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.[1]
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* 1 Early life
* 2 Career
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Awards and nominations
* 5 Filmography
* 6 References
* 7 External links

[edit] 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, Mumbai and 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 newcomer Sonam Kapoor. The film failed to do well at the box office,[4] though his performance was largely appreciated. Kapoor was then seen in Siddharth 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 Anjaani alongside 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
[edit] References

1. ^ "Best Actors of 2009". Rediff.com. 31 December 2009. http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/30/slide-show-1-best-actors-of-2009.htm. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
2. ^ "Ranbir Kapoor biography". Yahoo. http://in.movies.yahoo.com/artists/Ranbir-Kapoor/biography-11787.html.
3. ^ Devansh Patel (18 October 2007). ""I play Ranbir Raj in Saawariya" - Ranbir Kapoor". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/10/18/3144/. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
4. ^ "Box Office 2007". BoxOfficeIndia.com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214&catName=MjAwNw==. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
5. ^ "Ajab Prem a sureshot superhit". BoxOfficeIndia.com. http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1284&nCat=news.
6. ^ Indo-Asian News Service (15 December 2009). "Rocket Singh falls flat at the box-office". Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Rocket-Singh-falls-flat-at-the-box-office/H1-Article1-486893.aspx. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
7. ^ Jha, Subhash K (12 December 2009). "Subhash K Jha speaks about Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/12/12/5762/index.html. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
8. ^ IANS (17 March 2008). "I've been dating Deepika for few weeks: Ranbir Kapoor". http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14623443&cid=2359.
9. ^ Lalwani, Vickey (3 November 2009). "Deepika-Ranbir call it quits!". The Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Deepika-Ranbir-call-it-quits/articleshow/5191380.cms. Retrieved 9 April 2010.