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Ranbir Kapoor | |
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 Kapoor at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards, December 2011 | |
| Born | 28 September 1982 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Ranbir Kapoor (Template:Lang-hi, born 28 September 1982[1]) 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 appeared in the commercially successful romantic comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) and the multi-starrer drama Raajneeti (2010), which is his biggest commercial success to date.[2]
Kapoor has received four Filmfare Awards, including one for Best Actor and two for Best Actor (Critics).
Early life
Kapoor, the son of actors Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh , was born into a family of Sikh Punjabi origin;[3] his sister is Riddhima Kapoor Sahni. He is the grandson of actor and filmmaker Raj Kapoor, great grandson of Prithviraj Kapoor, nephew of actors Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv Kapoor, grand-nephew of actors Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, and first-cousin of actresses Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor. 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.[4]
Film 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).[5] 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,[6] 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 was a semi-hit at the box-office.[7]
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.[8] Subhash K Jha wrote, "Ranbir's Sid is a near-perfect portrait of the aimless young man searching for a direction in life. Ranbir handles the character's inner life with the effortlessness of a Sitar maestro twiddling with his instrument's strings to create a music that takes the audience to a world where the sounds suggest a harmony between art and life. In Wake Up, Sid Ranbir proves once and for all that he's the future of Hindi cinema".[9] 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.[10]
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.[11] 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."[12]
In 2010, he featured in Prakash Jha's multi-starrer political thriller Rajneeti. The film opened to positive reviews and was declared a "blockbuster".[13] His performance was well received with critic Nikhat Kazmi concluding, "The film finally belongs to Ranbir Kapoor who perfects the art of minimalism -- and literally grows before your eyes -- as the simmering volcano that cannot be held back, once it erupts. He's as grey and soot-filled, as volcanoes go...".[14] In the same year, Kapoor appeared alongside Priyanka Chopra in Siddharth Anand's Anjaana Anjaani which was a moderate box office success.[13]
2011 saw Kapoor feature opposite newcomer Nargis Fakhri in Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar. The film, upon release, met with predominantly positive reviews and grossed Rs. 64 crore worldwide during its opening weekend.[15] In a review published by CNN-IBN, Rajeev Masand wrote: "Rockstar belongs to Ranbir Kapoor over everyone else. It is a riveting performance [...] and Ranbir roots it in the real. Watch how he seizes the stage in the "Sadda Haq" number and virtually makes the track his own. For Ranbir alone, this film deserves a watch."[16]
As of January 2012, Kapoor is scheduled to appear in Anurag Basu's Barfee alongside Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz.
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.[17] The couple broke up in 2009.[18]
Awards and nominations
Filmography
References
- ^ "Ranbir Kapoor-Happy B'day Ranbir". Times of India. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Best Actors of 2009". Rediff.com. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Jain, Madhu. "Bollywood's First Family". Rediff. Penguin Books India. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Ranbir Kapoor biography". Yahoo.
- ^ Devansh Patel (18 October 2007). ""I play Ranbir Raj in Saawariya" - Ranbir Kapoor". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Box Office 2007". BoxOfficeIndia.com. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
- ^ "Box Office 2008". BoxOfficeIndia.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ "Top 10 movies of 2009". Hindustantimes. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "Subhash K Jha speaks about Wake Up Sid". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "Ajab Prem a sureshot superhit". BoxOfficeIndia.com.
- ^ Indo-Asian News Service (15 December 2009). "Rocket Singh falls flat at the box-office". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ Jha, Subhash K (12 December 2009). "Subhash K Jha speaks about Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Box Office 2010". BoxOfficeIndia.com. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ "Raajneeti". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "'Rockstar' earns Rs 64 crore, Shabana terms it a new beginning". The Times Of India. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Masand: 'Rockstar' deserves a watch". CNN-IBN.
- ^ IANS (17 March 2008). "I've been dating Deepika for few weeks: Ranbir Kapoor".
- ^ Lalwani, Vickey (3 November 2009). "Deepika-Ranbir call it quits!". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
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