Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor (Hindi: रणबीर कपूर), born 28 September 1982 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies.

Making his acting debut in the 2007 film Saawariya, for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, Kapoor went on to earn critical praise for his performance in Wake Up Sid (2009). He later went on to appear in the commercially successful romantic comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) and the multi-starrer drama Raajneeti (2010), which became his biggest commercial success to date. Kapoor has therefore established himself as one of the most promising actors of Hindi cinema

Early life

Main article: Kapoor family

Kapoor is from a family of Punjabi origin, the son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh; his sister is Riddhima Kapoor Sahni. He is the grandson of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, grandnephew of actors and filmmakers, Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, great grandson of Prithviraj Kapoor and nephew of actor Randhir Kapoor. Other notable family members include his cousins Karishma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Nikhil Nanda. As a child, Kapoor studied at Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbaiand went on to pursue method acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.^[2]

[edit]Career

Before starting off his career as an actor, Kapoor worked as an assistant with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, where he was involved in the making of the film Black (2005).^[3] Kapoor later made his acting debut in November 2007 with Bhansali's Saawariya opposite newcomerSonam Kapoor. The film failed to do well at the box office,^[4] though his performance was largely appreciated. Kapoor was then seen inSiddharth Anand's romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) alongside Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba and Deepika Padukone. The film performed reasonably well at the box office.

Kapoor's first release of 2009 was Ayan Mukerji's Wake Up Sid, in which he portrayed the character of Siddharth Mehra, a spoiled and self-centered college student from Mumbai. Featured opposite Konkona Sen Sharma, the film was a critical and commercial success, and Kapoor earned several nominations for Best Actor at various award ceremonies. He next starred alongside Katrina Kaif in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, which surfaced as one of the biggest hits of the year.^[5] Following this, Kapoor appeared in Shimit Amin's drama Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. Upon release, the film received positive reviews by critics but failed to do well.^[6] Kapoor's performance was critically acclaimed, with one critic writing, "Ranbir brings to his part a whole lot of earnestness and heart. His natural and utterly contagious exuberance so much on display in his last two films Wake Up Sid and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani is effortlessly curbed here."^[7]

In 2010, he appeared in Prakash Jha's multi-starrer blockbuster Rajneeti. Kapoor recently appeared in Siddharth Anand's Anjaana Anjaanialongside Priyanka Chopra. His forthcoming project includes Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar with newcomer Nargis Fakhri.

[edit]Personal life

Kapoor currently lives with his parents in Pali Hill in Mumbai, Maharashtra. During an interview in March 2008, he announced that he was dating Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone.^[8] The couple broke up in 2009.^[9]

[edit]Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Ranbir Kapoor

[edit]Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	Saawariya	Raj	Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
2008	Bachna Ae Haseeno	Raj Sharma
2009	Luck by Chance	Himself	Guest appearance
	Wake Up Sid	Sidharth Mehra	Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance also for Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani &Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
	Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani	Prem Shankar Sharma	Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance also for Wake Up Sid & Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
	Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year	Harpreet Singh Bedi	Winner, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance also for Wake Up Sid & Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
2010	Raajneeti	Samar Pratap	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Actor
	Anjaana Anjaani	Akash
2011	Rockstar	Jordan	Filming
	Barfee		Pre-production

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