Ranbir Kapoor on being a party boy, dealing with link-ups and breaking Katrina Kaif's nose

Have you ever been as directionless as your character in Wake Up Sid?
Well, there was a phase during my college days when I did it all—hung out with my friends, partied a lot, watched DVDs all day long, played on my Xbox. In that sense, there is a Sid in all of us but unlike Sid who has no goal in his life, I always knew that films were my goal. I grew up in a house where film-making is a way of life. As a kid, I remember visiting music sittings, costume fittings and story narrations with my dad (Rishi Kapoor).

How old were you when you decided to be an actor?
I knew it at a very young age. I used to stand in front of a mirror and recite Amitabh Bachchan dialogues and rehearse the speeches I was going to make when I received awards. I knew this was my calling. Even people around me took it for granted that I would become an actor. It was just a matter of when I’d take the plunge which I was quite happy to do with Saawariya.

What has happened to the party boy image that you had before you entered Bollywood? Is it PR or you’ve really mellowed down?
I don’t subscribe to the view of actors needing PR. In fact, actors shouldn’t do any PR. It doesn’t work. As for my party boy image, I was never a hardcore party animal. Yes, there was a phase when I would go out and enjoy but I always respected the deadline set by my parents. Though a couple of times I did sneak out of the house without them knowing, more or less, I’ve always been in my limits.

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