So is his perception as Mr Goody-Two-Shoes what he is real life too? The 27-year-old frowns: “I think there are too many people inside me. I’m discovering many sides to myself now — there are days when I am quiet and there are days when talkative. But I’m usually a correct-face person.”

He’s also a proud biker; he owns a Yamaha MT 01 that he zips across city roads in wee hours. “It gives me a sense of liberation, some time with myself and takes me away from the daily madness,” he reveals.

Kapoor finds himself more uninhibited on-screen, but has become more guarded as an individual given all the controversies he forever finds himself amidst. “I like to draw a line between personal and profession life but often am not given that liberty. I think I have smartened up to be more guarded in the way I am.”

So we don’t mention Priyanka Chopra, despite stories of their romantic involvement. But has his previous break-up turned him into the recluse he is often called? “I’m not someone who can make best friends or relationships every Friday. I share beautiful work relationships with many people. As for my personal life, I’ve known most of my close friends for 20 years. And I don’t make friends unless it’s a relationship for keeps.”

All of the above is open to interpretation. Maybe just the way he desires it.