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Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He worked as an assistant director on the films Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) and Black (2005), before making his acting debut opposite Sonam Kapoor in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's romantic drama Saawariya (2007).[1] It earned Kapoor the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.[2][3] He established himself in 2009 with leading roles in three films—the coming-of-age drama Wake Up Sid, the comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani and the drama Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. He won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his combined work in these three films.[3] In 2010, Kapoor played a character based on Arjuna and Michael Corleone in the commercially successful political thriller Raajneeti.[4][5][6]
From 2011 to 2013, Kapoor's releases were among the highest-grossing Hindi films of their respective years.[7][8] In Imtiaz Ali's musical Rockstar (2011), he played an aspiring singer, and in Anurag Basu's comedy-drama Barfi! (2012), he starred as a joyful deaf and mute man.[9] His performance in both films was critically acclaimed and he earned two consecutive Best Actor awards at Filmfare and the former also earned him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.[10][11][12] The romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) further established him as a star.[7][13]
This success was followed by several commercial failures, including the period drama Bombay Velvet (2015), the romance Tamasha (2015), and the comic mystery Jagga Jasoos (2017); the latter also marked Kapoor's first production venture.[4][14] His sole commercial success in this period came with Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016), in which he starred as a musician involved in a one-sided love affair.[7][15] In 2018, Kapoor portrayed the troubled actor Sanjay Dutt in the biopic Sanju, which grossed over ₹5.87 billion (US$70 million),[16][17] and earned him another Filmfare Award for Best Actor.[18] Following a four-year hiatus, Kapoor returned in 2022 with the period film Shamshera and the fantasy film Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva.[19] The latter ranks among the most expensive Indian films and the highest-grossing Hindi films.[20][21] In 2023, he starred opposite Shraddha Kapoor in the romantic comedy Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar and played a violent criminal in the action thriller Animal, which earned over ₹9 billion (US$110 million) to emerge as his highest-grossing release.[22][23] For the latter, he won his fourth Filmfare Award for Best Actor.[24]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Aa Ab Laut Chalen | — | Assistant director | [25] |
2004 | Karma | Aryan Malhotra | Short film | [26] |
2005 | Black | — | Assistant director | [27] |
2007 | Saawariya | Ranbir Raj | [28] | |
2008 | Bachna Ae Haseeno | Raj Sharma | [29] | |
2009 | Luck by Chance | Himself | Special appearance | [30] |
Wake Up Sid | Siddharth "Sid" Mehra | [31] | ||
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani | Prem Shankar Sharma | [32] | ||
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year | Harpreet Singh Bedi | [33] | ||
2010 | Raajneeti | Samar Pratap | [34] | |
Anjaana Anjaani | Akash | [35] | ||
2011 | Chillar Party | Unnamed | Special appearance in song "Tai Tai Phish" | [36] |
Rockstar | Janardhan "Jordan" Jakhar (JJ) | [37] | ||
2012 | Barfi! | Murphy "Barfi" Johnson | [38] | |
2013 | Bombay Talkies | Himself | Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies" | [39] |
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani | Kabir "Bunny" Thapar | [40] | ||
Besharam | Babli | Also playback singer for song "Love Ki Ghanti" | [41][42] | |
2014 | Bhoothnath Returns | Himself | Special appearance | [43] |
PK | Alien | Cameo | [44] | |
2015 | Roy | Roy | [25] | |
Bombay Velvet | Johnny Balraj | [45] | ||
Tamasha | Ved Vardhan Sahni | [46] | ||
2016 | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | Ayan Sanger | [47] | |
2017 | Jagga Jasoos | Jagga Bagchi | Also producer | [48] |
2018 | Love per Square Foot | Gattu | Cameo | [49] |
Bucket List | Himself | Marathi film; special appearance | [50] | |
Sanju | Sanjay Dutt | Also playback singer for song "Baba Bolta Hain Bas Ho Gaya" | [51] | |
2022 | Shamshera | Shamshera / Balli[a] | [52] | |
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | Shiva | Also producer | [53] | |
Rocket Gang | Angel | Special appearance in song "Har Bachcha Hai Rocket" | [54] | |
Govinda Naam Mera | Himself | Special appearance in song "Bijli" | [55] | |
2023 | Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar | Rohan "Mickey" Arora | [56] | |
Animal | Ranvijay Singh / Aziz Haque[a] | [57] | ||
2026 | Ramayana: Part 1 † | Rama | Filming | [58] |
Love & War † | TBA | Filming | [59] |
Title | Year | Role | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
54th Filmfare Awards | 2009 | Host | [60] |
56th Filmfare Awards | 2011 | Host | [61] |
57th Filmfare Awards | 2012 | Host | [62] |
59th Filmfare Awards | 2014 | Host | [63] |
Title | Year | Role | Performer(s) | Album | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Phir Mile Sur Mera Tumhara" | 2010 | Himself | Various | — | [64] |
"Smile Deke Dekho" | 2019 | Himself | Amit Trivedi feat. Sunidhi Chauhan, Nakash Aziz | — | [65] |
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