Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor



He was born 28 September 1982 is an Indian film actor. Through his successful career in Bollywood films, he has become one of the highest-paid actors and one of the most popular celebrities in India.

Kapoor is the son of actors Rishi and Neetu, and the grandson of actor-director Raj. He pursued film-making and method acting at the School of Visual Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, respectively, following which he assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film Black (2005). Kapoor made his acting debut with Bhansali's tragic romance Saawariya (2007), a box office flop but notable for earning him his first Filmfare Award Best Male Debut. He was awarded the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his performances in three films of 2009 the coming of age film Wake Up Sid, the comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, and the drama Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year. Kapoor won two consecutive Best Actor awards at Filmfare for portraying a troubled musician in the drama Rockstar (2011) and a deaf-mute man in the comedy-drama Barfi! (2012). In addition to acting in films, Kapoor supports numerous charities and causes, and is vocal about issues faced by women. He is the co-founder of the production company Picture Shuru Productions, and is a co-owner of the Indian Super League football team Mumbai City . His off screen life is the subject of fervent tabloid reporting in India.A starring role in the romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time, established him as a leading Bollywood actor.He is nominated for many time in Filmfare Award.



Early life and background


Ranbir Kapoor was born on 28 September 1982 in Mumbai to Rishi and Neetu, both actors of the Hindi film industry.He is the great-grandson of Prithviraj and the grandson of actor-director Raj. His elder sister, Riddhima (born 1980), is an interior and fashion designer The actresses Karisma and Kareena are his first cousins.Kapoor was educated at the Bombay Scottish School in Mahim.

Kapoor has admitted that constant arguments between his parents deeply affected him as a child "Sometimes the fights would get really bad. I would be sitting on the steps, my head between my knees, till five or six in the morning, waiting for them to stop".He has said that these early experiences led to a "reservoir of emotions building up inside him", which compelled him to look for an outlet in films.Kapoor has said that he was close to his mother, but struggled to establish a friendly relationship with his father. After completing his tenth standard examinations, he travelled to America to assist his father on his directorial venture Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999), during which he developed a closer bond with him.
After completing his pre-university education from the H.R. College of Commerce and Economics,Kapoor relocated to New York City to learn film-making at the School of Visual Arts, and subsequently pursued method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.He later remarked that living by himself in New York City inspired him to pursue a career in Bollywood. In film school, Kapoor directed and starred in two short films, entitled Passion to Love and India 1964

However, he found learning about cinema in school to be "useless", and preferred being on an actual set.He, thus, returned to Mumbai and worked as an assistant director to Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the 2005 film Black. He described the experience: "I was getting beaten up, abused, doing everything from cleaning the floor to fixing the lights from 7 am to 4 am, but I was learning every day." Kapoor later confessed that his main motive for working on Black was to ensure that Bhansali liked him enough to cast him as an actor for his next project.

Personal life

Kapoor has said that he does not believe in a "rose-tinted illusion of love" as the troubled marriage between his parents taught him how complex a man-woman relationship can be.He had his first serious relationship while in the seventh grade, and suffered from depression when it ended.While filming Bachna Ae Haseeno in 2008, Kapoor began a romantic relationship with co-star Deepika Padukone. The relationship attracted substantial media coverage in India and they speculated on an impending engagement.However, the couple broke up a year later.Kapoor maintained that the split was amicable, though the media widely reported that the split was due to infidelity on Kapoor's part.Kapoor initially denied the allegations, but according to The Times of India, he later admitted to it: "Yes, I have, out of immaturity, out of inexperience, out of taking advantage of certain temptations, out of callousness."
Tabloid reports have since romantically linked him with several women; Kapoor has strongly denied the rumours, and has refused to publicly discuss his personal life.Rumours of an affair with Katrina
In addition to acting, Kapoor is a football enthusiast and supports several charities and organisations. He is the vice-captain of the All Stars Football Club, a celebrity football club that raises money for charity.In March 2013, he played the game to raise funds for the Magic Funds Organisation, an NGO for underprivileged children. Along with the chartered accountant Bimal Parekh, Kapoor acquired ownership rights in 2014 for the Mumbai-based football team of the Indian Super League, named Mumbai City FC. Kapoor is vocal about issues faced by women, and supports the empowerment of the girl child; he is the goodwill ambassador of Shabana Azmi's Mijwan Welfare Society, an NGO which helps empower women. He supports environmental charities, and in 2011 donated money to the Community Water Initiative, a charitable organisation owned by PepsiCo. In 2012, he appeared (alongside Arjun Rampal and Farhan Akhtar) in a short film by Zoya Akhtar to generate awareness on breast cancer.He is the campaign ambassador for Marks for Sports, a nationwide initiative to promote fitness and health in India. In 2013, Kapoor participated in an auction on eBay, where the highest bidder gets an opportunity to interact with him; the proceeds were donated to Save the Children, a non-profit organisation that raised funds for flood affected households in Uttarakhand.