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Ranbir Kapoor
  • Birth Name:
    Ranbir Rishi Kapoor
  • Date of Birth:
    September 28, 1982
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Libra
  • Place of Birth:
    Mumbai, India
  • Height:
    6'
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Indian
  • Education:
    Bombay Scottish High School, Le Strasberg Institute
  • Hobbies:
    Cricket, Soccer and Chess

Family

Ranbir Kapoor
  • Father:
    Rishi Kapoor
  • Mother:
    Neetu Kapoor (Singh)
  • Brother:
    Cousin: Nikhil Nanda
  • Sister:
    Riddhima Sahni
    Cousins: Karishma Kapur
    Kareena Kapoor
  • Uncle:
    Randhir Kapoor, Rajiv Kapoor
  • Aunt:
    Babita
    Ritu Nanda
    Reema Jain
  • Relation:
    Grandfather: Raj Kapoor
    Great Grandfather: Prithviraj Kapoor
    Brother-In-Law: Bharat Sahni

Career

Ranbir Kapoor
  • Profession:
    Actor
  • Claim to Fame:
    Saanwariya
  • Debut:
    Saanwariya

Favourites

Ranbir Kapoor
  • Food:
    Italian, Chinese and ghar ka khaana
  • Actor:
    Rak Kapoor. Rishi Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna
  • Actress:
    Neetu Kapoor, Kajol
  • Movies:
    Shree 420, Life is Beautiful
  • Color:
    White

Awards

Ranbir Kapoor
2008: Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards' Best Male Debut; Saawariya
2007: Star's Sabsey Favourite Kaun Awards, Sabsey Favourite Naya Hero; Saawariya
2007: HT Café Film Awards, Best Newcomer Award (Male); Saawariya
2008: Reebok Zoom Glam Awards, Glam Debutant (Male); Saawariya
2008: Bollywood People's Choice Awards, Best Male Debut; Saawariya

Trivia

Ranbir Kapoor
  • September 2008, is filming for Rajkumar Santoshi's Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani opposite Katrina Kaif.
  • Was then seen in Siddharth Anand's Bachna Ae Haseeno, which released on August 15, 2008.
  • Looks handsome, but what you carry home is the sincerity in his performance.
  • Received many positive reviews for his portrayal of the lovesick singer, Ranbir Raj.
  • Made his acting debut in November 2007 with Bhansali's Saawariya opposite newcomer Sonam Kapoor.
  • Before starting off his career as an actor, Kapoor worked as an assistant to director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, where he was involved in the making of the film Black in 2005.

Quotes

Ranbir Kapoor
  • "Like every movie I choose to be a part of, I have chosen to endorse this brand after careful thought. I can only hold up those products that I am fully convinced about. I feel truly honoured to be its brand ambassador."
  • "I have an ambition in life and I am out to fulfill that. I want to do some memorable role in films. I want to work with good actors, actresses, directors and producers. I am happy that my career is on the right track and I have some good films.."
  • "During the awards function, we got to know each other better and our friendship has reached another level now."
  • "I just had to do my bit in appealing to all those who may not take voting seriously. We should be there when the nation needs us. I'm definitely voting, and I'm on this video because I want others to vote too."
  • "I've watched my mom's films, but I was not comfortable. People would judge her and I don't like anyone else judging my mother. I am possessive about her."
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Biography

Ranbir Kapoor
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Ranbir kapoorRanbir Kapoor in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood movies. He first appeared in the 2007 film Saawariya for which he won a Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. Kapoor family Born to actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh, Kapoor is the great grandson of Prithviraj Kapoor and the grandson of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor. He is the brother of Riddhima Kapoor and his uncles are Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor.

Other notable family members include Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Nikhil Nanda, all of whom are his cousins. Before becoming an actor, Kapoor studied acting at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. Kapoor is currently dating Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone. Before starting off his career as an actor, Kapoor worked as an assistant to director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, where he was involved in the making of the film Black (2005).

Ranbir kapoorKapoor 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, though he received many positive reviews for his portrayal of the lovesick singer, Ranbir Raj. Critic Taran Adarsh commented, "Ranbir Kapoor is supremely talented, no two opinions on that. Yes, he looks handsome, but what you carry home is the sincerity in his performance. If that's the [high] level of performance in his debut film, this lad will only make the Kapoor clan proud in years to come. It's a 10 on 10 for this debutante ."

Ranbir Kapoor was then seen in Siddharth Anand's romantic comedy Bachna Ae Haseeno alongside Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba and Deepika Padukone. The film, which released on August 15, 2008, performed reasonably well at the box office. As of September 2009, he has completed filming for Rajkumar Santoshi's Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani opposite Katrina Kaif. Kapoor's other forthcoming projects include Wake Up Sid, where he will be seen opposite Konkona Sen Sharma. The film is directed by Ayaan Mukherjee and produced by Karan Johar

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