Ranbir Kapoor is one of Bollywood’s biggest and most successful stars, yet he remains famously absent from major social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter. While his wife, actress Alia Bhatt, and many of his peers actively share their lives online, Ranbir has consistently chosen to keep a distance. He has often opened up about the core reasons behind this decision in interviews, offering a clear and interesting perspective on fame, privacy, and the craft of acting itself.
The main reason Ranbir gives for avoiding a public social media profile is his belief that mystery is crucial for an actor. He feels that if the audience knows everything about his daily life what he eats, where he travels, who he spends time with they will find it much harder to believe him when he plays a completely different person on screen.
Ranbir’s perspective is that his job is to convince the viewer that he is the character he is playing, whether it’s a musician, a secret agent, or a troubled student. If the audience has too much direct, personal exposure to the real-life Ranbir Kapoor, the magic, or the mystery, of his on-screen roles fades away. He wants people to be interested in his characters, not just his personal life, and feels that too much overexposure on social media works against that goal.
Beyond the artistic reasons, Ranbir has also spoken frankly about the practical demands of being a celebrity on social media. He finds that maintaining a public profile is a huge responsibility and a form of extra work that he simply does not want.
He has pointed out that social media requires constant engagement. A celebrity is expected to post entertaining content, share updates, comment on social issues, and even remember to wish everyone for their birthdays or major festivals. According to Ranbir, failing to do these things can lead to unnecessary trouble or even online negativity and trolling. He has jokingly called himself a “boring” person who wouldn’t be able to entertain people constantly with Reels or perfect photos, and he would prefer to focus all his energy on his primary job: making movies.
Despite his public absence, Ranbir has admitted to having a secret, private account on Instagram, which is often referred to as a “Finsta” (fake Instagram). This account is kept completely anonymous and has no public link to his name or fame.
He revealed that he uses this private account simply to be a regular viewer. He enjoys following and watching the content of creative people, inspirational figures, and others whose work he admires. This allows him to scroll through content like a normal user without the burden of having to post, engage with fans, or uphold a public image.
He has confirmed that he has zero followers on this account and keeps its existence highly guarded so much so that his wife, Alia Bhatt, has mentioned he doesn’t even allow her to follow it, just to ensure its secrecy is never accidentally exposed to the world. To know such latest updates, stay tuned to tellyboosters.com Thank you!
