Such is the empathy that Ranbir Kapoor shares with the protagonist of The Outsider that he wants to bring the character to the big screen
Sanyukta Iyer (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 24, 2015)

He is not a social media maven, is regularly seen giving the finger to the paparazzi and guards his personal life with a vengeance; so its no exaggeration to state that Ranbir Kapoor is one of the rare, aloof stars of Bollywood.

Recently, the 32-year-old actor elaborated his stance to a close friend, stating that reading Albert Camus's bestseller The Outsider gave him a unique perspective on himself.

The novel's protagonist Meursault is an aloof, apathetic character, so much so that he does not cry at his own mother's funeral and commits a murder soon after.

Mirror overheard the conversation, with Ranbir telling his friend: "I don't give a damn anymore. I identify with 'The Outsider'. I think I am him. I could not put the book down and read it in six days straight. I also don't cry anymore. I cannot remember the last time I cried. I am hoping I get to play this character on the big screen since I identify with him," insisted the actor.

On the contrary, Ranbir's current portfolio is a lot more cheerful. In Imtiaz Ali's Tamasha, he plays a happy-go-lucky traveller while Jagga Jasoos sees him play a song-loving sleuth. Adding a dark tinge to the repertoire is Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet where he plays a street-smart boxer killing his way to the top.