romantic dramas. Another one, OK Jaanu has just hit theatres. While the film is a modern take on relationships, we corner Aditya for a long chat where he talks about his take on romance, life, marriage and... lovemaking scenes! Over to him....

Did doing a film like OK Jaanu, which deals with modern-day relationships, alter your perspective towards love?

No! I don’t think it has changed my perspective of love. But as an actor, for every role and character, you end up identifying with how the character feels throughout the film. Of late, I have only played characters which aren’t close to who I am in real life. Whether it’s Fitoor, Dawaat or Aashiqui 2, it’s been more about those characters. In OK Jaanu, I could bring in traits of my own personality. This genre is tough because you have to bring your own charm to the character. It was nice for me to get a chance to do that. Also, this guy (his role in OK Jaanu) isn’t too different from what I was when I was 24-25. When relationships needn’t have ended in marriage and I was just chilling, taking it one day at a time. (Smiles)

Does what is written about Shraddha and you affect your relationship with her?

We have been around for quite some time now. Being written about is nothing new for Shraddha or me. Whether it’s before or after my films, my personal life has always been discussed in the media. Maybe at the start of my career, such stories would have made me wonder why and what people might think. But Shraddha and I have been close friends and these things can never come in the way. Earlier, we would even discuss it. But now, people have been writing about us for so long that, we don’t even talk about it anymore. It’s something we don’t even acknowledge. Both of us know what the equation is and as long as we are on the same page, none of those things can affect us. We have maintained that we have been friends ever since Aashiqui 2 and it’s the press that has always written otherwise. There have been conjectures created by the media, but we have always been clear about our equation.

Are you commitment-phobic?

I am not commitment-phobic. I have been in many relationships in my life. I have had some serious as well as long-term relationships. That is what it is. But yeah, I believe in the institution of marriage. Most people opt for it, get married and believe in it. I am also one of them, but I don’t believe I am ready for it right now. I have not met someone who I thought is the correct person to get married to. If that happens, I will think about it but right now, there is no thought about it.

Isn’t there pressure from your parents?

Not at all. My family wants me to settle down when I am ready to. Of course, my mom brings it up every once in a while, in her own way. But there’s no pressure at all of this sort.

So tell us honestly, are you single?

Whenever people ask me that, it becomes the headline for all my interviews. At least for most of my interviews in the last two or three years, the headlines have either been ‘I’m single’, ‘I’m not in love’ or ‘We are just friends’. And, I am tired of it. So honestly, I will say I am chilling. This is the new term I would like to coin and you would know what that means. I’m not taking anything that seriously right now. But I guess, in other words, it also means that I’m single, so yes!

Parineeti Chopra said on Karan Johar’s show that she would never date an actor. Would you?

I believe in never say never. I don’t have a strong belief not to date an actress. If you connect with someone and there’s affection, there’s no reason to stop it based on what profession the person is in. I understand where Pari is coming from. Actors are so busy and we kind of live unstructured, crazy lives. It can get difficult between actors to maintain a relationship, to make time for each other and to make it work. But I won’t say I will never do it. You never know I might have to eat my own words two years down the line, so I will never say no.

Ranveer Singh has said in an interview that he gets turned on while filming a lovemaking scene. Has that ever happened to you?

I don’t know about it. But did he really say that he gets turned on while shooting a lovemaking scene? (Laughs) I have done quite a few lovemaking scenes in my career so far. And no, it has never happened to me. (Smiles) It’s always a very technical and tedious process where you are asked to tilt your nose in some direction, move your shoulders the other and other weird things. So, it’s not like they are really filming the act, so to speak. So it’s always been too technical and cumbersome a process for me to find any room to get turned on. Though Ranveer is a method actor, it might work well for him. (Bursts out laughing)

You are one of those few who have maintained a close bond with both Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif even post their break-up. Does it become difficult at times?

That’s something I would rather not speak about. Enough has been said about their relationship, whichever way it is. Let’s just say that it is something that I have maintained. I share an equation with both of them, I have worked with both Ranbir and Katrina. I have known them personally and I have not over complicated the matter. That’s why my equations with them are simplified.