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Ranbir Kapoor (Daboo & Ganglu)
Actor
Born on 28th September, 1982
The Bollywood heartthrob and winner of the 'Most Beautiful Man' award at the Vogue Beauty Awards 2016, Ranbir Kapoor has made it big in the film industry. Born to 'filmi' parents, Rishi and Neetu Kapoor, and with acting running from generations and generations, Ranbir Kapoor made his acting debut in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's sad romance 'Saawariya' in the year 2007. Prior to his debut, he assisted Sanjay on his movie 'Black' with the aim of bagging a role in his future project and he did so. His debut movie was pit against King Khan's 'Om Shanti Om'. This divided the audience and his movie flopped at the box office. It did give him, him his first Filmfare award though.
He was then seen in variety of movies playing diverse characters. Movies such as 'Wake Up Sid’ and 'Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year’ helped Ranbir grow as an actor. With a romantic comic caper 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani’ he dared to experiment with his role and came out as a winner.
In the year 2011, he was seen in the movie 'Rockstar’ which put him in a different league altogether. His nuanced performance in the movie and also in the deaf-mute drama 'Barfi!’ earned him critical praise. Then came one of his highest grossing movie 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, in which he charmed us all with his wit and acting. However, his performances in few of his movies were not up to the mark and the movies flopped. But, his recent release 'Tamasha’ earned him praise for his acting in spite of movie being a flop at the box office. However, Ranbir Kapoor has established himself as an actor with string of good performances under his sleeve.
Personal Details
Full Name: Ranbir Kapoor
Height: 6’
Weight: 69 Kilograms
Body Measurements: Chest- 40 Inches, Waist- 30 Inches, Biceps: 14 Inches
Parents: Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor
Siblings: Sister: Riddhima Kapoor Sahani
Early Life
Ranbir Kapoor was born in a household where acting runs in the blood. With both parents as star actors, Ranbir was bound to make his career in acting. His interest in acting showed when his academic record was not as good as compared to his peers. Another reason for him to show interest in films was the incessant fights his parents would have when he was young.
During his younger days, he was closer to his mother. This changed when he worked as an assistant director to his father on the movie 'Aa Ab Laut Chalen'. Slowly, he developed a close bond with his father.
After studying for few years in the H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Ranbir flew to New York to learn film making at the School of Visual Arts. Subsequently, post learning the art of film making, he pursued method acting at the Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Something interesting happened when loneliness came to bite him in New York that he thought of returning to India. So along with his experiences in the film school, coupled with loneliness, he returned to India to pursue a career in Bollywood.
After returning to India, he started working as an assistant director to Sanjay Leela Bhansali and for the movie 'Black'.
Filmography & Acting Career
2007- 2010: Debut and Initial Success
Ranbir Kapoor debuted in 2007 in the movie 'Saawariya' playing the role of a tramp. The movie flopped big time, but critics praised Ranbir's performance stating that he has got the quality to be a star some day. Ranbir was then seen in Yash Raj Films production, a romantic comedy 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' in the year 2008. The movie achieved success and his performance as a womanizer was appreciated.
In the subsequent year, Ranbir was seen in a coming of age movie 'Wake Up Sid'. His mature and nuanced performance in the movie won him lots of laurels and the movie went on to become a sleeper hit. In the same year, he was seen in a slapstick comedy 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani' which went on to become the fourth highest grossing movie of the year. His final release of the year was 'Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year' in which he gave an honest performance. In each of these movies, he kept raising the bar as an actor and evolved as one of the leading young actors in Bollywood.
In the year 2010, Ranbir was seen in two movies, one a multi-starrer 'Raajneeti' and the other a comedy drama 'Anjaana Anjaani'. In the former, his performance received mixed reaction, but the movie went on to become a superhit. However, the latter was moderately successful and his performance was simply ordinary.
