RANBIR KAPOOR

RANBIR KAPOOR - Film Actor

Ranbir Kapoor (born 28 September 1982) Ranbir's parents are Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor, His father is a Hindu Punjabi and his mother is a Sikh. His sister is Riddhima Kapoor Sahnai. He is the grandson of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor and nephew of actor Randhir Kapoor. Kapoor studied at Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai. He had always been weak in academics and passed his tenth standard with 53.4%, for which his mother called him up and cried with joy over the phone for having passed his entire school life without failing a year, as no one in the Kapoor family had done so until then. He went on to pursue method acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. 

Before starting off his career as an actor, Kapoor appeared in two short films: Passion to Love (2002), which was also directed by him, and India 1964 (2004). He later began working as an assistant with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, where he was involved in the making of the film Black (2005).

Kapoor who initially had plans of becoming an actor was later cast by Bhansali in his next directional venture, Saawariya opposite newcomer Sonam Kapoor. The film failed to do well at the box office, though his performance was largely appreciated and he earned his first Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut and all other Best Male Debut on all Indian Film Awards that year. In 2008, Kapoor starred on his only release of the year Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008) alongside Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba and Deepika Padukone. The film was a semi-hit at the box-office., Among the cast members Kapoor was highly praised. This went on to win him critical praise.

In the year 2009 Kapoor appeared in three movies. His first release 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. Kapoor earned several nominations for Best Actor. He next starred alongside Katrina Kaif in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, He portrayed the role of Prem Shankar Sharma. The film surfaced as one of the biggest hits of the year. 

Following this, Kapoor appeared in Shimit Amin's drama Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year, directed by Shimit Amin and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. Screenplay of the film is by Jaideep Sahni, who collaborated with Shimit Amin for Chak De! India, portraying the role of Harpreet Singh Bedi. Though it was produced by a big banner like Yash Raj Films,the promotional campaign of Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year was kept a low profile, Upon release, the film received positive reviews by critics but declared 'below average'. Kapoor's performance was critically acclaimed.

In 2010, he featured in Prakash Jha's multi-starrer political thriller Rajneeti, Raajneeti was released in theaters worldwide on 4 June 2010, after some controversies regarding similarities between real-life people and the characters in the film, as well as issues about the national anthem. A sequel of Rajneeti has been confirmed by Prakash Jha. The movie will cast Katrina Kaif as a powerful politician., Made on budget of Rs. 60 crore (US$10.92 million) was released on June 2010, The film opened to positive reviews and was declared a "blockbuster". His performance was well received. In the same year, Kapoor appeared alongside Priyanka Chopra in Siddharth Anand's Anjaana Anjaani, Filming began on 12 December 2008 and was completed early July 2010. The film was scheduled to be released on September 24, 2010, but the release date was postponed to 1 October 2010 due to its clash with the Babri Masjid verdict which was a moderate box office success. 

2011 saw Kapoor feature opposite newcomer Nargis Fakhri in Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar, The film was produced by Eros International Ltd. along with Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Ltd. It follows the story of Janardhan Jakhar a.k.a. Jordan, who dreams of becoming a big rockstar. The shooting for Rockstar began in May 2010, and was released on 11 November 2011, Upon release, Rockstar had a very good opening and opened to a good response. On the day of release, Tibetans in Chennai and Dharmasala protested against the Central Board of Film Certification for asking the film-makers to censor scenes featuring the Chutni flag. Upon release, the film received positive to mixed reviews and grossed over Rs.1 billion worldwide. For Ranbir alone, this film deserves a watch." The film earned Kapoor a Best Actor and Best Actor (Critics) award at the 57th Filmfare Awards.

In 2012, Kapoor appeared in Anurag Basu's romantic comedy Barfi! alongside Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz. Cast as Murphy "Barfi" Johnson, a deaf-mute boy, Kapoor received rave reviews for his performance, earning him his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor.  The film opened to critical acclaim, and was a major commercial success, earning Rs.175 crore (US$31.85 million) worldwide. The film was screened at the Busan International Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival and was chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars for the 85th Academy Awards. 

As of February 2013, Kapoor is scheduled to appear in Ayan Mukerji's Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani , Abhinav Kashyap's Besharam,Vicky Singh's Roy, and Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet.

Kapoor currently lives with his parents in Pali Hill in Mumbai, Maharashtra. In 2008, Kapoor co-hosted the 54th Filmfare Awards alongside Imran Khan; he was later chosen to co-host the 56th and 57th edition of the award ceremony alongside Imran Khan and Shah Rukh Khan respectively.