Born: 28 September, 1982 in Mumbai, India
Biography:
Hailing from the Kapoor clan, also known as the first family of Bollywood, Ranbir Kapoor is the son of Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh and the grandson of Raj Kapoor. While Riddhima Kapoor is Ranbir’s sister, Karisma and Kareena are his cousins.
Ranbir studied at the Bombay Scottish College and later studied acting at the Lee Stratsberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. Prior to acting in films Ranbir worked as an assistant on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Black. He also worked as an assistant director in films like Prem Granth and Aa Ab Laut Chalen.
But his interest lied in acting and this dream came true when he appeared on screen for the first time in Saawariya opposite childhood friend Sonam Kapoor. Although this film failed at the box office, Ranbir was well appreciated for his quality of acting and appearance. He was awarded the Best Male Debut Award by Filmfare for his performance in Saawariya. Post Saawariya, he costarred with Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu and Minissha Lamba in the film Bachna Ae Haseeno. This film went on to be a moderate success. He received the Starscreen Best Actor Award for this film.
Apart from films, Ranbir also endorses some brands; he played the youth icon for Pepsi’s Youngistan ad. Ranbir’s forthcoming films are Rajkumar Santoshi's Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani opposite Katrina Kaif and Karan Johar’s production Wake up Sid, opposite Konkona Sen Sharma.
Ranbir is one of the most promising new generation actors of Bollywood who has carried on the Kapoor legacy along with his cousin Kareena Kapoor. With a charismatic personality and sincerity towards the profession, he is here to rock the Bollywood stage.
Ranbir studied at the Bombay Scottish College and later studied acting at the Lee Stratsberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. Prior to acting in films Ranbir worked as an assistant on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Black. He also worked as an assistant director in films like Prem Granth and Aa Ab Laut Chalen.
But his interest lied in acting and this dream came true when he appeared on screen for the first time in Saawariya opposite childhood friend Sonam Kapoor. Although this film failed at the box office, Ranbir was well appreciated for his quality of acting and appearance. He was awarded the Best Male Debut Award by Filmfare for his performance in Saawariya. Post Saawariya, he costarred with Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu and Minissha Lamba in the film Bachna Ae Haseeno. This film went on to be a moderate success. He received the Starscreen Best Actor Award for this film.
Apart from films, Ranbir also endorses some brands; he played the youth icon for Pepsi’s Youngistan ad. Ranbir’s forthcoming films are Rajkumar Santoshi's Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani opposite Katrina Kaif and Karan Johar’s production Wake up Sid, opposite Konkona Sen Sharma.
Ranbir is one of the most promising new generation actors of Bollywood who has carried on the Kapoor legacy along with his cousin Kareena Kapoor. With a charismatic personality and sincerity towards the profession, he is here to rock the Bollywood stage.
Current Residence: Mumbai, India
Relationship Status:
Dating Deepika Padukone
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AKA & Alternative Spellings: Ranbir Kapur
Filmography
As Actor:Ajab Prem Ki Ghajab Kahani (2009, 58°)
Directed by: Rajkumar Santoshi
Main Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, ..
Synopsis: A guy (played by Ranbir) is aimlessly wasting his life fooling around when he meets the love ..
Rajniti (2009)
Directed by: Prakash Jha
Main Cast: Ajay Devgan, Nana Patekar, Ranbir Kapoor, ..
Wake Up Sid (2009, 72°)
Directed by: Ayan Mukerji
Main Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rahul Khanna, ..
Synopsis: A film urban romance whereby a couple seemingly incompatible with each other fall in love and..
Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year (2009, 74°)
Directed by: Shimit Amin
Main Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Shazahn Padamsee, ..
Synopsis: Harpreet Singh Bedi is a fresh graduate with not so good academic performance. But he aspires..
Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008, 45°)
Directed by: Siddharth Raj Anand
Main Cast: Bipasha Basu, Ranbir Kapoor, Minissha Lamba, ..
Synopsis: The story of a hopeless Cassanova, who does not want to get into a committed relationship and..
Saawariya (2007, 51°)
Directed by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Main Cast: Salman Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Ranbir Kapoor, ..
Synopsis: Raj, an artist, comes to a beautiful town and falls in love with a enchanting girl at her fir..
India, 1964 (2004, 70°)
Directed by: Abhay Chopra
Main Cast: Sushovan Banerjee, Milind Joshi, Ranbir Kapoor, ..
Karma (2004, 70°)
Directed by: Abhay Chopra
Main Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Sharat Saxena, ..
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