2011- 2013: On the Ladder of Success
In the year 2011, Ranbir Kapoor was seen in a musical drama 'Rockstar' where he gave one of the best performances of his career. The movie received mixed reaction from critics, but was unanimous in praising Ranbir for his sheer dazzling performance as a rockstar. In spite of getting mixed reaction, the movie went on to be one of the highest grossing movies that year. In the following year, he was seen in a romantic comedy drama ‘Barfi!'. His role was that of a mute and deaf man where he pulled a Charlie Chaplin to the T. In some of the scenes, he manages to bring out emotions in us without even having dialogues. This shows the quality of his performance as an actor. It was top notch to say the least. He continued with his success streak in his next release ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani' in the year 2013. He was paired again with his ex girlfriend, Deepika Padukone and their chemistry was such as if nothing has happened. The movie proved to be Kapoor's third consecutive commercial success and one of the highest grossing Bollywood movies of all time. At the fag end of the year, he was seen in the movie ‘Besharam' along with his parents and the movie was a disaster at the box office and Kapoor's worst performance ever.
2014- Till Present: Commercial Struggles
Continuing with the failure of his previous movie, ‘Besharam', Ranbir was seen in the 2015 movie ‘Roy' and ‘Bombay Velvet'. Both movies were a disaster at box office. At the end of 2015, Ranbir was again paired with Deepika in the movie ‘Tamasha'. Their chemistry looked good, but that did not save the movie. Although, critics were fair with Ranbir's performance, the movie couldn't do much business at the box office.
Upcoming movies: Jagga Jasoos, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Biggest Hit Movies:
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
Barfi!
Rockstar
Raajneeti
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Wake Up Sid
Hit Songs:
Jab Se Tere Naina from movie 'Saawariya'
Khuda Jaane from movie 'Bachna Ae Haseeno'
Aas Paas Khuda from movie 'Anjaana Anjaani'
Tera Hone Laga Hoon from movie 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani'
Mora Piya from movie 'Raajneeti'
Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si from movie 'Raajneeti'
Sadda Haq from movie 'Rockstar'
Ala Barfi from movie 'Barfi!'
Badtameez Dil from movie 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'
Kabira from movie 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'
Matargashti from movie 'Tamasha'
Awards
Ever since Ranbir Kapoor made his debut in Bollywood, he has played many roles that were highly challenging and gave him opportunities to win many awards. Here are few of the awards which he has won:
Filmfare Awards
Best Male Debut Award for the movie 'Saawariya' in the year 2008
Critics Award for Best Actor for the movies 'Wake Up Sid', 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani' and 'Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year' in the year 2010
Best Actor and Critics Award for Best Actor for the movie 'Rockstar' in the year 2012
Best Actor award for the movie 'Barfi!' in the year 2013
Controversies
Ranbir Kapoor has gained many fans and followers in his short acting career. But, along with them, he has also attracted many controversies. They are:
At a chat show, Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone took potshots at him which didn't go down well with him. As a result, Ranbir labeled Sonam as 'Drama Queen' and what followed was war of words between the two stars.
The wedding of Arpita Khan took place amidst lots of celebrities, but Ranbir Kapoor was the only one missing. Apparently, he wasn't invited for the wedding and this gave rise to speculation about something amiss between Salman and Ranbir.
Ranbir Kapoor openly reacted to infidelity allegations and agreed to it, thereby, proving his ex girlfriend Deepika Padukone right.
Ranbir and Katrina's leaked images from Ibiza where they were vacationing added fuel to the fire about their relationship. After keeping their relationship a secret from the media, everything spilled out after these leaked images.
Ranbir Kapoor had some issues with his mom Neetu on his choice of his girlfriend, Katrina Kaif. This resulted into his mom cropping Katrina out of a picture.
Ranbir has been living up to the Casanova image and as a result his parents sent out an ultimatum to get married by the end of 2016.
Other Information
Owns:
Production company Picture Shuru Productions - Co-owner
Football franchise 'Mumbai City FC' - Co-owner
Brand Ambassador / Endorser:
Ranbir Kapoor's charm, looks and his great engagement value with his viewers has won him many brand endorsement deals. In spite of a few recent flops, his connect with the audiences makes brands run towards him. Here are few brands which Ranbir has endorsed or is currently endorsing:
FC Barcelona
Franco Leone
Hero Moto Corp
John Players
Lays
Lenovo
Oreo
Panasonic
Pepsi
Renault
Saavn
Tata Docomo
TAG Heuer
Picture and content sources:mobango.com